Content for global investor, entrepreneur and partner audiences.
October 25, 2018
So just what is GDPR, exactly? Among many things, it is likely a topical new acronym if you are a business owner, work in IT or marketing, or handle customer or employee data at all. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European legislation that came into effect on the 25th of May, 2018,…
October 25, 2018
The State of Data Privacy Today The state of data privacy is evolving globally, with the major regulatory policy revamp called the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) now implemented in Europe. This is the strongest data privacy protection law to date, and is seen by many as the Gold Standard in terms of the individual…
October 25, 2018
Portfolio company Tutela, the crowdsourced mobile data leader, announced new partnerships with two mobile network operators during the Quarter. The company extended their relationship with Telefonica in Europe, and signed an agreement with Freedom Mobile in Canada. Both operators have successfully trialed the comprehensive data set and real world insights the Tutela technology provides, and…
October 25, 2018
ThinkRF leads the industry in software-defined spectrum analysis tools that monitor, detect and analyze complex signals in the rapidly evolving wireless landscape. Developers, engineers and program managers leverage this ‘full picture’ analysis for research, deployment and monitoring applications. Significant this Quarter, ThinkRF released the ThinkRF E300 Enabler for Keysight 89600 VSA. This is the first…
October 25, 2018
Portfolio firm ProntoForms, the leader in smart mobile forms for enterprise applications, continued to develop deep product integration and business relationships with global partners during the Quarter. Work was completed on integration with Salesforce App Exchange, Predix ServiceMax by GE, Geotab Marketplace and Box Relay. Industry analyst firms recently identified smart mobile forms as a…
October 25, 2018
The Celtic Manor Resort continued to operate near capacity over the latest Quarter, and guests witnessed some milestones in the construction of the new International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) located there. The exterior of the facility is nearly complete, looming large over the M4 motorway, and there are now less than 12 months to…
October 25, 2018
Martello develops software to help service providers and enterprises manage the performance of real-time services on cloud networks. During the Quarter, the company continued making the kind of moves that are unique for a small-cap tech firm in Canada. On the heels of acquiring SD-WAN player Elfiq Networks Martello announced its intent to pursue a…
October 25, 2018
The Quarter was also a busy one for InitLive, makers of SaaS for event and volunteer management. The company helped clients run 94 events over the period, which was twice the number of events supported by the team in any previous Quarter. It is perhaps not a surprise however, as the company continues to grow…
October 25, 2018
L-SPARK, the leading SaaS Accelerator in Canada, was hard at work as always during the last Quarter, launching initiatives to continue building and benefitting the Canadian startup ecosystem. For example, the team began soliciting and reviewing applications for the next Accelerator cohort, and in doing so, broadened the criteria for acceptance to include start-up companies…
October 25, 2018
20 years of technological advancement has come about since the enactment of previous data protection legislation in the UK (Data Protection Act in 1998). An unfortunate side-effect is the fact that personal data has never been more vulnerable. A new data breach is reported almost daily now. The General Data Protection Regulation is one example…
