Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Toronto.
Biz Dev / Marketing Talents. Co-founder and head of growth/marketing at @coursemodo and @notewagon. Richard Ivey SB.
Formerly, President, @homestars SeaBoard Group, Think Forward, Babson Entrepreneurship Alum
Co-founded @atendy. Experienced at developing event technology and mobile apps, and is a member of the Ontario Professional Ticketing Association.
Co-founder @qoints, @infinitesm • Team Member @brizi • Studied BBA at @wilfrid-laurier-university and Construction Engineering at @conestoga-college
http://www.infinitesm.com
Geek. Open-source enthusiast. CCO @nodejitsu. Founder @thenodefirm & curator @lxjs
http://writings.nunojob.com
Support Engineer at @googleventures company @duo-security, former @barracuda-networks. Founder of SupportHacker.com. B.Sci. Information Assurance
http://www.SupportHacker.com
PhD biochemist working in B2B sales and marketing. Currently @influitive. Other interests Science | CleanTech | Digital Arabia
Founder Market IQ
Angel Investor @YAI, @GTAN; Managing partner @MogulCapital
Head of Technical Operations at @crunched, acquired by @clearslide, worked at @federated Media as systems lead. Systems administrator, hacker & tech evangelist.
Technology strategy and business development expert
http://www.zunaidkhan.com
Founder @dccper, @goa.me. Worked at @bnotions, @indivibe-com
http://dccper.com/blog
ICT Accelerator Expert & Investor, Agile Operations Consult-Global Markets, GP ROCK.WORKS & ROCKCORRY VENTURE PARTNERS #Dapps #Bitcoin #Fintech
http://ArthurTCorry.com
Founder @gonabit • Worked at @livingsocial, @adgear • Investor @dash, @flashprops • Studied at @university-of-toronto, @wilfrid-laurier-university
http://www.danstuart.me
3 x Exited Entrepreneur and Active Angel Investor.
Toronto & Portfolio Ops Director @highline. McGill Alum. 6-yrs of I-Banking + M&A. Hunter of wildly passionate Founders building disruptive digital products.
Director of Operations at @shopcaster ;
Kensington Capital Partners (Former)
Strategy, Product Management, UI/UX, Customer Experience
Co-Founder @lighthouse-labs-1, investor @retsly (acq @zillow), @picatic and @careguide. Former consultant turned entrepreneur building tools for SMBs.
Founder Joist • joistapp.com. Grew past business to 130 employees, $2.6M in rev before exit.
Founder @finmaven • Worked at @mckinsey-company, @sybase • Studied at @university-of-waterloo
SFO, BOS & YYZ experience. MBA/MSIS from @BU. Analytical prowess. Operator. Connector. All about Team
Worked at @qualcomm, @maple-leaf-angels • Studied at @university-of-waterloo, @university-of-toronto
Experienced digital strategist with a proven track record of creating strategies and implementing changes for companies and new ventures in Canada and abroad.
Former NHL Player (NYR); Ivey HBA; 1st startup at 17; Sales and marketing, 6 yrs.
Co-founder & CEO • serial entrepreneur • Studied at @ryerson-university University
Former Sales Engineering Director at Dell, Engineer with technology consulting, business development, sales experience, Kellogg-Schulich Exec MBA 2014
Co-Founder of Spently
15 years sales & operations. 9 years entrepreneur. Company #2. CEO of online furniture platform @remotestylist-com. Canadian!
Ex-#coder, #productmanager / #projectmanager, tweet about #tech & #startup
CEO of Iota Security. Worked on 4 continents. Studied at London Business School MBA; UWaterloo BSc. Business and Physics. Lover of innovative technologies.
CEO, Co-founder of @soapbox-innovations-inc I split my time between the Business & the Tech
http://blog.brennanmceachran.com
Founder @taptrack • Worked at @ge, @snc-lavalin-group-inc • Studied at @university-of-waterloo, @project-management-professional-pmp-pmi
Founder @makeover-solutions • Worked at @procter-gamble, @daily-makeover • Studied at @wilfrid-laurier-university
Founder StackOps • Studied at @ie-business-school-1. Worked internationally in managerial positions, cross-sector IT companies.
Management & Strategy Consultant. Founder @data-deck, @absolu-media & CMG. Developer of strategies in Healthcare & Technology.
Founder Project OUTPost • Worked at @sow-asia-foundation, @tedxyouth-hongkong, Designed 1st social accelerator in HK • Studied at @london-school-of-economics, @university-of-toronto
Financial journalist. Strong communicator and marketer.
Worked at @bdc-venture-capital, @bdc-financing • Studied at @george-brown-college, @rotman-school-of-management
MBA student at Rotman; B.Eng Electronics & Telecommunication; Worked with several startups, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, OnMobile
Founder and CEO at Fastr, Founder at Snowvel • Strong Business Background, Product Guy, Internet Junky, Finance, Building successful business relations.
Tech entrepreneur, advisor, dad3.0, mountain-biker, guitar hack, car-nut, recovering Diet Coke addict. Also founded @freshtransition.
Founder @yellow-1 • Engineer, previously @McKinsey, @tedx, @mcgill-university • All things @Quantified Self
http://david.achkar.com
Strategy consultant with Bain & Co. Led prod/service innovation project for regional wireless carrier. Experience in FS, telecom and private equity diligence.
Founder/CEO Guideally • Traveler by heart • Photographer by passion • Entrepreneur by ambition • Dog person by choice
VP of Marketing & Business Development at E-Leads Canada VP of Strategy at In The Game, MBA from Kellogg & Schulich; Worked at Workbrain and Infor Global.
Tuck MBA, launched divisional Predictive Analytics team for large finance company, consulted top NYC designer, have created retail channel roll-out strategies
Ivey HBA and UWO MIT Student | Finance, Ops | @wealthsimple
VP Strategy @aplaceformom (@warburgpincus portfolio company). Previously @olympics 2010 @mckinsey @INSEAD MBA. Advisor to great leaders & companies.
Worked at @bnotions, @fedex. Studied at @mcmaster-university
My startup was acquired by a public company. From programming to sales, I built it from scratch. (BSc. Comp. Science.)
Retail & ecommerce business side guy. Well connected to legacy B&M retail.
Full-time thinker, part-time savant. Founder @fondly , @groudu , @ticket-elephant • Studied at @wilfrid-laurier-university
Founder @sensimat, @williamfmann; Ivey MBA 2012; Strong healthcare products background, health economics, KOL mgmt, med comm.
Founder @able-entrepreneurs • Studied at @carleton-university
Founder @prevly. CEO @spr-consult. Entrepreneur & consultant in the healthcare management & technology space.
Founder Rechnor • Worked at @upverter • Studying at @george-brown-college, @ryerson-university
A self-managed and result-oriented operations expert with ten years of experience in project management, digital media, ad operations, campaign optimization, resource management, product development and client relations.
Founder Cyberaxiom • Studied at @university-of-waterloo • Full Stack Developer
Business Process Manager; extensive client experience with setup of processes and software; strong communications skills (law firm experience).
Engineer (Eng Phys, Queen's). Strong Business Bkgrd (Currently BCG Consultant, Rotman MBA 2011). Ops Bkgrd (Construction, 4 years). Hobby iOS app 'Route-Out'.
Startup Executive: Agile/Lean Methods & Tools,Teams, Lean Six Sigma techniques, Expert Facilitation
http://www.indradosanjh.com
Co-Founder at HouseIt • Studied at @ryerson-university
1st startup in high school; computer engineering, economics, and finance education; 4 yrs of investment banking; 3 yrs working with startups
Perfect combination of a creative, business and technology background to lead your team.
VP level in Operations and Customer Service. Strong background in process and strategy for rapid growth, in a previous role I grew a team from 12 to over 150 in five years.
http://suzannehogger.wordpress.com/
Umich Ross BBA, Worked @ OMERS @Ox Capital
CS/BA all-rounder from leading German university with start-up experience and a passion for learning new things
http://onthingsinteresting.blogspot.com
Strategy & Operations, Senior UW student, former Co-president @ UW Entrepreneurship Society, MakeWorks Operations Co-op
project management, data analysis and research
Oxford MBA, 5 yrs of IT consulting at Deloitte, PMP. Entrepreneurial, creative, and analytical. Excellent interpersonal skills.
Strategic executive and international entrepreneur with exceptionally strong interpersonal, communication, problem solving and decision making skills.
UofT CS, Kellogg MBA, Started two startups
Worked at @blast-radius, @israel-ministry-of-finance • Studied at @hebrew-university-of-jerusalem
VC/PE Professional. Experienced Entrepreneur. Medical Miracle.
A triple threat.
MBA Ryerson University/Harvard University; Director of Finance at a toy start-up company; strong business acumen
Experienced business strategist and operations manager, background in management consulting and technology startups.
Focusing on identifying and working with Technology based Startups, bringing Creativity with practicality, vision with experience. The best of both worlds
http://awassoc.com
Bioengineer with extensive preclinical image analysis experience in industry-partnered projects.
http://www.rasterscan.com
Richard Ivey School of Business MBA, Corporate Development and Strategy Professional; Experienced Product Development Manager
Innovative and entrepreneurial senior executive. Kellogg MBA. Extensive capital markets background. Data evangelist. Start-up & systems development experience.
Design, Marketing & Project Management Professional. Hands-on MBA anomaly. Driven to make an impact, not to get rich.
Project Lead Health Information Services: strong background in implementing integrated IT solutions at complex and large health care environments.
University of Toronto, Portfolio Management, Strategy Consulting
Carnegie Mellon grad student, 5 years Business Intelligence experience, Currently interested in machine learning and data science using Python.
Dynamic finance/marketing professional with a natural knack for investing, communications and innovation.
Leveraged technology to advance business @semtech, @nspire-innovation-network • Studied EE|CE|CS|BIZ|MGMT @ucla, @UofT
Rotman MBA, xStrategy Consultant, xIBM Extreme Blue Product Mgr, 2 failed startups
Buy-side investment profesional with deep experience in quantiative analytics. I will do what it takes to get the job done.
Executive in Finance / Real Estate with Start-up Experience. CPA/CGA + IBM management + Cornell/Queens EMBA. Passion for business, engineering & design.
McGill Psyc/Econ, Social Entrepreneur and Business Developer; currently a Senior Supply Chain Analyst
Business & Market Development Specialist for early-growth-stage SMBs; Strategic “ideas” visionary equally competent as a detail-oriented, hands-on contributor
Founding Partner at AIR Media - Digital Marketing Guru, Entrepreneur, Coder and Designer, Part-Time Ninja, Amateur Photographer & Uber Geek
http://www.lastgizmo.com
Founder & CEO of Health-Seeds, Board Director, Senior Management experience, Start-up sales & marketing exp., Creative Destruction Lab @ U of T, MBA, PhD
Looking for new gig in partnerships/project-product/strategy, special focus on social impact • ruby on rails dabbler • @carleton-university M.A.
http://jeffmbernstein.tumblr.com
Client Services and Account Manager w/3 years experience
Worked at @sound-options-tinnitus-treatments, @hospital-for-sick-children • Studied at @university-of-western-ontario, @university-of-toronto
Founder Gratious • Worked at @zynga, @amazon • Studied at Software Engineering @university-of-waterloo
Founder TagTalk • Studied at @university-of-waterloo and three other different universities
http://www.tagtalk.ca
Goal driven, self motivated, customer service oriented and business development focused.
Student at UC Berkeley (Economics & Business)
Multimedia Content Expert since 1995. If there's something New Media I don't know, I have a drinking buddy who does.
EVP Global Client Growth @buzzstarter, marketing and innovation guru, advisor and accelerator, driven by results!
Worked at @wattpad, @xtreme-labs • Studied at @university of Waterlo. Play in the entertainment space, music, tv/movies, gaming, native advertising & brands
Tech savvy @IEBusiness MBA grad from London living in TO. Commercially aware, an eye for design and intellectually curious. Also enjoys lager and scotch.
http://davysohi.com
CEO of Strategic Analysis Corp. Small business finance and operations expert with 10+ startup/growth companies. B.Sc & MBA from IESE Business School 2001.
Ivey HBA and materials science dual degree candidate 2016. Currently working with medical technology start-up Fernando Kerr. Co-founded first start-up in 2012.
Waterloo Math & Laurier Business. Previous experience at BlackBerry - R&D Finance, TD Canada Trust - Technology Services, and GE Nuclear - Finance & Accounting.
B.Com graduate from McGill. Diverse marketing background. Experience in 2 startups.
CEO Leantronics. Experienced Entrepreneur, Executive and Chief Catalyst helping startups and early phase companies grow in IoT, Home Automation and Wearables.
Co-founder of Heka, Trustee at CKI, CR at AIESEC
Founder of @loadup @kriticc @zestfuse @emfixr - Innovative guy that creates dynamic and super social platforms.
Cornell ILR'13, HR, Analytics, Operations, started own company in web design
Passionate MBA graduate who wants to make a positive impact on the world be combining business skills with the social sector
http://chasingimpactblog.com/
Ivey Business grad, Business Development/Sales experience with creative/marketing skills and entrepreneurial spirit.
President, Pintegrate. Previously GM of @nortel's $200M Enterprise Messaging portfolio & @open-text's FirstClass Division, creators of @open-text Social Workplace.
MiM Graduate at W.P. Carey School of Business
Startup Co-founder, Aspiring Innovator
Journalist and web producer for the Financial Times, writer for Fast Company, former financial trader.
http://twitter.com/annaknicolaou
Co-Founder, Executive Producer @blitztream-games-inc
Co-founder of The HUB Concierge - enterprise software for hotels. MBA Candidate 2015 at Rotman, University of Toronto
http://g.thehubconcierge.com
Seasoned communications professional with experience in academic, non-profit, corporate and startup environments. Worked at @kidobi, Studied at U of T
Edinburgh Business School MBA 2011. Worked as an engineer on development and design of several projects.
http://randomnonsenseaboutthings.blogspot.ca/
Worked for several blue chip firms in cross-functional roles. Looking to take this training and apply it in a more entrepreneurial minded environment.
Founder and CEO @fhotoroom , Worked at IBM, also Microsoft Partner and BizSpark Plus Member, school Ryerson.
Worked at @electronic-arts, @nortel-networks • Studied at @queen-s-university, @schulich-school-of-business
Partnership & Ecosystem manager at Startup Canada, strong science and business background with specialization in market analysis, client relations and marketing
Founded/worked at an incubator. Launched multiple successful companies in Europe.
Optimized business motions and lowered costs (of over $40K annually) by finding more efficient processes with less resistance at Microsoft Canada.
Ph.D. EE, Generalist, Worked at large, mid-, small companies.
Entrepreneurial, self-starter, with extensive project and stakeholder management.
Operations specialist. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Co-Founder at Kingmaker (now a Joyus company) and serial entrepreneur.
Economics MA looking to bring my skills into the start up world either doing data analysis, finance, or project management
Experienced in Technical Sales and Marketing with 10+ years hands-on work experience in Advanced Materials and Technical Ceramics.
Senior Consultant @ Ataccama i.e. doing lots of data stuff
Worked at @microsoft, @future-us • Studied at @university-of-western-ontario
4th startup, 1st time CEO & Co-Founder, @agrikee, passionate for customer & partner engagement, strong business background @QueensMBA
http://www.canfocus.com
Former Analyst, Strategist turned Founder of Canopy.co
Schulich MBA graduate ('14); Specialization in RE (with PE and VC exp.); Interned @ Cdn. pension plan (alt. investments); Management and consulting experience.
McGill BCom. and lvl II CFA candidate with global perspective and a passion for finance, sustainable business and alternative investments
Experienced Business Operations and Project Management Professional with technical background. uWaterloo Math Grad.
UWaterloo co-op grad in Accounting and Finance, passionate about technology and food. Looking to start my startup adventure!
Strategy, Marketing and Business Dev, Venturer, University of Waterloo, Business Enthusiast, Winner of Deloitte case comp
Do you want your business to bloom? I can help your company to achieve that growth by using my consulting experience from a large multinational organisation!
Worked at @mommiesfirst • Studied at @university-of-waterloo • Generalist looking for entry-level role to grow skills in Business Development, Sales & Marketing
Electrical Engineer, Medical Physicist, PMP, Black Belt; Worked at Philips Healthcare, Tata Memorial Hospital. Strong Operations background in Healthcare
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Campus Ambassador at Nspire Innovation Network | Accounting and Finance Student at the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo, Accounting and Financial Management Major; Ex-Canadian Forces Officer; Audit Manager at CIBC; Helped develop CIBC's trading app
Motivated University Student and Wantrepreneur looking to do anything to work in a startup environment
MBA graduate with experience in project management, consulting and process management. Passionate about empowering teams to share knowledge & think innovatively
Systems engineer, Entrepreneurial minded, open source fan, Linux expert, Writer, Enterprise messaging, Python
http://aseemsharma.info/
Launched 2 successful startups in 3 years both have been (acquired) accomplished CEO, COO.Masters degree Business Admin, Diploma PLC.
Mathematics/Financial Analysis Student at University of Waterloo, actively looking for jobs, and startup companies to join, learn, and improve:)
Manager(Product/Project) with a solid full stack development background in a multitude of industries. Passionate in all things technical and technology.
Ryerson Architecture Grad., Eclectic set of skills ranging from problem solving to project management. Work experience in Sales/Design/Architecture/Engineering.
Tech Co-founder, Worked at AMD, ATI, Alias | Wavefront, IBM, Nortel. CS U of Waterloo,
Multilingual translator, worked in Hong Kong, France, Belgium, Canada and Brazil. Superstar resource finder. University of Toronto 2008.
Marketing and research expert, hopeful serial entrepreneur
Customer Success @ Unbounce
Creative Analytical Thinker; CPA-CA looking to scale business operations in utilizing financial acumen to promote corporate innovation & accelerate monetization
Bilingual MBA & Master of Finance Operations expert, experienced in launching new companies. As a true self-starter, I deliver results.
Successfully started and ran two separate entrepreneurial ventures throughout undergraduate. Further education in entrepreneurship over the last year taking part in the GEP through EM-LYON Business School
Management consultant seeking exciting start up or product to build into an internationally known brand.
Founder, CEO at Konopi. V.P. at Rampart.
Experience in Business Development, R&D, Product Development, Quality and Environmental Management.
University of Western Ontario, BSc, BA. Worked at Labatt Breweries of Canada. Strong business and analytical background
Brand development and Marketer who loves startup. Specialize in customer acquisition and validation.
Western Business Grad, interested in Sales & Marketing Positions. Past experiences in BW and analytics.
Electrical/biomedical engineer. Founder of multiple start-ups including Atreo Medical, acquired by Medtronic. Worked at Medtronic.
Inspiration, Insight and Innovation
Founder Bellezze Software Development Inc. • Worked at @university-of-toronto-1 • Studied at @university-of-toronto, @bond-university
Tech student, bigtime golfer, and still want to win the Stanley Cup. Dream big, be good, explore.
Graduate from McGill University. Internships as a research analyst and business analyst. Ran a startup event production company in university.
Marketing and sales professional with a 7-year career in the uber competitive biotech industry. Solid business acumen and the ability to get the job done
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Queen's engineer and Mac MBA- managed a consulting start-up while completing MBA studies. An outside of the box thinker that doesn't conform to MBA stereotypes