OVA

Immersive Training Softwareova.ai

OVA is a Canadian company that builds StellarX, an AI-enabled no-code platform for creating and deploying immersive VR/AR/MR training simulations, primarily serving defence, government, and large enterprise clients across aerospace, healthcare, and energy.

Company typePrivate
Founded2014
HeadquartersQuebec, Canada
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B
OfferingSoftware

OVA firmographics

Firmographics

Name: OVA
Legal name: OVA Inc.
Website: https://ova.ai
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2014
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: OVA is a Canadian company that builds StellarX, an AI-enabled no-code platform for creating and deploying immersive VR/AR/MR training simulations, primarily serving defence, government, and large enterprise clients across aerospace, healthcare, and energy.
Ownership category
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OVA industry classification

Industry

Product category: Immersive Training Software
NAICS: Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Educational Support Services (611710)
SIC: Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
akta.pro industry: PRIMARYMPAFAFAF
XR/AR/VR/MR Development Frameworks & Toolchains
Media, Entertainment & Sports/Gaming & Interactive Entertainment (Video Games, Esports)/Game Engines, Middleware & Developer Tools
SECONDARYEDAFAJAJ
Digital Twins & Scenario-Based Systems Training (Equipment/Process Simulators)
Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/AR/VR/XR, Simulations & Immersive Learning
SECONDARYEDAFAJAI
XR Assessment & Skills Verification (Performance-Based Evaluation)
Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/AR/VR/XR, Simulations & Immersive Learning

Keywords

Immersive training software
No-code XR platform
Extended reality simulations
Digital twin solutions
Defence training technology

Where OVA is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Quebec
HQ country: Canada
HQ region: North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

OVA business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Software
Cost components: Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Software Subscription Licenses: OVA generates revenue through tiered subscription licensing (Starter free, Studio, Enterprise, Government tiers). The Starter version is free indefinitely, while paid tiers (Studio, Enterprise, Government) are sold as annual subscriptions with automatic renewal.
Professional Services: Custom development and implementation services for enterprise and government clients, including creation of custom XR training modules, digital twins, and simulation environments tailored to specific operational requirements.
Platform Licensing: Licensing of StellarX platform for organizations to create their own XR content after delivery, with complete and unlimited access to project content and scenario nodes.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Freemium	Others	Starter - Free tier for individual users
Subscription	Annual	Studio - For teams and organizations
Subscription	Annual	Enterprise - For large organizations
Subscription	Annual	Government - For government agencies

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

OVA product offering

Product offering

Core offering

OVA provides an AI-enabled no-code platform called StellarX that allows teams to build, deploy, and scale interactive virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (XR) simulations for training, design reviews, and operational readiness. Its offerings are complemented by AuraX for digital twin operations and remote collaboration, and PhygitalX for immersive hands-on training modules, with customers in defence, government, aerospace, healthcare, and industrial sectors.

Product overview

OVA provides a unified platform architecture centered on StellarX, its AI-enabled no-code XR authoring environment. The platform is complemented by AuraX for digital twin operations and remote collaboration, and PhygitalX for immersive training modules. Together, these products enable organizations to create, deploy, and scale interactive VR/AR/MR simulations for training, operational readiness, and design review across defense, government, and enterprise sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

StellarX: AI-enabled no-code platform enabling teams to build and deploy interactive, collaborative, and adaptable XR simulations for training and operational readiness.
AuraX
PhygitalX

Quantifiable outcome

Training time reduced from one full day to only 15 minutes for aerospace mechanics
+3 more outcomes

Companies that use OVA

Customer profile

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

OVA technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

OVA partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

LCI LXcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration partner for customer projects including Hydro-Quebec safety training and Northwell Health wellness programs. LCI LX brings instructional design expertise to OVA's XR technology implementations.
Government of CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOVA's technologies are part of a Government of Canada program enabling federal departments to access innovative solutions without delay. Facilitates procurement for defence and government clients.
Pledge 1%minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOVA joined the Pledge 1% movement with over 17,000 organizations collectively donating over $2B USD to charitable causes. OVA dedicates 1% of capital, product, and employee time to social causes.
Université LavalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOVA donated StellarX licenses valued at over $300,000 to Université Laval for teachers and students, working together to build a better future through XR technology access.
Climate Partner (Stripe Climate)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOVA partners with Stripe Climate to fund next-generation carbon removal technologies. A fraction of each OVA purchase is reinvested to help carbon removal technologies scale.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

OVA competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Strivr: Strivr is an enterprise XR training platform focused on immersive learning for frontline workforces, very similar to OVA's StellarX in targeting operational and skills training with measurable outcomes.
Talespin: Talespin provides an XR platform for workforce training, soft-skills simulation, and digital twin-driven learning, overlapping with OVA's StellarX and AuraX products in enterprise immersive training.
Mursion: Mursion delivers AI-driven virtual human simulations for training in leadership, sales, and healthcare, comparable to OVA's use of AI agents/NPCs inside VR training scenarios.
ARuVR: ARuVR is an enterprise XR authoring and deployment platform for VR/AR training, directly comparable to StellarX's no-code XR simulation capabilities.
Interplay Learning: Interplay Learning provides VR-based training for skilled trades and industrial workforces, comparable to OVA's hazardous-procedure and energy/utilities training use cases.
Immerse: Immerse offers a VR language and enterprise training platform with content authoring, similar in target use cases (enterprise soft and hard skills training) to OVA.
Pixo VR: Pixo VR provides VR training solutions for safety and compliance across industrial and government customers, closely matching OVA's defense, energy, and safety training focus.
Virbela (by Emeritx): Virbela builds immersive 3D environments for collaboration, training, and events, comparable to OVA's AuraX remote collaboration and digital twin product.

Emerging players

Spatial: Spatial provides cross-device XR collaboration and meeting tools with avatars, partially overlapping with OVA's StellarX collaboration and remote training features.

Broad incumbents

Microsoft Mesh / HoloLens: Microsoft's Mesh and HoloLens platform offers enterprise mixed reality collaboration and training, a broader incumbent whose target use cases overlap with OVA's enterprise and defense training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

OVA compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance1 record

OVA financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

OVA leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

OVA funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

OVA M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about OVA

What does OVA do?

Is OVA a public or private company?

OVA is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was OVA founded?

OVA was founded in 2014. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is OVA based?

OVA is headquartered in Quebec, Canada, in the North America region.

How does OVA make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Software Subscription Licenses are the primary driver. The others are professional Services and platform Licensing.

Who are OVA's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Strivr, Talespin, Mursion, ARuVR, Interplay Learning, Immerse, Pixo VR and Virbela (by Emeritx). Spatial is listed as an emerging player. Microsoft Mesh / HoloLens is listed as a broad incumbent.

Does OVA have an API?

No public API is recorded for OVA.

What industry is OVA in?

OVA's product category is Immersive Training Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAFAFAF, XR/AR/VR/MR Development Frameworks & Toolchains, with a secondary code of EDAFAJAJ, Digital Twins & Scenario-Based Systems Training (Equipment/Process Simulators). Its NAICS code is 541512 and its SIC code is 7372.