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February 6, 2019
As investors focused on technology companies, we are often asked about the more human side of the business. This includes how to find and retain talent, motivate the right behaviour, and occasionally advise on the more sensitive tasks. The common thread is ‘people’, which – across our portfolio – consists of thousands of individuals working…
December 12, 2018
Seven companies have been chosen as the initial class of a new accelerator program set up by BlackBerry and L-SPARK, Canada’s leading software-as-a-service accelerator, with the goal of growing the next great, global technology company. Applications were received from across Canada with senior representatives from BlackBerry and L-SPARK ultimately narrowing down the highly competitive field…
December 11, 2018
Some insights on the year’s biggest shopping days The benefit of being an investor in many B2B SaaS companies is that we have access to industry data from a variety of sources. As a result, we can create insights that are otherwise difficult to formulate. This time of year, we are always interested in the…
November 27, 2018
Artificial intelligence puts an end to manual video search Security Cameras are ubiquitous in businesses, however it is still a daunting task for many business owners to comb through hours of video to identify an event of interest. Often those events coincide with transactional moments from a POS or other system. For CCTV to be…
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…
