Tag: alum
Co.Labs hires Broad Street Bulls, Rhino Ventures alum Jonathan Lipoth as executive director
After over a year of searching, Saskatoon-based technology hub Co.Labs has found its next executive director in Jonathan Lipoth. Lipoth is a Saskatchewan native…
Conexus, Emmertech alum Sean O’Connor joins TechBrew Robotics as CEO
TechBrew is an Emmertech portfolio firm that builds mushroom-pickling robots. Sean O’Connor, former managing director of Conexus Venture Capital and Emmertech, has joined Salmon…
Salesforce, Radian6 alum Chris Ramsey named CEO of criminal-intelligence startup Cybercheck
Radian6 sold to Salesforce for $436.9 million CAD during Ramsey’s time there. Fredericton-based criminal-intelligence startup Cybercheck has made Chris Ramsey its CEO, effective September…
Tenstorrent swaps CEOs as Apple, AMD, Intel alum takes helm of AI chip unicorn
Renowned chip designer Jim Keller has become CEO of Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) hardware company Tenstorrent. Keller, who first joined Tenstorrent as president and…
Bold Commerce swaps CEOs, bringing on PayPal, Intuit alum Peter Karpas
Karpas took the reins from Bold co-founder Yvan Boisjoli last month. Winnipeg-based checkout software company Bold Commerce has made a key leadership change, hiring…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shein’s value dips, Lightspeed taps Google alum
Plus: Amazon freezes corporate hiring in retail business. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…
Lightspeed adds Google alum Ryan Tabone as chief product and technology officer
Tabone’s hire comes as Lightspeed shifts focus from acquisitions and integrations to innovation. Lightspeed Commerce has appointed Google veteran and former executive Ryan Tabone…
1Password adds Shopify alum Erin Zipes as chief legal officer, doubling C-suite over past year
Zipes has experience scaling legal team, leading Shopify through IPO. Toronto-based password management app 1Password has hired its first chief legal officer (CLO), bringing…
Uber Eats alum, Top Chef finalist secure backing for Spatula Foods to serve Canadians flash-frozen gourmet meals
HelloFresh, Goodfood alum backed the pre-seed round. Toronto-based Spatula Foods has raised $1.87 million CAD ($1.5 million USD) in pre-seed funding, and nabbed the…