Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Toronto.
DC/LA Superconnector @forbes @MoxieStrategy @StartupGrindDC @ADmapco Creative Strategist, Media2.0Sensei, Political Wonketeer, Entrepreneurial Techie, Neuro PhD
Waterloo Computer Engineer with 5+ years experience shipping code to millions of customers worldwide. Worked at start ups as well as large multinationals.
All things tech (and some design) at @shoplocket
A blend of traditional art and digital design – From Advertising and Web Design to UI/UX. Cross platform creative junkie from @index @lytro @prescreen @loomis-group @organic
CMO & Co-founder of @picatic. Product Designer, Startup Marketer & Entrepreneur. Previously Co-founder of UX design agency @island, and Lead Designer for zu.com
http://brettt.com
Co-founder @realkick-1 , Co-founder @pophire, Experience Architect @idea-couture, Associate Creative Director @trapeze, @stanford-graduate-school-of-business @university-of-toronto
Creative Director at @radpad
I design products. I build experiences.
Principal UI Designer @aol previously at @amazon @the-walt-disney-company • Loves fashion, design and modern art • Studied at @university-of-toronto
Entrepreneur & Designer building @teamstory (http://teamstoryapp.com)
https://medium.com/@dh9kim
Founder, Jayesh is Picatic’s public face and voice. As CEO his primary responsible for overseeing product strategy & vision.
http://www.picatic.com/blog/
Founder @clearfit, Founder @careerxact. 13+ yrs experience building recruiting software for Fortune 500 & SMBs. Patent holder and board member of EO/YEO.
http://info.clearfit.com/how-to-hire-blog
Strategy, Product Management, UI/UX, Customer Experience
Founder of Vacantful. Formerly Information Architect / UX Designer at Kobo, Influitive, Engagio, BNOTIONS, Polar Mobile, RIM
http://gazoodles.wordpress.com
Founder @FreshCanteen. Previously Founded @shopcaster. Product guy and designer who loves customer acquisition. Foodie and grill man.
http://startupliving.com
Strong expertise on Mobile Products. Development & Design. Partner @ SwishLabs. Previously CEO @venio; PM @Theknetwork. Studied @mcgill-university
http://swishlabs.co/blog
Designer @thanx ; Self-taught designer with an Accounting/Finance educational background.
https://medium.com/@ImJasonLi
Founder @wellingtons-travel and @mificlub. Worked at @apple, @wimdu, @oanda. Studied at @university-of-toronto
Chief Executive Dad, @careguide.
BMath, UWaterloo.
http://johnphilipgreen.com
Founder @washly. Engineer @salesforce.
Systems Design Engineering student with a strong passion for UX/UI Design. Experience seeker, rock climber, and travel enthusiast. Talk to me about vacations!
Founder Tripzaar • Studied at @university-of-waterloo (VeloCity resident) - Founder MattRae Photo - Employee with Toyota, Ontario Power Generation, Cargill
http://www.matthewrae.com
Lead designer @ Collaborate / Kibits.
Founder @dccper, @goa.me. Worked at @bnotions, @indivibe-com
http://dccper.com/blog
Co-Founder & CEO of Fleetbit (Winston Inc). Hacker. History of growing technology and entertainment products by 200%+ y/y. One of Canada's @the-next-36
http://blog.fleetbit.com
UI/UX designer with expertise in project management. Started a design firm to try humanizing the web. Dedicated to create products that inspire great stories.
http://blog.pillai.cc/
Co-founder & Creative Director @ @vizualize-me. Hybrid designer & developer. Former Lead Courseware Dev at Canadian Forces, worked at Telus and Nortel.
Software Developer @uniiverse, co-founder @wompit
https://medium.com/@ConnerFritz
Founder of @guestlist Creator of EmberUI Worked at @upverter and @freshooks
http://medium.com/@jaco_says
Cole Mackin is President of @keele-ux-inc-1 -- helping startups create digital products + services that people love, use routinely & share avidly.
Product designer, process nerd, and storyteller.
http://www.storiesanddesign.ca/blog/
• App Designer
• Founder @flixel-photos-inc
• Worked at @guardly, @endloop-mobile, Bridges/Xap, & others
• Studied at @university-of-ottawa (Software Engineering)
Rails/Javascript Hacker #2 at @uniiverse • Founder @kmsm • Studied at @university-of-toronto
Creative Designer @shifthub
Graphic Designer · Web Enthusiast
User-focused and detail-obsessed UI/UX designer at Guardly.
UX & frontend. Founder of @wisewords. Worked @weebly. Nature lover.
http://blog.wisewords.co
Co-Founder of @watrhub Inc.
Unique Product Dev & Incubation Experience (hardware @ @apple & @microsoft).
Systems Design Grad from Waterloo. I remix tech+biz.
Industrial Engineer; Looking to understand the world by analyzing data
I make things.
Founder @kera • Studied at @ryerson-university
http://blog.kera.io
Graduated Dawson College & OCAD University in Industrial design, worked for Interaxon, Steve Mann, Maxtech, Feature Walters, Wildeye design and more.
Developer & Designer from Toronto.
Working on API for POS integration at @ethor ; MSc Computers at @university-of-windsor; Experience as research assistance in field of healthcare data.
Waterloo engineer, expert UI/UX, frontent guru, solid backend, full stack development experience
Co-Founder and CEO of Wattage Inc. Former Partner at Teehan+Lax. 18 years of experience designing and building digital products.
http://jeremybell.com
Entrepreneur, Life Learner, Yogi. In tech for 20 years now. http://about.me/mattamyers
http://mattamyers.tumblr.com
Designpreneur
Designer + Developer.
Sr. Product Designer at @evernote. Strong user experience background (iOS and Android). Former digital strategist for top-tier brand clients.
Creative Director at @tunezy (The Music Experience Marketplace). Formerly Creative Director at @theredpin (Canada’s largest database for residential real estate listings).
Chief Designer @testlegends-inc • Worked @department-of-national-defence
@microsoft Alumni, Interened @rim, Currently a Sr. Technical PM @appnique. I get things done and make magic happen.
http://www.bluepixel.ca
iOS Developer at @joist. Previously at The Mobile Cartel and Apple Inc.
Artist, Founder @artsocket @eureka-1 @hechnr-business-engines-inc-1
https://www.artsocket.com/blog/
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of @talem-health-solutions • Worked @mcgill-university-design-services • Studied at Architecture and Management @McGill
http://ampaquette.wordpress.com/
Designer working primarily in the UI/UX world. Startup friendly. Recovering writer. Cat fancier.
Founded PO-MO Inc., Po-motion Inc. and Lumo Play Inc. Accidental CEO, natural leader. Animator & game designer since 1997. Passionate about physical engagement.
http://megrabbitt.tumblr.com/
Founder/CEO @happy-monday, @think-dirty
http://www.happymonday.ca
Product UX / UI Design
Front-end engineer; UX designer and Ruby/Javascript developer. Creator of @carelogger
Full Stack Developer with an strong working knowledge of Ruby, Rails, and JS. Previously was in a business development role at Top Hat and Dealfind.com.
http://davidbhurley.me/
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
I like making things. Combining design, tech and biz skills. I've built mobile social apps that have served 20+ million users.
Co-founder of DataSprocket, experienced full-stack startup web app developer for numerous startups, enterprise computing/sys-admin experience, IU grad
http://joeauty.com
Founder Four O Nine • Studied at @university-of-toronto, @jagiellonian-university
Form & Function. Branding, Strategy, Art Direction, UI/UX Design + Dev. Polymath, hacker and entrepreneur. Co-Founder @drnk-to & @popshop-1 • Worked at @hopskoch
Founder projexity • Studied at @university-of-pennsylvania-1, @university-of-toronto
Experienced full-stack developer / project manager, gets things done! Worked at @nortel Networks, studied Computer Engineering at the @university of Toronto. @comicreply
Product Designer
Lead Designer & Founder @tailoredux. Building businesses through Design.
http://medium.com/@mustefaj
Designer - I help companies and startups design user experiences for web and mobile. Notable companies include @tesla-motors @nike @coca-cola @apple & Indiegogo
http://www.moosesyrup.com
Co-founder of Volume
CEO of Dirt. Strong background in real estate development. Master's in architecture + real estate from Penn.
http://brandondonnelly.com
CCO at Cumulonimbus.
http://philippejones.com/blog
Founder @allberta-com, Customerge • Worked at @intercell, @venturesource • Studied at @university-of-victoria
Founder @able-entrepreneurs • Studied at @carleton-university
CEO of @girlfriend-social. Strong Social Media presence across all networks including over 3 million followers on Google+. Coder, CEO, and UberGeekGirl.
http://www.amandablain.com
Computer Science @university-of-waterloo / Client-Side Internet Tech & Entrepreneurship @stanford-university / Intern @checkout-51 / @velocity Resident
Entrepreneur, Designer & Developer
http://www.zainabiddin.com
Director, Product @getty-images Previously @playfish.Worked in VC @blackberry-partners-fund,consulting @simon-kucher-partners.Studied @london-business-school-2
I run an offshore software development boutique for startups and emerging web companies.
Co Founder of Minuum, the tiny keyboard for big fingers. Focused on the interaction design and engineering of new high-tech everyday objects.
http://blog.smallbutdigital.com
UX designer-for-hire at @unnormal · Founder at @ethical-coffee-chain · Seeking: good people to work with, design problems worth tackling.
http://b.aking.ca
Founder Jill and Jack
http://www.jillandjackkids.com
Founder of @kukuzoo-1.Designer and Animator.
Founder of StylePixi • Studied at @princeton-university
Currently working with Backchat & Key Gordon. Worked at Rogers Publishing, OCAD University, Studied at OCAD University
Founder of @blabloud
CCO @ Cardign. UI / UX specialist. York University / Sheridan College Bachelor of Design, Honours. Clients include CTV, Weather Network, Rogers, TheScore, RONA.
Award winning designer with 10+ years of producing memorable interactive experiences for screens and users of all shapes and sizes.
UX Architect @lab49. Strong @user-experience-design-1 skills. Founder @swrm-io. @carnegie-mellon-university MHCI grad. Worked at @apple . 3rd place @ CHI '13. finalist in IxDA.
http://design.zilnik.com
Studied at @sheridan • Worked at @syncapse • over 15 years experience as an developer / IA & UX designer.
Oxford MBA, 5 yrs of IT consulting at Deloitte, PMP. Entrepreneurial, creative, and analytical. Excellent interpersonal skills.
Co-founder / CPO @homefed. Strong design and tech background, studied Industrial Design at OCADU
http://www.blog.eathomefed.com
Designer @backchat-1, formerly a product designer @theglobeandmail, OCAD Design, Type Designer and Creative Coder
http://www.tumblr.com/blog/ongoingartifacts
MBA candidate, Schulich School of Business, Accenture, Business Analyst
Co-founder & President, @uknowte; Founder, Soulistech; IT Technologist, Branksome Hall; IT Analyst, DAC Group; Ach. Arts&Sci (U.Toronto), Cert. IT Technologist
http://soulistech.com
Designer & Front-End Developer.
Canadian PhD candidate at the University of Chicago. Four years experience with statistical analysis and survey design at a national research centre.
eBusiness entrepreneur and brand consultant; 20 years of experience in trademark law; J.D., B.Eng., CHRM
User experience and visual designer.
All-around Artist, launched 4 Facebook social games and a responsive HTML5 trivia game.
http://vivian-lai.blogspot.com
Fashion photographer, frontend developer and mech engineer. Cofounder at Gizmolabs and Talentell.
Front end developer and designer. Engineering student at @university-of-waterloo
https://medium.com/@lesianalepa
Digital + Design + Motion + UX
13 years of agency experience. Looking to make a career pivot into products and experiences. Will move to San Francisco. Help me out!
http://drewmatthews.ca/docs/andrew_matthews_resume-feb-2012.pdf
Graphic Designer; Worked at Seahorse, Vendly and Zet.
http://www.behance.net/IvonneRobledo
Designer & Front-End Developer. Worked with Insight Data Science, Pebble Watch, Teespring and Medisas.
Founder of @crouzz & @BuckandSpitz. Studied at the @college-of-wooster
Ivey Business grad, Business Development/Sales experience with creative/marketing skills and entrepreneurial spirit.
Pianist and U-Waterloo Mechatronics engineering grad turned web-developer and dance music junkie. Cofounder @studymonkey.ca and UI/UX lead @teambuy.ca
Passion for pixel perfect design, user-centered design, desire differentiate between "good" and GREAT. Design that works, entrepreneur spirit.
http://www.behance.net/mindzak
Cornell ILR'13, HR, Analytics, Operations, started own company in web design
Launched 3 successful websites. somevid.com, anememe,com, domuslist.com. Product manager for 7 years in a large corporation.
Founder @roadsight, @tinrit • Worked at @canadian-heritage • Studied at @carleton-university
Designer, Foodie, Gamer, Human based in Toronto
Founder @content-games • Studied at @university-of-waterloo
Co-founder of Heka, Trustee at CKI, CR at AIESEC
New grad industrial engineer. I love data and I love customers; I want to use my experience creating UX designs and research studies to create great products.
Leveraged technology to advance business @semtech, @nspire-innovation-network • Studied EE|CE|CS|BIZ|MGMT @ucla, @UofT
MASc candidate at University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Engineering; Expertise in control and autonomous navigation of UAVs and other mobile robotics.
@university-of-waterloo Computer Science working in the finance industry.
Developer, designer, ux, founder & speaker. Founded Themify and DealPage. Love open source and developer/designer advocacy.
Cofounder at @questr-co, Toronto
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qinchuhan/
Journalist and web producer for the Financial Times, writer for Fast Company, former financial trader.
http://twitter.com/annaknicolaou
Hacking and hustling my way through the startup world.
Founder at Foobli • Worked at @cibc • Studied at @university-of-western-ontario
Seasoned UX/UI Designer for Android, iOS and Web based software applications.
Experienced software developer with extensive knowledge of social web and mobile.
Areas of Expertise: CSS, JS, HTML5 and PHP.
Founder @food-with-benefits-2 • Worked at @king-abdullah-university-of-science-and-technology-1 • Studied at @mcmaster-university
Queen's CS; CEO of nPulse - real time in class Educational Platform application. CTO of PrepYou - Online Educational Platform. Over 5000+ students & 7+ teacher
Innovation Architect
UI/UX Designer & Front-End Developer
http://donvvo.com
Lead Designer at 2 Startups - Shopcaster / Keek
Information Architecture-obsessed tech writer Master of Information. Drinker of Tea.
Founder, Managing Director, Double Helix, Previous: Phoenix Biomolecular. Serial technology entrepreneur, Engineering Physics, Molecular Biology, Innovation.
UX Designer
User Experience and Interface Designer
University of Waterloo Honors Computer Science Co-op student. Graduating in 2018. Fast learner, competent and team worker. Passion for mobile.
I design & develop products that your customers love.
UX/UI, graphic designer, student, 2013 Adobe Information Design Finalist
Engineer by training. Conducted research at Harvard. Currently bringing design-first thinking to an engineering-first team creating internal tools.
http://pggagnon.com/
Student at @university-of-western-ontario; Dual degrees in CS and Business Admin.; Worked at @allstream, @sunnybrook-research-institute.
HCI Masters grad, looking for an exciting fast-paced career in the design space.
http://ctang1.tumblr.com/portfolio pw: cocotang
- Cofounder at @orchard
- Founder of Technest Consulting Group
- PR & Marketing at Radar Entertainment
Product and design guy at heart.
Worked at @audienceview-ticketing • Studied at @ryerson-university, @queen-s-university
Waterloo Electrical Engineer, Graduated in 2013, Software/Web/UI/Mobile Developer, Worked at Samsung, RIM
Designing and creating transformative experiences through objects and environments.
Cofounder of Lifestyle Ninety; Comp Sci Hons. BSc.
http://ericthewino.com/blog
Designer & Developer. BDes in Advertising from OCAD U.
http://www.madrasa.ca
Advanced Product Development Engineer at Bombardier Aerospace. Currently introducing Aeroelastic capabilities to Bombardier's MDO efforts.
Front-end Developer + UX/UI Designer. Candidate for BAsc @university-of-waterloo (Systems Design). Seeking a 4-month intern position for September 2014.
Full-stack developer & entrepreneur. Co-founder of Edusight and HelpWanted. Over a decade of software experience.
Founder @dynamatik. Design girl with a passion for technology.
Mercenary Neuroscientist & Medical Image Analyst • Research Analyst @Center for Addiction and Mental Health • Worked @york U • Studied @queen's U, @york U
Founder/VP Design & UX SportRFID • Founder/Creative Agent at @ion8
Full stack marketer & creative. Strong art & design focus. Studied as an artist, work as a designer; future in marketing. Proud designer and idea generator.
Experienced Business Operations and Project Management Professional with technical background. uWaterloo Math Grad.
Creative Director of Our Story Paper Co., Successful digital project manager, looking for project/product management positions for awesome tech products.
Management Engineer University of Waterloo, strong technical background with entrepreneurial mind set