CTA Digital Tech Alumni

SlimCut Media’s mission is to help online publishers thrive in the new media landscape. SlimCut Media’s technology automatically deploys video advertising across publishers’ sites on any device, on both desktop and mobile.

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Veriday is a leading Technology and Digital Marketing Firm that solves employee and customer engagement challenges by building industry leading online experiences.

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Seevibes is the leading provider of smart data targeting for efficient social media advertising. Seevibes works with the top brands and media agencies that are looking for the best solution to scale their campaigns.

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DISTRICT M specializes in unique campaign management using exclusive and proprietary advertising technology segments and data and user profiles. Allows clients to reach diverse and specific audiences at the right time.

ELEVATE helps improve engagement by streamlining the building of newsletters and nurtures emails for B2B marketers, simplifying content discovery and giving valuable insights into both content and audience.

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LIVE INSITE ensures digital ads shown to visitors are relevant to their current interests, giving in-page data that is both timely and accurate.

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PRESSLY is a mobile publishing platform which makes websites smartphone- and tablet-friendly.

>> News update: this TechCrunch Disrupt finalist goes public in March 2013 raising $1.5 million in funding.

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SHENG LI DIGITAL is a marketing agency that bridges the gap between North American brands and Chinese customers in North America or China, using the latest in digital marketing techniques and technologies.

>> News update: Sheng Li Digital hired by Cirque de Soleil to increase sales for shows in San Francisco and British Columbia.

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SHINY ADS is a self-service advertising platform that lets publishers control the advertising purchase process.

>> News update: Acquired by Rubicon Project in Nov 2014. Read news release.

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Questology  helps organizations get to know their communities through social media analysis & cognition. Questology creates social media experiences with user-generated content that engages consumers, turning them into brand, product or event ambassadors.

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20 YEAR MEDIA is a pioneer in demand-driven inventory optimization for the motion picture industry, building technology to aggregate consumer demand and then match and deliver content to the appropriate screen.

AFFINIO is a social network intelligence startup built around the idea that groups can best be analyzed by their social connections, giving customer insights for content marketers.

>> News update: Affinio raises $1.5 million in capital in Oct 2013 from Build Ventures.

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AUTHENTIC an analytics technology company that helps retailers drive incremental sales from site and social.

>> News update: Authintic acquired in March 2014 by photo sharing site 500px.

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BUZZBUZZHOME improves the way people research, purchase and rent new construction homes. Now a leading hub for new home purchases in North America.

>> News update: BuzzBuzzHome named a social media standout by respected New York real estate trade publication The Real Deal.

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DATACRATIC’s machine-learning and artificial-intelligence technology platform allows for real-time machine-based decision-making in a wide range of applications.

>> News update: Datacratic speaks about “Human Vs. Machine in Programmatics” at Google Quebec’s “Think Quebec,” November 2014.

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NEXALOGY develops a social data analysis system (SDAS) that enables users to extract value from their existing data feeds.

>> News update: Nexalogy signs a partnership agreement with F. & Co.

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PETROFEED is a network for the oil and gas industry that makes it easier to monitor, research and communicate about activities and opportunities in the industry.

>> News update: Now one of the most downloaded business apps in Canada, Petrofeed raised $3 million in capital in 2013 and was named one of Canada’s hottest and most promising start ups by Techvibes.

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SWEET IQ a location-based marketing platform that provides analytics and recommendations for agencies, brands and franchises. Delivers clear, concise insights for brands to measure and improve their online presence and visibility.

>> News update: Sweet IQ helps Avella, a leader in specialty pharmacy industry, increases its online presence and visibility by 53%.

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TURNSTYLE is a location based marketing, social Wi Fi, and audience analytics platform for retailers, brands, and agencies that helps companies reward and retain customers.

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Voices.com is the leading global marketplace for voice-overs: Radio and television stations, advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies rely on Voices.com to search for, audition and hire voice talent and its innovative SurePay™ escrow service and web application.

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Race Roster is the fastest growing registration website in North America for endurance event organizers and participants.

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BUSBUD is a mobile app and platform that connects passengers to bus operators. It enables its users to search, compare and book city-to-city bus tickets for any travel location, from anywhere.

>> News update: Busbud raises $9 million dollars in venture funding as popularity of intercity bus travel rises.

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CROWDSOURCED TESTING connects web and software developers with an international crowd of professional software testers who can quickly & effectively help test interactive products on a large number of devices to ensure that they are bug-free and ready for launch.

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EXPERTFILE provides content marketing software that enables organizations to manage their experts and thought leaders.

>> News update: Expertfile raises $1 million in funding in March 2014.

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GREEN OWL MOBILE provides actionable traffic intelligence in real-time: Green Owl’s traffic reporting and media platform (TrafficAlert) assists commuters in planning and managing their daily drive, alerting users in real-time of traffic problems and delays.

>> News update: Green Owl Mobile raises $2 million in funding in October 2013.

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GUESTFUL is a free reservation manager, and booking widget as well as a dining-out guide featuring restaurant lists and reviews curated by local experts.

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HOVR.IT acquired by SLYCE (formerly Hovr.it) allows shoppers to search for and purchase what they want by snapping a photo with their smartphone or scanning an image to their desktop.

>> News update: News release.

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LUXE BOX delivers insights and analytics into the performance of national online sampling campaigns by billion dollar brands owned by companies such as Procter & Gamble, L’Oréal and Estée Lauder.

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MAVENSAY develops RITHM and MavenSay, two mobile applications for music messaging and sharing over the internet.

>> News update: MavenSay enjoying growing popularity in Indonesia.

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MOBOVIVO is a video app company focused on the unique challenges broadcasters and media companies face in marketing and distributing premium content to audiences on alternative platforms.

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ORGANIMI is a free and simple to use web app for creating and managing organizational charts. Leave the spreadsheets and drawing tools behind.

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PICATIC is an online crowd-funding and traditional ticket platform for event ticket sales, allowing promoters to create event pages to generate funding before events are booked.

>> News update: Picatic expands to UK and European markets.

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PLUM HR’s cloud-based hiring solution assesses job applicant’s problem-solving ability and personality priorities — the main predictors of job performance — quickly identifying candidates that are the right fit for a company.

>> News update:Google for Entrepreneurs picks Plum HR for its Fall 2014 start-up program in Waterloo, Ontario.

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PO-MO is one of North America’s leaders in transforming spaces for events and promotions using interactive projections on buildings, augmented reality display solutions, gesture controlled displays and dynamic lighting design to provide users with new and engaging experiences.

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SPOONITY is a locally-focused online loyalty platform that allows restaurants to implement and manage a customer rewards system, and makes it easy for staff to provide a seamless experience for your customers.

>> News update: Spoonity named “start-up to watch” by the Ottawa Citizen, March 2014.

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TABILLO: Tabillo’s web-based business collaboration suite makes it easier for small and medium-sized businesses to create customized, database-driven applications on a budget.

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TOUCHBISTRO provides easy and smart point of sale (POS) systems for restaurants, cafes, bars, and more.

>> News update: TouchBistro is now the #1 grossing food and drink app in 25 countries; CEO and Founder Alex Barrotti is named Entrepreneur/Founder of the Year at the “Best in Biz” awards Dec. 2014, and the TouchBistro customer experience team receives silver for Service Department of the Year.

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Control helps online businesses monitor, measure and manage payments through easy-to-use and manage iOS, Android and web apps. Payment-specific metrics allow businesses to predict problems, spot trends and respond instantly to security threats and business opportunities.

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FundThrough‘s technology makes it easy for small businesses to get funding, with lenders choosing the mix of loans (risk, reward) in their portfolio. It helps fund the gap from when companies invoice clients and when they get paid so they can focus on growing their business.

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CAMOUFLAGE is a data masking software company that helps some of the world’s most security-conscious organizations safely use and share sensitive and personal information.

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FUNDING MATTERS provides strategic counsel to non-profit organizations and develop customized major gift capital and giving campaigns that engage donors and help groups achieve their funding goals.

>> News update: Funding Matters helps universities, cultural centers and hospitals with successful fundraising campaigns.

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APRIVACY is an award-winning R&D security lab that provides secure solutions for data, cloud and mobile.

>> News update: APrivacy targets Asian expansion via Hong Kong Accelerator.

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MARKET IQ Market IQ provides real-time intelligence based on unstructured data (news, blogs and social media) along with structured data (financial information) for capital market professionals.

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WAGEPOINT is fast, friendly and easy-to-use online payroll software for small businesses, that helps companies stay compliant with government regulations. Backed by exceptional customer support.

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ZIGHRA is a mobile security company enabling financial institutions to fight online and offline payment fraud, reduce call center costs and engage customers.

>> News update: Zighra launches the Zwype lock screen app in November 2014, available at Google Play.

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DECODE GLOBAL is a Montreal-based startup that specializes in mobile games to teach kids about global issues, including “Get Water!” that highlights the global issue of water scarcity and its ties to girls’ inaccessibility to education.

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OOKA ISLAND Ooka Island is an educational company that effectively combines entertaining gaming theory with scientifically proven reading methods.

>> News update: Ooka Island appears on shark-tank TV program Dragon’s Den on CBC in March 2013.

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SENDTONEWS is the fastest growing syndicator of sports video highlights in the world.

>> News update: SendtoNews sets comScore Record in NFL pre-season, ranked number one in Canada for Total Sports Video Views.

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SOCIAL SCAVENGER a mobile gaming platform to create and build mobile Scavenger Hunts, Amazing Races and other “challenged-based” games that engage fans in branded mobile solutions.

>> News update: Social Scavenger publishes case studies.

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UKEN GAMES is the largest independent mobile, social game studio in Toronto.

>> News update: Chris Ye, co-founder of Toronto-based Uken Games, explains how his team transforms inspiration into addictive cross-platform social games.

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PayWith is a mobile development firm focused on expanding the traditional reach of brands with large consumer audiences through mobile devices.

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Kinetic Cafe is a global design, innovation and technology firm creating customized connected environments for retailers and live entertainment companies.

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Tulip Retail is a store associate tablet solution for the sales floor that brings the best of online retail to the brick-and-mortar stores of leading retailers.

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BFB FASHION GROUP is a B2B membership-only community, created for new and existing fashion brands and boutiques to discover and do business with one another.

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BRIKA is an online shopping experience that celebrates craft, storytelling and the belief that our lives are as beautiful as we wish to make them.

>> News update: Techcrunch reports on Brika helping “handicrafts become haute couture” June 2013.

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COLE & PARKER makes bold, creative, quality socks that helps people stand out in a crowd. “Socks for leaders, legends and entrepreneurs.” A portion of sales proceeds help fund entrepreneurs in the developing world, through Cole & Parker partner Kiva.

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FRANK & OAK an online men’s clothing destination, geared at creative professionals and offering a new collection each month.

>> News update: Frank & Oak raises $15 million to make menswear for creative professionals, makes plans for New York offices and brick-and-mortar outposts.

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NOW IN STORE is a platform that allows businesses to automatically create print & digital catalogs for online & offline marketing campaigns.

>> News update: Now in Store CEO Charles Brun speaks to French television network BFM-TV in Sept 2014.

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POPPY BARLEY fuses technology, ecommerce and generations of shoemaking to offer high-quality custom footwear that’s ethically made, providing a solution to common fit issues.

>> News update: Poppy Barley featured in the Globe and Mail Small Business column.

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WANTERING is a fashion-product search engine that lets users shop with ease at more than 125 retailers and get a good sense of what’s available across the Web.

>> News update: Wantering gains $1.5 million in funding and expands its operations into the US.

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WEDDING REPUBLIC a social gifting platform for weddings where couples register for anything they’d like and guests can collaborate on gifts. Simplifies the wedding planning process.

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