Dan Shimmerman

Alida, Inc. develops cloud-based customer intelligence platform. Its services include insight community planning, community management, and community research. The company was founded by Andrew Iain Reid in 2000 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cirba, Inc. provides software-defined infrastructure control solutions. The firm’s products include Transformation Console, Reservation Console and Control Console. The company was founded by Riyaz Somani, Jayanti Parmar and Andrew Hillier in 1999 and is headquartered in Richmond Hill, Canada.

Solace Corp. provides message routing software solutions. Its technology enables information to flow between applications, connected devices, datacenters, and people. It specializes in internet data streaming, internet of things and message broker. The company was founded by Craig Betts in 2001 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Cloudmark, Inc. provides messaging security software. Its cloudmark security platform delivers instant security and control across diverse messaging environments, enabling communications service providers to create a safe user experience, protect revenue and safeguard their brand, while streamlining infrastructure and reducing operational costs. The firm's other products include cloudmark authority, cloudmark sender intelligence, GSMA spam reporting service, cloudmark server edition, and cloudmark activefilter. The company was founded in September 2001 by Vipul Ved Prakash and Jordan Ritter and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Centana Management LLC (Centana Growth Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Ben Cukier, Eric Byunn and Steve Swain. The firm is headquartered in New York with an additional office in Palo Alto.

Varicent US OpCo Corp. engages in the provision of software services. Its products include sales performance management, incentive compensation plans, territory management, and quota management. The company was founded by Marc Altshuller, Neil Whitney, and Matt Whitney in 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Information Venture Partners Inc (Information Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Robert Antoniades and David Unsworth. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

The Upside Foundation of Canada is a charitable organization that enables founders of early-stage, high-growth Canadian companies to build social responsibility into their business by pledging equity to the charity of their choice. The foundation is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The foundation was co-founded by Robert Antoniades, Mark Skapinker, and Janie Goldstein. The equity donation is incorporated into the cap table early on, and its value grows alongside the Canadian company's. The foundation has a community of like-minded entrepreneurs from top companies like Wealthsimple, Hubba, and Hopper. The foundation has many generous members in a range of stages and industries who have pledged to share their upside to charity upon experiencing a liquidity event.

IGLOO, Inc. develops and sells enterprise software solutions. It offers Intranet applications for social Intranets, corporate communications, marketing asset management, sales enablement, and project team collaborations; corporate Intranet, marketing portals, extranet applications, and social extranets; and applications for project teams. The company was founded by Dan Latendre in 2003 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.

Distress Centres of Toronto is a non profit organization that provides social and mental health services. Its support program include individualized support for survivors, bereaved family and friends, and suicide and homicide loss; follow-up series of group support sessions; maintains suicide resource centre; and consultation and support to community and caregivers. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Nomi Technologies, Inc. provides in-store analytics solutions. The company was founded by Corey Capasso, Wesley Barrow, Marc Ferrentino and Peter J. Quintas in August 2012 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA.

CIBC Capital Partners Venture Group (CIBC Capital Partners) is a private equity & venture capital arm of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices across the globe.

Verafin, Inc. develops software solutions for fraud detection and anti-money laundering. Its solutions encompass watch list scanning, investigation and reporting, and vendor risk management. The company product, Verafin, is a consolidated financial crime detection and compliance automation solution that detects various financial crimes. The company was founded by Jamie King, Raymond Pretty, and Brendan Brothers in 2003 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

Tealbook, Inc. engages in knowledge management platform. It contains up-to-date, credible supplier information so teams can instantly identify the suppliers for each specific need and collaborate with stakeholders on supplier information and searches. The company was founded by Stephany Lapierre in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Platform Computing, Inc. develops technical and distributed computing management software solutions. Its technology helps clients create, integrate, and manage shared computing environments that are used in compute- and data-intensive applications such as simulations, computer modeling, and analytics. The company was founded by Songnian Zhou and Jingwen Wang in 1992 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Digital Processing Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of information technology solutions. It offers outsourcing, software design and development, systems integration and quality assurance services. The company is headquartered in Floral Park, NY.

Polyphalt, Inc. develops polymer asphalt solutions. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada.

Entrust Corp. provides care for individuals with developmental disabilities. It offers adult residential care program and residential care program. The firm’s services include meal preparation, recreational services, transport assistance, medical administration bathing aids, and behavioral support or modeling. The company was founded by Kevin Hatch in 1997 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Fulcrum Management Solutions Ltd. engages in the provision of software development services that enables people to discuss and ask questions. It offers virtual events, support services, story, and video coverage. The company was founded by Amos Michelson, Dave macleod, and Jim Firstbrook in 2009 and is headquartered in Rossland, Canada.

Vistara Capital Partners Ltd. (Vistara Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Randy Garg and Fabio M. Banducci. The firm is headquarters located in Vancouver, Canada.

Genesis Worldwide, Inc. develops and licenses light steel structural building enterprise software and provides custom building solutions for residential, commercial, and institutional construction markets worldwide. The company was founded on July 16, 2003 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.