About Data Function
A Toronto team that builds and runs software for businesses across Canada and the USA
Founded in 2021, Data Function designs, develops and operates custom software, AI integrations and accessible websites, and builds its own AI products, NeuraCap for investment research and Case Polaris for Canadian legal research.
2021
founded in Toronto
30+
customers across Canada and the USA
2
AI products in production
5M+
documents handled by our AI pipelines
Why we exist
Serious software and analysis used to be rationed: the companies that could afford an engineering team or a research desk got clear systems and clear answers, and everyone else made do with spreadsheets. Modern tooling and language models change that economics. We started Data Function to build the systems that widen who gets it.
That began with our own products. NeuraCap evaluates a company the way an investment banker does, from filings to a valuation deck. Case Polaris lets a lawyer search more than 1.5 million Canadian legal documents and verify every answer. Building and running them taught us what production AI and data systems require: pipelines that run every night, retrieval that can be checked, and operations that page a person when something breaks.
We bring the same discipline to client work: real-time monitoring for a solar company across web and mobile, an ERP for stone businesses, a CRM for an immigration consultancy, and websites for camps, law firms, restaurants and contractors that have to be fast, accessible and easy for a small team to keep current.
How we work
We are a small, senior team. The people who scope a project build it. We use modern AI-assisted tools to speed up development and raise quality, and a named engineer reviews, tests and owns every change. Clients own their code, content and accounts, with documentation so any developer could take over.
We run what we build
Our own products, NeuraCap and Case Polaris, run in production on the same stack we use for clients.
Senior people stay on the project
The engineers who scope your project build it. No hand-off to a separate production team.
Accessible, secure, compliant
AODA and WCAG 2, security guidelines and data residency are built in, with Lighthouse and axe checks as launch gates.
AI-assisted, engineer-owned
We use AI tools to move faster, and a named engineer reviews, tests and owns every change.
Team
The people you will work with
Senior people stay on your project from discovery to launch. We extend the core team with trusted partners for strategy, content, design, photography and video when a project calls for it.

Dawood Cheema
Founder & CEO, Solution Architect
Senior full-stack engineer and cloud architect. Leads architecture, delivery and quality on every project, and is accountable for the code the team ships.
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Hira Irfan
Machine Learning Engineer
Builds the retrieval, classification and language-model pipelines behind NeuraCap and Case Polaris.

Zanib Cheema
Data Analyst
Turns raw datasets into structured, queryable data and the dashboards that make it useful.

Danial Wajahat
Project Manager & Software Developer
Runs delivery day to day: scoping, sprints, releases and client communication.

Abdul Hannan
Designer & Social Media Lead
Designs interfaces and brand assets, and looks after the company's content and social channels.
We are hiring. See open roles.
Values
What we stand for
Clarity
We turn complex data and workflows into decisions people can act on.
Partnership
We act as an extension of your team. Your success is the measure of ours.
Impact
We build solutions that improve efficiency and revenue, not just features.
Integrity
We communicate transparently and protect client data through responsible engineering.
Excellence
We design, test and maintain reliable software with attention to quality.
Agility
We adapt to new information and deliver value in focused iterations.
Client reviews
In their words
Over the past five years, Dawood and his team have become the developers I trust most. We've collaborated on numerous projects together, and their professionalism, technical expertise, and unwavering reliability have made them an invaluable partner in delivering high-performance solutions. One of the things I appreciate most is their approach to problem-solving. No matter the challenge, Dawood and his team are quick to respond, thoughtful in their recommendations, and always willing to put in the extra effort to find the right solution. They don't simply complete the work; they take ownership of the project and genuinely want it to succeed. As someone who's worked with many developers throughout my career, I can say with confidence that Dawood and his team stand out for both the quality of their work and the way they work with people. They're collaborative, proactive, and consistently exceed expectations. I highly recommend Dawood and his team to anyone looking for a reliable development partner.
Principal, SHAPEvsCOLOUR; Chief Creative Officer, Distill Designs
See the projectThe performance dashboard developed by Data Function provides real-time insights into every solar site we manage. This innovation has significantly reduced downtime and accelerated our reporting. Overall, the system is simple, powerful, and beautifully executed.
Hamza Waheed
Co-founder, Force-V
See the projectThe CRM system from Data Function revolutionized visa case management. Automation reduced errors and increased transparency across every client file. Post-launch support has also been exceptional.
Syed Rahman
CEO, World Immigration Network
See the projectWe approached Data Function to build an online ordering platform. The outcome was more than just a website: a complete digital ecosystem that transformed our order handling and customer feedback processes. As a result, both sales and customer retention improved.
Ahmad Shah
Founder, Premium Shawarma
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Where to find us
Data Function Inc.
Legal Innovation Zone, Toronto Metropolitan University
44 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, ON M5B 1G3
Based in downtown Toronto and working with clients across Canada and the USA, in person, on site and remotely.
Free consultation
Tell us what is slowing your business down
A free 30-minute consultation about a custom website, custom software, a business valuation, AI or automation. We tell you what we would do first and roughly what it would cost. A person replies within one business day.
Or reach us directly:info@datafunction.ca+1 416-319-3884
