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LocusX

Category: AI Developer Tools

LocusX is developing an AI-powered platform to help game developers debug their code efficiently. LocusX was founded in 2025. The company is led by François Pelland. Based in Montreal, Canada. Team size: 2-10. Total funding raised: CAD$3M (~USD$2.2M). Latest round: Seed. Key investors include Diagram Ventures, Triptyq Capital, Whitecap Venture Partners.

Founded
2025
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Team size
2-10
Total funding
CAD$3M (~USD$2.2M)

Value proposition

LocusX accelerates game development by using AI to identify and propose fixes for bugs, reducing manual debugging and improving game quality.

Products and solutions

KAIRO — AI-powered issue resolution / bug-fixing platform for game development (capture, root-cause analysis, suggested fixes; Unreal/IDE integration)

Unique value

LocusX uniquely leverages large language models to automate debugging for game developers, a traditionally manual and time-consuming task.

Target customer

Game developers and studios

Industries served

Gaming

Technology advantage

KAIRO multi-agent issue resolution engine (capture → root-cause analysis → fix suggestions) tailored to AAA game pipelines. Founding team combines 25+ years AAA production (Pelland), Vision Pro-era ML/XR (Côté), and shipped engine/tools leadership (Joanis).

How they differentiate

Focuses specifically on AI-powered debugging tailored for game developers with a tool that identifies and proposes bug fixes directly within game code.

Main competitors

modl.ai, Unity AI, Workik

Notable customers

Not publicly disclosed

Major milestones

Raised $3 million seed round to fund AI debugging platform development and launch.

Growth metrics

Specific growth metrics are not publicly available for this early-stage startup.

Market positioning

Positioned as a specialized high-value tool for game development studios to streamline debugging and reduce time-to-market.

Geographic focus

Based in Montreal, Canada; focusing on North American game studios with global competitive landscape.

Patents and IP

No public patents reported.

About François Pelland

Co-founder & CEO of LocusX. Previously CEO and co-founder of Legion Labs; VP at Tencent IEG; Head of Production Operations for First Party Games at Google. 25+ years as AAA producer (Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed) at Ubisoft, EA and others.

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