Moonshots for a resilient world.
Aspera is a physical AI venture studio anchored in the dual-use and commercial autonomous systems sectors.
We make Physical AI that keeps critical sectors operational.
Combining digital twins, sensing and autonomy, we build systems that turn real-world conditions into reliable decisions and action — even when connectivity fails.
Our stack covers: sense · model · reason · act · assure
We focus on critical operations and the resilient economies to sustain them.
Where we are
Forging where innovation meets trade.
2026 — Distributed R&D.
Develop close to real-world needs, alongside our partners and in the field.
2027 — Hardware development.
A dedicated environment to design, integrate, and test physical systems.
How we work
Every venture begins as a Spark.
01
Spark & validate
Prove the problem.
Problems come from our own work and from partners. We test them in-house: customer calls, a digital twin, a prototype — then a hard look at the risk and the buyer.
Ideas: ours, or yours.
02
Form
Form the company.
We match experienced operators to a proven need and form a Canadian company around it. Founders get founder-grade equity; the studio co-founds.
Founder-grade equity, at formation.
03
Co-develop & scale
Build it with the buyer.
The anchor partner brings the problem, a site to pilot and a way to buy. We build the company around it, then scale: own IP, production, repeat contracts.
Build with buyers.
Build with Aspera.
Have a promising idea, a critical capability to advance, or experience to help build a venture? Work with Aspera to turn promising opportunities in Physical AI into operational capabilities and new companies.
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