Deck, a Montreal-based startup aiming to make every website accessible like an API, has raised $12 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered platform.
The round was led by Infinity Ventures, with participation from Intact Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Golden Ventures, and Luge Capital. This brings Deck’s total funding to $16.5 million since launching in January 2024.
“Plaid for the Rest of the Internet”
Deck’s goal is to give developers secure, permissioned access to user data from any site—even those without APIs. Much like how Plaid transformed financial data access, Deck wants to do the same for platforms like utility portals, e-commerce backends, payroll systems, and government services.
“Ninety-five percent of platforms still don’t offer reliable APIs,” said CEO Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf. “Deck automates access to those locked-in data sources using AI agents that mimic how a human would log in, navigate, and extract data—but faster, more reliably, and at scale.”
Deck’s infrastructure turns that data into structured, reusable formats, powering tasks like accounting, compliance checks, KYC, business verification, and automated reporting—without developers spending months building custom integrations.
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How It Works
Once users connect an account, Deck’s AI agents handle authentication, navigation, and data extraction automatically. The platform then creates scripts to maintain those connections without requiring further AI involvement.
Deck’s features include:
- AI-driven browser automation
- Data normalization across diverse platforms
- Just-in-time authentication and consent management
- Human-like interaction patterns to bypass anti-bot measures
The startup emphasizes user consent at every step, operating in what it calls a “dual consent environment” — requiring both the end user and Deck’s client to authorize access and use of the data.
Battle-Tested Founders, Real-World Pain Points
The startup was founded by Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf, Frederick Lavoie, and Bruno Lambert, who previously built Flinks, dubbed “Plaid for Canada” and later acquired by National Bank of Canada for $140M.
After the sale, the team saw a common pattern across industries: data is everywhere, but inaccessible. Founders were wasting months trying to retrieve critical business data from clunky portals with no integration options.
“We kept hearing the same complaint: ‘Our data is broken,’” said Lavoie.
Rapid Traction and Global Reach
Deck has already connected to 100,000+ utility providers across 40+ countries, with customers ranging from energy platforms like EnergyCAP to music and food-tech companies like Notes.fm, Glowtify, and Evive Smoothies.
The company’s developer base is growing rapidly, with connection volumes up 120% month-over-month. Pricing is based on successful data pulls, so customers only pay when data delivery works.
“We’ve turned messy tasks—like scraping, logging in, and handling rate limits—into a clean, developer-friendly platform,” Leboeuf added.
What’s Next?
The company plans to launch a data vertical creator, allowing developers to set up access for any industry or portal in minutes. The company currently employs 30 people and is focusing on scaling its infrastructure and customer base.
“Deck is doing for user-permissioned data what open banking did for finance,” said Infinity Ventures’ Jeremy Jonker, who’s joining Deck’s board. “With their modular platform and rapid onboarding, they’re reshaping how businesses access critical information.”o explode, Portia is carving a niche as the backbone of secure, production-grade agent deployments.
