Latéral Innovations inc

What Latéral Innovations inc does

Latéral Innovations inc is a Quebec City-based software and hardware company founded in 2008 that builds RFID-based waste container management systems. Its core product, the InnovaSuite platform, combines batteryless RFID transponder chips installed on waste bins, RFID scanners and onboard computers fitted to collection trucks, and a software stack comprising InnovaTrac (data acquisition), InnovaDel (asset/inventory management), and InnovaMap/InnoAVL (real-time collection monitoring and GPS route tracking). An alternative product, GeoTrac, provides GPS-based fleet tracking for operators that have not deployed RFID chips on their containers. The system transmits each chip's unique serial number, GPS coordinates, and owner address to a central database in real time, enabling municipalities and private waste haulers to monitor collections, reduce missed pickups, track lost or stolen bins, and link weight data to individual lifts for incentive-based pricing programs.

The company sells turnkey solutions — hardware, software licensing, on-site installation, training, customization, and technical support — directly to two primary customer segments: municipal governments and waste management service providers. Pricing is quote-based on number of bins, trucks, and geographic scope, structured as multi-year contracts. Quantified customer outcomes include a 75% reduction in missing bins for Bluewater Recycling Association (which tracks 125,000 wheelie bins across four Ontario counties), a 17% reduction in garbage set-out rate and 35% drop in missed collections for the Town of Okotoks (Alberta), and the first intelligent waste management deployment in British Columbia at the City of Prince George (23,000 bins, 6 trucks). The company has served more than 60-100 municipalities and waste service providers across Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia.

Since December 23, 2020, Latéral Innovations has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of PG Solutions Inc., itself a subsidiary of N. Harris Computer Corporation (an operating group of Constellation Software Inc., TSX: CSU). The company retains its brand, management (Christian Lapointe as President), and product roadmap while gaining access to a portfolio of over 130 vertical-market software businesses. Headcount remains small (10+ employees), the geographic footprint is concentrated in Canada, and the business model combines upfront hardware and professional services revenue with recurring software licensing.

Name

Latéral Innovations inc

Legal name

Lateral Innovations Inc.

Website

https://lateralinnovations.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Latéral Innovations inc is a Quebec City-based company that provides RFID-based waste container management software (InnovaSuite) and hardware to municipal governments and waste haulers in Canada, enabling real-time bin tracking, fleet monitoring, and inventory management across collection operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Waste Management Software

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (8112), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & Environmental Compliance Digital Solutions (Emissions, MRV, Waste, Noise) (TLAHAOAN)

Keywords

• RFID waste management
• Smart waste collection
• Waste container tracking
• Fleet management software
• Municipal waste solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Quebec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing (InnovaSuite Suite): Complete RFID software suite including InnovaTrac, InnovaDel, and InnovaMap/InnoAVL components. Subscription or license-based model for municipal and waste management services providers. Turnkey solution with software, equipment, installation, and support services bundled.
2. RFID Hardware and Equipment: Sale of RFID transponders (chips), RFID scanners, on-board computers, cameras, and related equipment for truck installation. Equipment sales combined with software licensing as part of complete solution offering.
3. Professional Services: On-site installation services, technical support, training, customized database development, and software customization. Services include retro-installation of RFID chips on existing containers, system integration in trucks, and process optimization consulting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Latéral Innovations inc provides an end-to-end RFID-based waste container management system for municipalities and waste collection service providers. The offering combines batteryless RFID transponders installed on waste bins, RFID scanners and on-board computers in collection trucks, and the InnovaSuite software platform for real-time data acquisition, asset inventory management, and fleet operations monitoring. A turnkey solution that includes hardware, software, on-site installation, training, and ongoing technical support.

Product overview

InnovaSuite is a platform-plus-modules architecture built around RFID technology for waste materials management. It consists of a complete software suite — InnovaTrac (data acquisition and processing), InnovaDel (asset inventory management), InnovaMap (real-time collection monitoring), and InnoAVL (optional GPS route monitoring) — accompanied by hardware including onboard computers, RFID scanners, and batteryless transponder chips installed on waste containers. A separate alternative product, GeoTrac, provides GPS-based fleet tracking without requiring RFID chips on containers. The platform enables municipalities and waste collection services providers to track bins in real time, identify contaminants, generate detailed reports, and optimize collection routes and fleet operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• InnovaSuite: Complete software suite (InnovaTrac, InnovaDel, InnovaMap/InnoAVL) combined with cutting-edge RFID equipment for optimizing waste materials management, from data acquisition to fleet efficiency reporting and container tracking.
• InnovaTrac
• InnovaDel
• InnovaMap
• InnoAVL
• GeoTrac

Products and services

• InnovaSuite Complete software suite (InnovaTrac, InnovaDel, InnovaMap/InnoAVL) combined with cutting-edge RFID equipment that optimizes every step of waste materials management, from data acquisition during collection to fleet efficiency reporting and container geolocation. Designed for municipalities and waste management service providers.
• InnovaTrac RFID technology at the heart of the InnovaSuite solution. Consists of a batteryless RFID transponder chip installed on bins, an onboard RFID scanner/computer in collection trucks, and data processing software that captures unique serial numbers, GPS coordinates, and owner address information during collection in real time.
• InnovaDel Asset inventory management software that helps municipalities and waste management service providers plan container deliveries, repairs, collections, and replacements through direct digital work orders sent to service providers on a mobile application.
• InnovaMap Real-time tracking software that enables collection operations monitoring from anywhere via the Internet, transmitting bin status, owner address, and GPS coordinates when the RFID chip is read during collection. Includes optional InnoAVL module for real-time monitoring of truck routes.
• GeoTrac Alternative GPS-based solution for real-time fleet tracking when containers are not equipped with RFID chips. Collects basic data such as lift confirmations and exception logging through an onboard computer, GPS/AVL system, and driver interface module.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% decrease in missing bins (4,000 to 1,000) in one year for Bluewater Recycling Association
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PG SolutionscoreOthers · 23 December 2020PG Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of N. Harris Computer Corporation, acquired Lateral Innovations in December 2020. Christian Lapointe remains as President. Lateral Innovations joins Harris's software-for-life philosophy and operates with autonomous business structure.
• N. Harris Computer Corporation (Harris)coreOthers · 23 December 2020Parent company of PG Solutions. Harris acquires vertical market software businesses and manages them using industry best practices. Operates over 130 businesses globally across more than twenty industries. Operating group of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU).
• Rollins MachineryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor partner for Lateral Innovations' equipment and solutions. Provides machinery and equipment distribution services to support waste management operations.
• Superior Truck Equipment Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor partner for truck equipment. Provides specialized equipment for waste collection vehicles.
• Mobile 911 ProminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInstallation partner providing on-site installation services for Lateral Innovations' technology solutions.
• Zone DefenseminorOthersSupplier of fleet equipment and solutions for waste management operations.
• CMO TransparentminorOthersSupplier partner for waste management solutions and equipment.
• Ordi camminorOthersSupplier partner for technology solutions supporting waste management operations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ecube Labs: UK-based provider of cleanCUBE solar-powered compacting bins and fill-level sensors with cloud analytics. Comparable smart-waste hardware-plus-software offering for municipal and commercial waste customers, with a sensor rather than RFID architectural choice.
• Nordsense: Denmark-based waste data platform using sensors and analytics to help cities and waste haulers optimize collection. Comparable in serving the municipal and waste-services buyer with digital waste tracking, though its sensing approach differs from Lateral's RFID-based InnovaSuite.
• Bigbelly: US provider of smart, solar-powered compacting waste and recycling bins with embedded sensors for public-space and campus customers. Comparable as a sensor-enabled waste container solution, though focused on the bin hardware itself rather than retrofit RFID tracking on existing fleets.
• Sensoneo: Slovakia-based smart waste management platform combining ultrasonic sensors, RFID, and route-optimization software for municipal and commercial waste. Directly competes in the same bin-tracking and fleet-optimization category that Lateral addresses with InnovaSuite.
• Compology: US-based smart waste management company using cameras and AI on collection trucks to monitor bin contents and contamination. Directly comparable to Lateral Innovations as a digital waste-tracking platform serving municipalities and haulers, though it uses vision-based rather than RFID sensing.
• Enevo: Finland-headquartered smart waste sensor provider offering ultrasonic fill-level sensors and analytics to municipalities and waste haulers. Closely comparable to Lateral's bin-tracking and collection-optimization use case for the same municipal/waste-services buyer.
• Routeware: US-based provider of route optimization, onboard computing, and fleet management software for the waste and recycling industry. Comparable in addressing waste haulers' need for fleet efficiency and proof-of-service, overlapping with Lateral's InnoAVL/InnovaMap modules.
• ReCollect Systems: Canadian waste collection software provider offering collection calendars, reminders, and routing tools to municipalities and haulers. Comparable as a Canadian-headquartered digital waste-management software vendor targeting the same municipal buyer.

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management (WM) Digital Solutions: Largest North American waste hauler with its own IoT, routing, and container-tracking initiatives embedded across its operations. Comparable as a major incumbent building digital tracking into municipal-facing waste services, but at vastly greater scale than Lateral.
• Suez Smart Waste Solutions: Global environmental services and water/waste management major with embedded digital and IoT offerings across its municipal customer base. Comparable as a broad incumbent selling waste-tracking and digital solutions into the same municipal buyers, but as part of a much larger portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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

M&A

Investments

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

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