Name: Wave

Products: Financial software for small businesses

Manufactured In: Toronto, Ontario

Where to buy: Company website

Website: waveapps.com

Canadian Owned: Yes

At its core, Wave offers free cloud-based accounting software to 3.5 million small businesses around the world. Accounting, invoicing and receipt scanning are all free. Online payments and payroll are available for a fee.

First launched in 2010, Wave manages more than $244 billion in revenue and expense transactions for their customers. They employ about 185 people in their Toronto HQ and have won a boatload of awards recognizing their growth, culture and diversity. They also have amazing employee reviews on Glassdoor.