While January may have lacked sunshine, it delivered news, events and momentum in the tech community that did not disappoint. Join us as we dive into the latest talent and funding trends and leadership moves, and get the lowdown on the behind-the-scenes action here at Artemis. |
CONFIDENTIAL SEARCHES
WHY & HOW
Recruiting is a process of highly targeted connecting, marketing, and trust building. So what do we do when our client and the specifics of the role have to remain a well-guarded secret?
Let’s dive into why a confidential search may be a consideration and learn how to carefully execute a confidential search to ensure a successful outcome.
ALL THE MOVES
Greg Toombs joins Avidrone as Senior Manager, Software Engineering
Usheer Naik joins Noibu as VP Finance
Dave Fallis joins Astrus as Founding Fullstack Developer
Janie Blouin-Grondin joins Missive as VP Operations
William Santo joins REBL as Chief Operating Officer
Eric Ritter joins Palitronica as VP Customer Experience and Success
Nick Vaney joins PartnerStack as CFO
Jeff LeJeune joins Conga as VP Engineering
Kaitlyn Buse joins Pinnacle Fund Services as Assistant Vice President Human Resources
Dave Carter joins Axonify as CRO
Mattie Isaac joins GiveCampus as their Head of People
Tom Seegmiller joins Texada Software as CFO
Shaun Cawley joins Assent as Senior Employee Experience Business Partner
Maggie Fox joins Aveva as SVP Content & Performance Marketing
James Spere joins Equator as Fractional CTO
Stephen DeWitt joins MindBridge as CEO
Joe Rohrlich joins Recurly as CEO
Sharon Fay is now COO at Vulcain
Andrea Bumstead is now VP Customer Success and Support at iWave
Marc Sykes launches RealDesk.AI as founder and CEO
Monisha Sharma joins Fig as CRO
WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON
VP of Product - B2SMB SaaS - Canada (Remote) - Email to learn more
VP Engineering - Prop-tech - KW (Hybrid) - Email to learn more
Finance Leader - Cleantech - Canada (Remote) - Email to learn more
Marketing Leader - High Performance Computing - Canada (Remote) - Email to learn more
Senior Product Management Role - High-Performance Computing - Canada (EST/Remote) - Email to learn more Founding Product Designer - AI Automation - North America (Remote) - Email to learn more
Founding Optimization Algorithm Software Engineer - AI Automation - North America (Remote) - Email to learn more
Coming Soon
Confidential Head of Partnerships - SMB SaaS - (Remote) - Email to learn more
Head of Engineering - B2SMB SaaS - Canada (Remote) - Email to learn more
FRACTIONAL LEADERSHIP
Since launching our fractional network, we've built a spectacular roster of leaders from finance, to technology, to sales and marketing, to product, operations, strategy, HR/Talent and more. If you're a founder looking to add top-notch leadership to your team for a fraction of the cost, let's chat. Spotlight: Our Fractional Leader of the Month
Title: Fractional Revenue Leader (Sales & Marketing)
Location: Guelph,ON
Background: He's led sales and marketing at multiple high-growth SaaS and cybersecurity tech organizations. He's led inside sales, outside sales, and demand gen. He's grown revenue teams to over 120 resources and has significant experience building out sales processes, market positioning and strategies, and owning P&L. He's also supported multiple organizations through acquisition.
Looking for: High-growth tech companies who are looking to build out their go to market function, and who need expertise on processes, systems, enabling sales teams, building or changing org structure, or market positioning.
Email to learn more Psst. Looking for another skill set? Check out previously featured fractional leaders. From CTOs to CFOs, Customer Experience to Sales/Revenue, Marketing or HR leaders - our roster has exceptional talent across all functions!
IMMIGRANTS OF TECH
Immigrants of Tech brings you the inspiring stories of newcomers to our tech ecosystem.
Meet Maithili Jha! Maithili is the Head of Growth Marketing at ContactMonkey, a B2B SaaS startup that just closed a $55M series A. In this interview, we dive into her story, what led her to step out of her comfort zone and explore Canada as a place to live along with tangible advice for newcomers looking to integrate into the local tech ecosystem.
TECH FOR GOOD
In this month’s ICYMI edition of Tech-for-Good, we’re re-sharing the story of AgencyAnalytics. Why? Simple. We (still) love what they’re doing, and we’ve kicked off a new product leadership search! The perfect excuse for a celebratory client post. Read on to learn more!
ALL THE NEWS & STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW
VC Outlook for 2024: What 6 Canadian venture capital investors expect from the year ahead. Read More Here
Zendesk has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI-led quality management platform Klaus. Read More Here
Wealthsimple has become Canada’s most visible and influential upstart competitor to banks and the rest of the financial services establishment. Read More Here
PointClickCare acquires CPSI Subsidiary, American HealthTech. Read More Here
VentureLab receives $4.5M from feds to scale more hardware & semiconductor companies. Read More Here
VidIQ acquires CreatorNow in a push to increase access to creator education. Read More Here
Toronto-based KOHO takes a step towards acquiring a Canadian Banking License. Read More Here
FUNDING NEWS
KW/Toronto/Canada tech funding powered by our friends at briefed.in:
ArenaX Labs (AI Arena) - Toronto | Games | $6.0M
Bagel Network - Toronto | Machine Learning | $4.2M
Swift Medical - Toronto | HealthTech | $10.8M
OUR PARTNERS
February 27th: Communitech, in partnership with Cambridge Memorial, Grand River and St. Mary’s hospital are working to mitigate the healthcare crisis through our Fast Track Health program.
Join us as we watch six of Canada's top technology companies present their responses to challenges posed by our local hospital partners. Founders will be vying for the opportunity to pilot and enter productive partnerships with Canada's top healthcare organizations. Register Here
March 5th: Join the Accelerator Centre for our signature innovation showcase to get to know the 50 emerging startups participating in the AC’s ground-breaking program, AC:Studio.
The AC:Studio Innovation Showcase is our annual signature trade show-style pitch event. The showcase is your chance to connect with our thriving community of innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, government officials, and industry experts! Register Here
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