McRock Capital announced the 2026 winners of the McRock Industrial AI Awards during its 12th Annual McRock Industrial Software Symposium in Montreal. Established to highlight the critical role of artificial intelligence in transforming the world’s largest industrial sectors, the McRock Industrial AI Awards shine a spotlight on the innovators developing cutting-edge technologies that are driving operational efficiency, sustainability, and intelligence across industries such as manufacturing, energy, transportation, and infrastructure. The awards recognize three categories: Industrial AI Corporate Leader of the Year, Industrial AI Company of the Year, and Industrial AI Entrepreneur of the Year. The 2026 winners were selected by a panel of independent judges that included Robert Rosen, Managing Director of Innovation Banking at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC); Mickaël Galvani, Investment Director of Fund Investments at Fonds de solidarité FTQ; and Brenda Hogan, Chief Investment Officer at Venture Ontario.
McRock Industrial AI Corporate Leader of the Year
This award is presented to a corporate leader playing a significant role in advancing AI innovations and accelerating the digital transformation of major industries. IFS has been named the McRock Industrial AI Corporate Leader of the Year 2026.
With a decades-long legacy in enterprise software for asset-intensive industries, IFS has continually evolved to meet the complex demands of modern industrial operators, embedding AI-native capabilities directly into mission-critical workflows across manufacturing, energy, aerospace, and field service. In 2025 and into 2026, IFS made significant strides in advancing autonomous enterprise operations, introducing agentic AI and intelligent automation features across its ERP, EAM, and FSM platforms that enable organizations to move from reactive operations to predictive, self-optimizing systems. Through its bold product vision, ecosystem partnerships, and commitment to delivering measurable outcomes, IFS continues to shape what it means to be an AI-native industrial enterprise.
McRock Industrial AI Company of the Year
This award is presented to a privately owned emerging company that has demonstrated tangible achievements in leveraging AI to deliver transformational solutions to the industrial world. Nurau is awarded the McRock Industrial AI Company of the Year 2026.
Nurau brings real-time AI intelligence to industrial frontline operations, transforming how shift teams capture, communicate, and act on operational knowledge. The platform combines multimodal data capture with AI-powered shift intelligence, enabling frontline teams in manufacturing and industrial environments to reduce information loss between shifts, accelerate decision-making, and drive continuous improvement directly from the floor. Trusted by leading operators across North America, Nurau is redefining how operational knowledge is captured and shared in the age of AI, turning every shift handover into a strategic asset.
McRock Industrial AI Entrepreneur of the Year
This award is presented to an entrepreneur whose company has developed innovative AI products while demonstrating leadership in advancing the adoption of industrial AI. Adam Keating, Co-Founder and CEO of CoLab, is awarded the McRock Industrial AI Entrepreneur of the Year 2026.
Under Adam’s leadership, CoLab has transformed how engineering teams collaborate on product design, bringing AI-native capabilities to the intersection of PLM, design review, and cross-functional collaboration. By enabling engineers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners to review, mark up, and resolve design decisions in real time, CoLab has significantly compressed product development cycles for some of the world’s most complex manufacturers. Adam’s vision for a more connected and intelligent engineering workflow has positioned CoLab as a trusted partner for leading aerospace, defence, and industrial organizations pursuing faster, smarter product development.
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McRock Capital Recognizes Winners of their 2026 Industrial AI Awards
McRock Capital announced the 2026 winners of the McRock Industrial AI Awards during its 12th Annual McRock Industrial Software Symposium in Montreal. Established to highlight the critical role of artificial intelligence in transforming the world’s largest industrial sectors, the McRock Industrial AI Awards shine a spotlight on the innovators developing cutting-edge technologies that are driving operational efficiency, sustainability, and intelligence across industries such as manufacturing, energy, transportation, and infrastructure. The awards recognize three categories: Industrial AI Corporate Leader of the Year, Industrial AI Company of the Year, and Industrial AI Entrepreneur of the Year. The 2026 winners were selected by a panel of independent judges that included Robert Rosen, Managing Director of Innovation Banking at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC); Mickaël Galvani, Investment Director of Fund Investments at Fonds de solidarité FTQ; and Brenda Hogan, Chief Investment Officer at Venture Ontario.
McRock Industrial AI Corporate Leader of the Year
This award is presented to a corporate leader playing a significant role in advancing AI innovations and accelerating the digital transformation of major industries. IFS has been named the McRock Industrial AI Corporate Leader of the Year 2026.
With a decades-long legacy in enterprise software for asset-intensive industries, IFS has continually evolved to meet the complex demands of modern industrial operators, embedding AI-native capabilities directly into mission-critical workflows across manufacturing, energy, aerospace, and field service. In 2025 and into 2026, IFS made significant strides in advancing autonomous enterprise operations, introducing agentic AI and intelligent automation features across its ERP, EAM, and FSM platforms that enable organizations to move from reactive operations to predictive, self-optimizing systems. Through its bold product vision, ecosystem partnerships, and commitment to delivering measurable outcomes, IFS continues to shape what it means to be an AI-native industrial enterprise.
McRock Industrial AI Company of the Year
This award is presented to a privately owned emerging company that has demonstrated tangible achievements in leveraging AI to deliver transformational solutions to the industrial world. Nurau is awarded the McRock Industrial AI Company of the Year 2026.
Nurau brings real-time AI intelligence to industrial frontline operations, transforming how shift teams capture, communicate, and act on operational knowledge. The platform combines multimodal data capture with AI-powered shift intelligence, enabling frontline teams in manufacturing and industrial environments to reduce information loss between shifts, accelerate decision-making, and drive continuous improvement directly from the floor. Trusted by leading operators across North America, Nurau is redefining how operational knowledge is captured and shared in the age of AI, turning every shift handover into a strategic asset.
McRock Industrial AI Entrepreneur of the Year
This award is presented to an entrepreneur whose company has developed innovative AI products while demonstrating leadership in advancing the adoption of industrial AI. Adam Keating, Co-Founder and CEO of CoLab, is awarded the McRock Industrial AI Entrepreneur of the Year 2026.
Under Adam’s leadership, CoLab has transformed how engineering teams collaborate on product design, bringing AI-native capabilities to the intersection of PLM, design review, and cross-functional collaboration. By enabling engineers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners to review, mark up, and resolve design decisions in real time, CoLab has significantly compressed product development cycles for some of the world’s most complex manufacturers. Adam’s vision for a more connected and intelligent engineering workflow has positioned CoLab as a trusted partner for leading aerospace, defence, and industrial organizations pursuing faster, smarter product development.
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