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Applied innovation · Ottawa, Canada

Turning complex opportunities into working technology.

INNOVA researches, prototypes, builds and deploys applied AI and software, and sets up joint projects with companies, researchers and public organizations.

Ottawa, Canada · Federal corporation since 2023 · Founder in business since 2012 (14 years)

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Portfolio, stage by stage Each line ends where the project is today.
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  • In development · Prototype

In brief

INNOVA (INNOVA CONSULT LTD.) is an applied-innovation and technology company in Ottawa, Ontario, incorporated federally in 2023. It researches, prototypes, builds and deploys applied AI and software. Its eight projects each show their real stage: 3 live, 1 in development, 3 prototypes and 1 exploring. The board above shows five; all eight are on the Projects page.

Four capabilities on one line.

Each capability covers a stretch of the path from first opportunity to measured impact. The track on each row shows which stretch.

Applied AI & automation

AI systems designed around real workflows, decisions and measurable business outcomes.

  • INV-04 Workflow OS
  • INV-03 AICRMIUS
  • INV-05 FINMOZG

Software & digital products

Custom software, internal platforms and digital products, built from prototype to operation.

  • INV-01 UAFest
  • INV-02 FoundWall
  • INV-03 AICRMIUS
  • INV-07 Porch Print Shop

Applied R&D and commercialization

Technology scouting, experiments and fast validation, then the path from proof of concept to product.

  • INV-06 OpenField
  • INV-05 FINMOZG
  • INV-04 Workflow OS

Innovation partnerships

Joint development with companies, researchers, technology providers and public organizations.

  • INV-06 OpenField
  • INV-08 Dual-use

From opportunity to deployment.

One accountable lead stays with each project from the first study to the measured result, so nothing is lost in a hand-off.

  1. 01

    Opportunity

    Find the problem worth solving

    We study how the organization works today.

  2. 02

    Research

    Test what is technically possible

    We test the options against real data first.

  3. 03

    Prototype

    Build the smallest version that works

    A working version that real users can try.

  4. 04

    Build

    Engineer it for daily use

    Security, permissions and audit built in.

  5. 05

    Deploy

    Put it in people’s hands

    Rolled out inside the tools people already use.

  6. 06

    Impact

    Measure what changed

    Time, cost, errors and adoption against the baseline.

AI transformation starts with how work actually happens.

INNOVA AI Workflow OS Prototype

From business processes to measurable AI automation.

Workflow OS maps a company’s operations, scores every process for automation value and recommends an architecture for each one, from plain software to supervised AI agents. The result is an implementation plan with a projected return that can be checked after go-live.

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Workflow OS Opportunity Map: 15 processes plotted by business value and implementation feasibility, with Client Onboarding ranked first at 88 and its score broken into value, feasibility, strategic fit and risk.
Opportunity Map for Northstar Professional Services, a fictional demo company. Every score shows its parts.
  1. 01 Company
  2. 02 Processes
  3. 03 Score
  4. 04 Select
  5. 05 Design
  6. 06 Implement
  7. 07 Measure

What each score weighs

  • Time consumed
  • Volume
  • Rework
  • Waiting time
  • Client and revenue impact
  • Standardization
  • Data readiness
  • System readiness
  • Rule clarity
  • Exception predictability
  • Repeatability
  • Scalability
  • Employee pain
  • Management priority

minus a risk penalty for privacy, regulation, consequence and change complexity

Where we build, research and explore.

Areas we build in, research or are starting to explore. The mark on each row says which.

Building

  • AI & agentic systems

    Agents that work inside business records under human approval, with each action logged for review.

    AICRMIUS, Workflow OS, FINMOZG

  • Business software

    Back offices, registers and portals that replace spreadsheets and inbox workflows.

    UAFest ecosystem

  • Community & public platforms

    Public-facing services where privacy, accessibility and trust matter as much as features.

    FoundWall, UAFest

  • Data & knowledge systems

    Turning mailboxes, documents and operating history into searchable, auditable records.

    UAFest mail archive, AICRMIUS knowledge base

  • AgriTech

    A prototype logbook and reports for mixed fleets of agricultural robots; field validation planned for 2027.

    OpenField

Exploring

  • HealthTech & PharmaTech

    Workflow and documentation problems where careful automation can save clinical and lab time.

  • Public-sector technology

    Digital services, knowledge tools and pilots for complex operational environments.

  • Dual-use technology

    Software and AI for defence-adjacent programs, at the research and proposal stage.

Projects, each with its real status.

Live products, systems in development and early research sit side by side. Every project carries one status, and the track shows its stage.

All projects

INV-01

UAFest digital ecosystem

One connected system that runs a Ukrainian cultural festival in Carleton Place, Ontario: public site, applications, participant cabinets, sponsor and finance registers, and certificates anyone can verify online. Built for the Ukrainian Community of Lanark County, a non-profit co-founded by INNOVA’s founder.

UAFest 2027 sign-up page on uafest.ca: one form with participation types for guests, volunteers, vendors, performers, sponsors, Unity Ride drivers, the Rushnyk and the organizing team.
The 2027 sign-up list: one form files every participant type into the CRM.
Live

INV-02

FoundWall

A Canada-first recovery network for lost, stolen and found property: bikes, pets, robot mowers and drones. Web platform live; iOS and Android apps in public beta (TestFlight, Google Play testing).

FoundWall homepage at 1440 px: Lost, Stolen, Found headline beside sample notices for a bike, a beagle, a robotic mower and a reunited bike.
FoundWall public homepage, foundwall.com (sample notices).
Live

INV-03

AICRMIUS

An AI-native CRM where people and AI agents work in the same records. Agent changes wait for a person’s approval and can be undone.

In development

INV-04

INNOVA AI Workflow OS

Maps how a company actually works, scores every process for automation value and recommends the right architecture, from plain software to supervised AI agents.

Workflow OS Opportunity Map: 15 processes plotted by business value and implementation feasibility, with Client Onboarding ranked first at 88 and its score broken into value, feasibility, strategic fit and risk.
Opportunity Map for a fictional demo company.
Prototype

INV-06

OpenField

Season logbook for agricultural robot fleets: interventions, field reports and compliance records across machines from different manufacturers.

OpenField season report preview: block-by-week pass grid and report figures such as hectares completed and passes on time, each tagged with its data source.
Season report preview on a simulated 2027 season (demo data).
Prototype

Projects we take on with partners.

Applied R&D, pilots and commercialization, built together with industry, researchers and public organizations.

What a funded project with INNOVA looks like

  1. 1 A written technical question and the uncertainty behind it.
  2. 2 A starting point and a target for the work.
  3. 3 Two or three milestones, each ending in something a reviewer can run.
  4. 4 Measured results, including the experiments that failed.

Example: OpenField. Prototype on demo data today; field validation planned for the 2027 season.

Partnership models

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New technology. Experienced operators.

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  1. From 2012 The founder’s business practice with small and mid-sized companies in more than 50 countries.
  2. Then Digital systems for client companies.
  3. Then Software products built and run in-house.
  4. Now Applied innovation in Canada, open to partners.

INNOVA is led by its founder, Maksym Stepanenko.

For funded and client projects, engineering, security review and domain specialists are brought in as named subcontractors or partner firms, listed in the proposal before work starts.

His work with businesses across many jurisdictions and industries showed how companies run, where processes break and what it takes to get a new system adopted.

About INNOVA