Kraken Sense
Toronto, CanadaFounded 2017Industry
Kraken Sense makes field-deployable pathogen detection for wastewater and surveillance. CBRNE-relevant work is a notable product line according to its website. It is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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Profile
Kraken Sense is a Toronto-area biotechnology company founded in 2017 that develops autonomous, real-time pathogen detection systems for wastewater and other liquid samples. Its KRAKEN device can detect bacteria, viruses and chemicals and give results in under an hour.
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It ran wastewater surveillance at Toronto Pearson Airport for mpox and SARS-CoV-2 variants, collecting 15 samples a week across terminals, in a study with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority announced in January 2023. Disclosed funding includes a 75,000 dollar National Research Council grant for a remote Ontario wastewater pilot from July 2023 to January 2024 and a 150,000 dollar Ontario Genomics award starting in April 2023.
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Privately held; funding disclosed includes Canadian grants
Parent: none identified
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Not verified or not found
- Investors and total funding: not found.
- Any 2025 to 2026 development: none found.
- Air sampling: not confirmed.
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What does Kraken Sense do?
Kraken Sense makes field-deployable pathogen detection for wastewater and surveillance. CBRNE-relevant work is a notable product line according to its website.
Where is Kraken Sense based?
HQ (as found): Toronto. HQ country: CA.
Who owns Kraken Sense?
Privately held; funding disclosed includes Canadian grants. Parent: none identified
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