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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Official website: https://www.locusx.ai/