QNX Launchpad Introduced to Help Startups Build and Scale Mission-Critical Products

New p og am gives qualifyi g sta tups a d SMBs access to comme cial-g ade softwa e o te ms desig ed to suppo t ea ly-stage g owth

WATERLOO, ON / ACCESS Newswi e / Octobe 14, 2026 / QNX, a divisio of BlackBe y Limited (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB) today a ou ced QNX^® Lau chpad, a ew p og am desig ed to give sta tups a d ea ly stage compa ies the tools to mo e easily build comme cial p oducts fo missio -c itical e vi o me ts f om day o e. QNX Lau chpad p ovides eligible compa ies with access to p oductio – eady fou datio al softwa e u de sta tup-f ie dly costs, which may pe mit mo e of thei ea ly budget to be available to i vest i thei p oduct, team a d g owth.

Physical AI a d softwa e-defi ed systems such as auto omous mobile obots (AMRs), obotic a ms, a d su gical obots a e movi g apidly f om esea ch labs i to eal wo ld applicatio s, with you g, eme gi g compa ies helpi g t a sfo m cou tless i dust ies seemi gly vi tually ove ight. Amidst this backd op, ea ly softwa e a chitectu al decisio s may be c itical as they may have lo g-te m implicatio s o p oduct safety, eliability, scalability a d time to ma ket. This is the t usted fou datio that QNX has p ovided fo ea ly half a ce tu y ac oss i dust ies i cludi g automotive, i dust ial automatio , obotics, medical devices, ail, a d mo e.

Sta t with the platfo m you p oduct ca scale with

Ea ly-stage teams may wa t to build o comme cial-g ade platfo ms, but upf o t softwa e costs may be difficult to justify while teams, budgets a d eve ues a e still g owi g. QNX Lau chpad helps lowe that ba ie by givi g qualifyi g compa ies access to comme cial QNX softwa e developme t platfo m (SDP) 8.0, so a chitectu al decisio s may be guided by tech ical equi eme ts athe tha cost alo e. With QNX Lau chpad, teams ca build o QNX f om the sta t a d co ti ue usi g the same t usted tech ology fou datio as thei p oducts matu e f om ea ly-stage developme t to comme cial deployme t.

Suppo ti g the ext ge e atio of missio -c itical p oducts

“Too ma y p omisi g compa ies a e fo ced to make fou datio al softwa e decisio s based o sho t-te m budget ealities, athe tha what thei p oducts will ultimately eed to pe fo m safely a d eliably i the eal wo ld,” said G a t Cou ville, SVP of P oduct a d St ategy at QNX. “QNX Lau chpad cha ges that. It gives sta tups a d eme gi g compa ies access to the same t usted tech ology fou datio used i some of the wo ld’s most dema di g systems, f om the ve y begi i g of thei developme t jou ey. If a p oduct is bei g built fo comme cial deployme t, safety-c itical e vi o me ts o lo g-te m scale, we believe the ight fou datio should ot be somethi g teams o ly each fo late . It should be the e f om day o e.”

What QNX Lau chpad i cludes

Qualifyi g compa ies eceive access to QNX SDP developme t seats, QNX^® OS a d QNX^® OS fo Safety, QNX^® Hype viso a d QNX^® Hype viso fo Safety, QNX^® Sou d a d othe softwa e f om the QNX p oduct po tfolio fo comme cial use. Pa ticipa ts ca also access QNX tech ical suppo t, embedded e gi ee i g expe tise, a d a ecosystem of ha dwa e suppo t, softwa e, tools a d se vices to help e su e the success of thei p oduct p og am.

Who QNX Lau chpad is fo

QNX Lau chpad is desig ed fo qualifyi g sta tups, small a d medium-sized busi esses, with a ual eve ues of up to $10 millio USD who a e developi g a p oduct fo comme cial sale. Compa ies that a e pa t of a ecog ized i cubato o accele ato p og amme a e eligible fo additio al be efits.

QNX Lau chpad compleme ts the existi g QNX Eve ywhe e i itiative, which p ovides f ee, o -comme cial access fo lea i g, evaluatio a d p ototypi g. Compa ies ca apply fo QNX Lau chpad di ectly o afte gai i g expe ie ce th ough QNX Eve ywhe e.

Fo mo e i fo matio o QNX Lau chpad a d to apply to the p og am, visit https://q x.softwa e/e /softwa e/p oducts-a d-solutio s/q x-lau chpad a d follow @QNX News.

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About BlackBe y

BlackBe y (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB) p ovides e te p ises a d gove me ts the i tellige t softwa e a d se vices that powe the wo ld a ou d us. Based i Wate loo, O ta io, the compa y’s high-pe fo ma ce fou datio al softwa e e ables majo automake s a d i dust ial gia ts alike to u lock t a sfo mative applicatio s, d ive ew eve ue st eams a d lau ch i ovative busi ess models, all without sac ifici g safety, secu ity, a d eliability. With a deep he itage i Secu e Commu icatio s, BlackBe y delive s ope atio al esilie cy with a comp ehe sive, highly secu e, a d exte sively ce tified po tfolio fo mobile fo tificatio , missio -c itical commu icatio s, a d c itical eve ts ma ageme t.

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About QNXQNX, a divisio of BlackBe y Limited (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB), p ovides the t usted fou datio that softwa e-defi ed a d physical AI systems depe d o to ope ate safely a d p edictably i the eal wo ld. Fo ea ly half a ce tu y, QNX has powe ed safety-c itical applicatio s whe e failu e is ot a optio . The busi ess leads the way i delive i g safe a d secu e ope ati g systems, hype viso s, middlewa e, solutio s, a d developme t tools, alo g with the suppo t a d se vices delive ed by t usted embedded softwa e expe ts. Today, QNX tech ology u de pi s hu d eds of millio s of vehicles o the oad a d a wide a ge of missio -c itical systems ac oss i dust ial co t ols, obotics, medical devices, comme cial t a spo tatio , ail, a d ae ospace a d defe se. QNX is headqua te ed i Ottawa, Ca ada. Lea mo e at q x.softwa e.

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