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October 16, 2020
This Quarter saw Alacrity Turkey company Pisano secure another US$2.5M in external investment, coming from lead investor Elevator Ventures (EV). The partnership with EV goes back to 2018, when Pisano management met a team from Elevator Ventures parent company RBI, one of the largest banks in Central and Eastern Europe, at an event in London…
August 5, 2020
Influencer marketing cuts through digital noise Social media has given individuals an opportunity to build their own brand through stimulating content and engagement, and companies have realized they can leverage relationships with some of these ‘influencers’ for marketing purposes. If done right, influencer marketing can be another affordable and effective way to grow a corporate…
April 20, 2020
Portfolio company Talkative provides free software to healthcare businesses worldwide The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the lives of millions. Our most basic routines – daily commutes, working at the office and socializing with friends and family – are far removed from our present reality. However, businesses still need to interact with…
April 15, 2020
Ottawa-based ThinkRF is a leader in software-defined spectrum analysis solutions for monitoring, detecting and analyzing complex waveforms (radio signals) in the rapidly evolving wireless landscape. The products provide more flexibility, greater coverage, increased functionality and better ROI than competing options, making them ideal for regulatory monitoring, telecom deployment optimization and Radio Frequency (RF) application development.…
April 15, 2020
InitLive just completed the most successful company Quarter to date. Record revenues can be attributed to several key developments. For example, the company recently released the InitLive event staff and volunteer management software in six languages, as an enabling step for a strategic focus of efforts on European expansion. Between existing demand and new opportunities…
April 15, 2020
Based in Lille, France, portfolio start-up Diskyver is a Software-as-a-Service solution designed to monitor and defend IP business telephone systems from cyberattacks. Enterprises worldwide are vulnerable to such attacks today, even though they do not grab the headlines in the same way that prominent computer network or database breaches do. As we connect more devices…
April 15, 2020
The continued growth in the UK portfolio of hospitality properties has brought on the need to evolve the brand — to extend it to encompass facilities that continue to be added to the family. The Celtic Collection is the new brand to encompass this growing hospitality portfolio. The Collection now includes the cornerstone 330-room, five-star…
March 30, 2020
User Experience Under the Microscope as the Shift to Remote Work Spurs Demand for Reliable Remote Collaboration Tools The rapid shift to remote work has presented new challenges for employees and businesses, and IT is at the epicenter of this change. As travel has been curtailed and employees work from home, tools like video conferencing,…
March 24, 2020
Thrive helps employers navigate changing resourcing needs with a digital-first approach According to a Market Intelligence on Outplacement Services report from Beroe Inc., the Global Outplacement Industry was estimated to reach $7 billion by 2020. Considering recent global events, we argue that actual figures will substantially surpass those expectations. Unprecedented times are forcing employers worldwide…
December 9, 2019
Integrated live web communications meet consumer demand and grow revenues Technology today has a way of going from fiction to table-stakes in no time. Once something truly innovative is introduced, it is mere months before consumers cannot imagine (or tolerate) a world without it. Having been involved in the communications industry for nearly 45 years,…
