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Brilliant Media Technologies
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Applied AI for Canadian SMEs

Bespoke AI for Canadian businesses, built by an applied AI lab.

We help small and medium-sized businesses automate routine work, modernize their digital presence, and keep ownership of their data.

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Founder

A note from our founder

I co-founded Daily Hive in 2008 and spent the next fourteen years building it into a national publisher. We built a fresh product for local markets and kept evolving as technologies and platforms changed. But the product was only part of the story. Three lessons stayed with me, and they're the reason Brilliant exists.

  1. 01Work on your business, not just in it.
  2. 02Your cash conversion cycle matters more than you think.
  3. 03People still make the business.
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Manny Bahia

Manny Bahia, Founder & CEO

Speed up the work that matters. Hand off the rest.

Whether it's getting quotes, reports and customer replies out faster, or taking data entry, follow-ups and paperwork off your team's plate, we build AI around how you work. Your team gets more done and spends more time on what they do best.

Make it faster

Quotes, reports, customer replies, research.

Take it off their plate

Data entry, follow-ups, scheduling, chasing paperwork.

Services

Start small. Grow as it pays off.

All services
  1. Robotic arm opening a facet of a faceted crystal to reveal a glowing network of people inside
    Step 01

    Website Facelift

    A faster, better-looking, search-optimized website that brings in leads.

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  2. Connected black nodes and glowing teal points on a textured surface
    Step 02

    AI Opportunity Assessment

    Find out where AI will save you the most time and money.

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  3. Delicate network of connected points with glowing teal nodes
    Step 03

    Custom AI Solutions

    Automation and tools built around how your business actually works.

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  4. Teal wave crossing a field of fine black signal lines
    Step 04

    Own & Operate

    Systems you own, hosted how you choose, with optional ongoing support.

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How we work

Three steps.

  1. 01

    Discover

    We learn your business and how work actually gets done.

  2. 02

    Build

    We design and ship solutions around your operations.

  3. 03

    You own it

    Your data and systems stay yours.

Why Brilliant

What makes us different.

  • Lab-grade R&D

    Research from an applied AI lab, pointed at real business problems.

  • You own your data

    We keep as much of your data and systems in your hands as possible.

  • People, amplified

    AI that makes your team more productive, so they can take on more and grow with your business.

  • Canadian labs

    Teams in Toronto and Vancouver who understand Canadian business.

71.5%

Canada's GDP per person vs. the U.S. · 2024

Canada's productivity gap gets closed one business at a time.

In 1999, Canada's GDP per person was 81.7% of the U.S. level. By 2024 it was 71.5%. Small and medium-sized businesses employ most Canadians — that's where the gap gets closed.

Source: BEA, OECD, Statistics Canada · 2024

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GDP per person · Canada as % of U.S.

Canada's GDP per person relative to the U.S., 1999–2024

Decline since 201470%75%80%85%19992004200920142019202481.7%71.5%
Source: BEA, OECD, Statistics Canada · calculations by chart authors
Ink-line illustration of AI analyzing a video signal, from our research lab
The lab

Backed by an applied AI lab.

The same research team building frontier AI products brings that work to your business.

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Tell us what you'd like done faster, or off your team's plate.

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