Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Toronto.
Entrepreneur, Investor, Venture Philanthropist.
http://www.hedgewood.com/archived_essays.html
President @bionym • Former COO @top-hat • Worked at @mckinsey-company, @top-prospect • Investor @tulip-retail • Studied at @university-of-waterloo
Partner at Foundation Capital.
co-founder @rypple, sold to Salesforce. co-founder Workbrain, sold to Infor. co-founder Creative Destruction Lab. SVP @salesforce.
Founded Opening Bell Investments ('04), Advisor for Avarice Investments (since '06), BA PoliSci '09 Waterloo, 10+ yrs VC/Angel exp
Hudson's Bay/Lord & Taylor executive fascinated by the intersection of retail and technology. Snapchat: ryanmcraver
Managing Director at Zynik Capital Corp. • Founder & Executive Chairman at @noble-iron & Texada Software Inc. • Studied at @harvard-university University & @stanford-graduate-school-of-business
Partner at @real-ventures Entrepreneur angel investor husband father of 5 hockey player
http://jscournoyer.com
http://www.jscournoyer.com
COO @500px | Formerly at @extremestartups @relay-ventures @chegg. @netflix. @thomas-weisel-partners. @goldman-sachs. @accenture. | @ChicagoBooth @university-of-california-berkeley.
Co-founder/CTO @nitobi-software (acq'd by @adobe). Worked on @phonegap-1 and @robotreplay (acq'd by @foresee-results). PhD, investor, father, and lover of beer.
Venture Advisor, CEO, tech catalyst, innovator, foodie, music aficionado, and passionate startup guy who thrives on meeting people and helping startups kick ass
B2B SaaS GTM Strategy (marketing, BD, sales). Former head of BD @ringcentral. Investor and head of BD @influitive Mentor @500startups
Studied at Wharton
http://about.me/vbelfor
http://vbelfor.weebly.com
Angel Investor @YAI, @GTAN; Managing partner @MogulCapital
Marketing technology entrepreneur, CEO of @influitive, co-founder of @eloqua.
Serial Entrepreneur.
Recently: Big Viking Games/co-founder/ceo, Kontagent/co-founder (Analytics).
Sold: @bubbleshare (Disney), MyDesktop (WebMediaBrands).
http://simplyalbert.blogspot.com
Investor in @chango, @fixmo, @kontagent, @rypple, @bumptop, @xtreme-labs, Local Response, @guardly, @influitive, @locationary, @top-prospect, Uken Games and @well-ca
Entrepreneur, VC, Angel Investor, Mentor, World Changer, WEF Tech Pioneer, TED Speaker
Director, @mint-pharmaceuticals-inc
General Partner, @medina-singh-partners, LLC
Studied @carnegie-mellon-university, Columbia MBA
Founder @gonabit • Worked at @livingsocial, @adgear • Investor @dash, @flashprops • Studied at @university-of-toronto, @wilfrid-laurier-university
http://www.danstuart.me
Cofounder @adelphic, Investor, Mentor.
Cofounder of StartupNorth (@startupnorth), Captual (acq by @desire2learn). Seed investor in GoInstant (acq by @salesforce) and more!
http://www.startupnorth.ca
Strategy/CorpDev, BD & Product Leader. Mobile Payments & Digital Commerce Exec. Capital Markets Innovation at CIBC World Markets. Ex- Head of Emerging Payments and Digital Commerce at Loblaws. Ex-MasterCard, ex-AOL, ex-eBay, ex-Nokia. Active Angel.
Founder @aware-marketing-group • Worked at @shifthub, @polyconcept-north-america • Investor @shifthub, @mavensay
http://www.gotomarketguy.com
Managing Partner at BNOTIONS.
Investor, Product Design, Business Development, Digital Strategy. Focused on the emerging tech space.
Investor in @xtreme-labs.
Entrepreneur.
Partner/owner in several businesses, looking to invest in start ups.
CEO of @tribehr (Sold to NetSuite 2013), CEO of @lewis-media (Sold 2009), CEO @onmyblock-ca, and Co-Founder @simple-machines-forum. UWaterloo Computer Engineer.
http://www.josephfung.ca
Founder @sysomos • Studied at @University of Toronto
Co-Founder, @neverblue-media., bootstrapped to mid 8 figures rev in 4 years then exited. Angel Investor.
Professor at @university-of-toronto; co-founder os Sysomos, worked at AT&T Research, Columbia University
@DMACMullin Modern Gentleman, Investor, Troublemaker, & thrives on continuous innovation.
http://www.darrellmacmullin.com
http://darrellmacmullin.tumblr.com
Founder & CEO Freshbooks. Founder mesh conference.
A lawyer by training + an early adopter by nature = a savvy, engaged angel
Founder, @pure-energy-partners, a cleantech special forces outfit. 20yr+ cleantech investor & entrepreneur. Fmr advisor to Immelt on ecomagination. Harvard Law
Director, Creative Destruction Lab @ Rotman; Founded, @tribehr; big fan of the Waterloo/Toronto community; built VeloCity; like early stage startups + Canada.
http://whoyoucallingajesse.com
CEO Brick Street Software. EVP/CTO KANA Software. co-Founder / CTO Rubric Software (sold to KANA). @carnegie-mellon-university CS PhD. MIT VI-3. Former lispm hacker.
http://blog.cmaeda.com/
Partner at @greenowl-mobile. Investor in mobile startups. Extensive corporate M&A and international experience.
President, Quesnay. Former VP @american-express mcommerce; Exec @verizon led innovation, BD, & applications ecosystem. Investor: @vouchr, @lettuce, & CareatHand
Exec. Chairman and Co-founder of LX Ventures. We build businesses by launching, integrating and acquiring early-stage, high-growth technology companies.
Entrepreneur, Investor
Founder: @the-working-group @postageapp-2,
Investor: @Greengage Mobile @omx @OrganicsLive @BigTerminal @rayku @rocketr @shoplocket
Worked at @apple, @microsoft • Investor @leanplum, @pinnatta • Studied at @queen-s-university
General Partner at VERDEXUS, a Venture 2.0 boutique providing hands on investments by serial executives.
http://RandallJHoward.com
K2 & Associates Investment Management Inc. & Angel Investor
Founder @redflagdeals • Worked at @yellow-pages-group • Investor @year-one-labs, @sky-motion-research • Studied at @queen-s-university
Founded two startups: GCI Network out of Mumbai that operates in the giftcard space, and PowerStores a SAAS do it yourself digital commerce platform for SMB's.
Founder @close-com, @cosmic-development • Investor @skycatch, @rumble-com @layer @geeklist
CEO of @top-hat.
Advisor to early stage technology companies. Experienced VC with prior operational roles at IBM and @microsoft
Co-Founder of Five Mobile (acquired by Zynga), Director of Zynga Toronto. Startup mentor, advisor and investor.
Investor in @braveinvestment, @globalive, @windmobile, @keek, @pragmatic, @locationary, @varicent, @sambadays, @brockview, @surfeasy, @millstreet, @whir, @pitchpoint
CEO & Co-founder @uniiverse, the social marketplace for events. Top ranked analyst at @bcg and @credit-suisse's tech practices. Rock climbing enthusiast.
CEO, Co-Founder at ExpertFile
Tech Startup Exec, Advisor, Investor
CEO of @fan-si, CEO of @hitgrab Inc., CEO of @social-stork Inc. High-school drop-out. Toured in a rock band for 4 years... straight.
http://joelauge.tumblr.com
It's a daily operation
Entrepreneur, Executive, & Investor focused on Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, IT Security, and IT Infrastructure.
Investor - Advisor - Mentor - Author -
http://about.me/jeffreyrobinson
http://contrariansmind.wordpress.com/
Partner, Cognition LLP
Director of Business development at @goldseal-management
I recently left my life in advertising to get closer to the consumer by building cool stuff. Now I’m the CEO of @oneup-games-1.
Formerly, President, @homestars SeaBoard Group, Think Forward, Babson Entrepreneurship Alum
After selling my company in 2011 I took some time off and spent it with family. Now I'm recharged with a new big idea and going all in again.
Founder and CEO of @silentale. Computer Science and Mathematics at @mcgill-university
Founder & CEO of INcubes Accelerator in Toronto, I help build proper infrastructures that create sustainable businesses. Startup Investor.
http://benzlotnick
15 years as a VC, 30 as a founder, 5 on Dragons' Den.
Co-founded AdParlor. Grew to $100M run rate boot-strapped. Sold to AdKnowledge in 2011. Still CEO. Having Fun.
Founder @jaguar-capital-inc • Worked at @scotiabank, @scotia-capital • Investor @shiny-ads, @medrunner-health-solutions-inc • Studied at @university-of-toronto, @university-of-western-ontario
http://www.itbusiness.ca/author/gbuckley
Founder @kinetic-cafe
Journalist and author (Businessweek, NYTimes, Saveur), investor in early stage startups with Julmi, a family investment company based in Toronto.
Director at @shopify. Previously Co-Founder at @jet-cooper (Acquired in August 2013).
http://www.sati.sh
BA MA BSc(CompEng);
Dir of Engineering Jotter (sold to @saflink);
Dir of Engineering (@saflink);
CTO @careerid (taken private);
CEO @attassa (sold to @hightail-2)
Founder @millions-of-us, @virtual-greats • Worked at @the-next-36, @lucasarts • Investor @kira-talent-1 • Studied at @university-of-western-ontario, @university-of-san-francisco
Senior Director, Rogers Ventures. Board Member, @scribble-technologies & @gridcentric
VP Engineering Polar Mobile. Past Waterloo, Ximian #13, Novell/SuSE, Mozilla. Experienced engineering leader. Grows teams, scales process and ships software.
Founder/CEO of iQ Food Co. moonlighting as a tech investor.
CEO QoC Health Inc. Life long entrepreneur. Unique ability to combine the unlimited potential of technology with business insight, passion and creativity.
Founded first dot com company in 1998. Have created a successful company with 55 employees and $80 million in total revenue. Sold company and now onto new ventures as well as angel and seed investing in interesting ideas.
Founder @modnique, HostedPCI • Worked at @ibm, @bidz-com • Investor @hostedpci • Studied at @york-university-1
Principal and co-Founder, @origin-merchant-partners, former Head of M&A Genuity Capital Markets, ex MD CIBC
CEO & Founder of @rumble-com / Founder of @cosmic-development / Worked at @microsoft
President at @verticalscope Inc.
BizDev at Sciencescape, Partner at RRG. Developed validation platform for investors, and BizDev mentor for early stage startups
Group Chairman CanaccordGenuity; Founder Genuity Capital Markets; Ex Chairman/CEO CIBC World Markets, Vice Chair CIBC. Board of Ivey School of Business.
Co-Founder & CEO @askfortask • Graduate @university-of-toronto. Serial Entrepreneur. Love innovation and collaborative consumption.
VP, Investments at Langara Group. Entrepreneur and advisor.
Founder/CEO Clearbridge Mobile. Ex Senior Equity Technology Research Analyst at Canaccord Genuity, Canada's largest independent brokerage.
Tech Executive, Angel, and Entrepreneur
Founder Turnstyle. Accomplished entrepreneur in hospitality and entertainment industry. Studied at University of Toronto.
Toronto GM @handy-1. Previously: Co-Founder @wagjag-com - Canada's largest daily deal site, Co-Founder @homehub , GM at Postmedia
Entrepreneur, Angel, Inventor, BODs, @flixel-photos-inc, dTaz, Atomic Reach, ex-Kobo, ex-OpenCola, ex-Microsoft, ex-Rogers, ex-Banks - http://ibinary.com/libas
http://ibinary.com/libas
Successful executive and consultant, have invested in angel rounds and advised startups
President at Castlegar Management LTD.
Founder and CEO of Zerofootprint. Founder and former CEO of Algorithmics Incorporated. Former Yale Professor in CS and Management. Fields Institute Fellow.
Founder and CTO of Sky Motion Research. Founding Member Discreet Logic (IPO, subsequently acquired by Autodesk). Director of Technology at Ubisoft.
Designer + Developer.
Elliot Noss is CEO of TUCOWS and the OpenSRS network.
Head of eCommerce Tech at Loblaw - Canada's largest retailer. Prior, founder/CTO at various start-ups: 3 acquired & 2 hit 1MM+ users. eBay, OATV, Deloitte & UC-Berkeley alum.
Founding Director of @getfilmi and Principal at @design-guru. Constantly exploring the world's music through editing globetronica.org and indianelectronica.com
http://designguru.org/blog
3x Entrepreneur. Obsessed with mobile products. Founded @dateonfire, @pokerspace-com • @semacode-com Studied at @university-of-waterloo
Seasoned tech founder with multiple successful exits - Guest-Tek, Noteable!. Advisor to a number of startups in US and Canada.
Patner at NorthBay. Multiple start-ups. Worked at MIT (Broad Institute). Strong technology background. Angel investor.
CEO of Well-Ordered Labs • ex-CTO of @500px • Co-Founded @algo-anywhere • Studied at @university-of-toronto, @university-of-sydney, @university-of-buckingham
Founded Blue Spark (sold to OnX), now Ideon Media (PROFIT HOT50 twice). Ex VP Rogers Digital Media, ex BCG, Harvard and MIT degrees. Maple Leaf Angels board.
Designer, Consultant, Angel Investor and Advisor to Multiple Ventures.
Founder @formverse-1 • Studied at @university-of-regina
Beyond investing time, energy, and money into making my own dreams come true, I believe in helping others reach theirs.
Founder @audio-network • Worked at @pwc-1, @pearson • Studied at @insead-1, @university-of-bath
Change Agent, Father, Husband spent my work life in the technology services biz - passion for business improvement building great teams
Founder, @dracogen-strategic-investments.
Co-Founder and CEO, @xe-com-inc
Co-Founder, Director, and Investor, Wifarer.
Director and Investor, @bet-smart-media.
Investor, Advisor & Entrepreneur
co-founder, chime (acq. hubspot). worked at mckinsey & microsoft.
Co-founded CognoVision Inc. (acquired by Intel). PhD in Computer Science from University of Toronto.
Chi is a startup entrepreneur. He is currently the Director of Business Development at Tunezy
Managing Director @sitescout, the world's leading self-serve demand side platform. Formerly, a corporate lawyer advising entrepreneurs.
Studied at @university-of-manitoba
Founder and CEO at ProgForce.com
Tech entrepreneur with successful track record of building companies from the ground-up; CMU M.Sc. (expected in Aug 2013); MBA from Rotman School.
Dynamic global business development and marketing executive with strong interpersonal and communication skills focused on building revenue
Director at @viafoura
Owner, Oldcorn Sports & Entertainment
technology lawyer
New venture consulting and angel investor
CEO of 3 REITs. Computer Science from CMU, Harvard MBA. Solid business background with BCG, JPMorgan and Lazard
http://builttosell.com/blog/
Co-founder PriceMetrix Inc. Former President Accretive Advisor. Strategic manager. Fundraising experienced. Financial Services Expert. Ideas, pragmatism & focus
Entrepreneur & angel investor. Founder of @thepaw-com (sold in 2011). Internet Marketing professor for fun.
Suresh is an entrepreneur and corporate executive in healthcare industry as well as a Fund Manager and Investor in small cap equities.
Founded Total Debt Freedom in 2003, still on as chairman, looking for investment opportunities in real estate, and start ups.
Founder Property Vista • CEO at @Property Vista, CEO @transglobe-property-management
http://propertyvista.com/blog/
Founded and sold Kobo, founded and sold DocSpace, rebuilt Critical Path, worked at Zip2, sold to Altavista. Worked at Microsoft, built propulsion systems 4 NASA
at Computer Science Dept. of University of Waterloo
Founder @stone-and-paper-press
Co-founder of @polltogo. Engineer, former biomedical researcher.
Entrepreneur. Angel Investor. VP Product & Marketing @sitescout (acquired '13). Co-founder @toyotanation (acquired '06).
Coder+Biz. PPC/Ad expert ($100M's).
Ivey MBA / CFA. Successfully marketed financial products and services to affluent consumers and institutional clients.
Also developed strategic plans and financial / management reporting packages.
Worked at @hewlett-packard, @research-in-motion • Studied at @mcmaster-university, @university-of-guelph
Founded 5 for-profit & 6 not-for-profit ventures, interested in innovative new ideas based on scientific advancements. I am a university faculty & a researcher.
P.Eng. + MBA > investment banking (60 deals: equity, IPOs, M&A) > serial entrepreneur in high tech and life sciences (6 x founder) > now franchising home care
Founder @doradus-technologies • Studied at @university-of-waterloo
Marketing Expert, Growth Hacker and Full Stack Developer
Have started a microcredit foundation 3 years ago, recently started 2 orphanages and 3 schools in rural Bangladesh.
Looking to invest in IoT, b2b SaaS and other interesting businesses.