Aashna Kumar

Cognota is the first and only LearnOps® platform for corporate Learning and Development teams. Our award-winning software streamlines L&D processes such as training intake, project and capacity planning, and content design allowing learning teams to work more efficiently and effectively while providing access to much-needed data and insights about their operations. ❤️Software to manage and streamline Learning & Development operations 🌐LearnOps community to share ideas with like-minded L&D professionals 💡Best practices/resources to stay ahead of learning operational challenges 👩Coaching from Chief Learning Officers to help you with L&D ops strategy This first-of-its-kind software allows customers to get better visibility into the training needs of their businesses and consolidate disparate tools they are using so they can make better, more strategic decisions about L&D investments and measure impact. For more information visit www.cognota.com. Looking to thrive in the L&D industry? Join the vibrant LearnOps® Community, a hub where L&D professionals gain insights, engage in thought-provoking discussions, access curated resources, and stay ahead of industry trends. Unlock the power of collective wisdom and experience in the #LearnOpsCommunity Join for free at LearnOps.com

Blue Cedar makes it easy to secure mobile apps. Delivered through the Blue Cedar Platform, a CI/CD friendly SaaS solution, Blue Cedar app security provides multi-layer app defenses to create self-protecting apps. The Blue Cedar Platform orchestrates the unique app release activities, such as no-code inclusion of Blue Cedar or third-party app security controls, app signing and app distribution, that are needed to succeed in the world of mobile. Customers rely on Blue Cedar to streamline the last mile of mobile app deployments and automate the process of protecting mobile apps and mobile app data. Founded in 2016, Blue Cedar is funded by leading venture capital firms and is headquartered in San Francisco. For more information, visit www.bluecedar.com.

RANK Software is a Toronto-based pioneer of next-generation cyber security software. We are the team behind the Virtual Advisor to Security Analysts (VASA), the technological leader in Machine Learning-based security analytics empowering you to detect, hunt and act on threats in real time and at scale. From its first-rate UX/UI to its advanced Machine Learning, we engineered VASA to stand out across the board. VASA works seamlessly with every network, including on premises, in the cloud, SaaS, or IaaS. Its real-time analysis of network traffic picks up threats of every kind - known, insider and unknown - and ranks them to ensure the most important alerts receive the swiftest attention. When those threats are detected, VASA provides up-to-date recommendations for decisive actions supported by integration with the MITRE and Sigma frameworks, among others. Our clients - ranging from small businesses to large enterprises - see enormous enhancements of their capabilities and their confidence. If you’re interested in becoming one of them, or even if you just want to discuss your security posture, go ahead and message us through this page or contact us through our website at https://www.ranksoftwareinc.com/contact. Led by former executives from Amazon and BlackBerry, RANK brings together some of the best minds in Big Data, AI, and Machine Learning in one of the world’s leading cities for software innovation. Cyber attacks pose existential threats to institutions of every size and geography; our mission is to help them meet those threats with the best possible defensive technology. Partnered with the Fields Institute, Splunk, the University of Toronto, and the University of Guelph. Backed by VCs including Generation Ventures and GreenSky Capital. Check out a case study of VASA in action at: https://www.ranksoftwareinc.com/dns-attack-case-study Discover more through our content hub: https://www.ranksoftwareinc.com/content-hub

We are BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs. Our mission is to help create and develop strong Canadian businesses through financing, consulting services and securitization, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises. Through our subsidiary—BDC Capital, we also offer a full spectrum of specialized financing, including venture capital, equity as well as growth and business transition capital. BDC, Canada’s first B Corp bank. B Corps are certified Beneficial companies. Their purpose is to create value for society as well as money. They meet high standards of transparency and accountability, and create positive social and environmental benefit. Learn more at www.bcorporation.net. Social Media Community Guidelines: https://www.bdc.ca/EN/about/social_media/Pages/social-media-guidelines.aspx

Schulich ExecEd is a global leader in business training and development. Our training programs and courses have been designed to incorporate collaborative learning, customization and new technologies, while maintaining the highest standards in business education. In every Schulich ExecEd course and program, participants learn from the world’s leading educators and business thinkers. For senior leaders faced with complex global business issues, Schulich ExecEd offers Master Certificate and Executive Programs which challenge participants to generate creative and innovative solutions. For participants with specific education needs, a personal learning path can be constructed from a diverse range of open enrollment programs. Schulich ExecEd also offers customized learning programs that can be tailored to address the needs of any organization. When you enroll in a program at Schulich ExecEd, you will join over 10,000 participants from across Canada and around the world who share your dedication to improving business performance.

At Vistara, we provide flexible growth capital solutions to mid-later-stage technology companies across North America. We are unique in our ability to create tailored investment structures comprised of debt, equity, or any combinations thereof. We solve for a variety of use cases including organic growth, M&A financing, or shareholder liquidity, with our typical cheque size ranging from $10M-$30M for companies that have scaled or are scaling past $10 million+ in revenues. Managed and funded by seasoned technology finance and operating executives, our core purpose at "Vistara"​ (sanskrit for "Expansion"​), is to enable growth of the ambitious technology companies we invest in, our investors, our people, and the communities we operate in. For more information, please visit us at www.vistaragrowth.com

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers) is a global investor with net assets of $266.3 billion as at December 31, 2024. Ontario Teachers’ is a fully funded defined benefit pension plan, and it invests in a broad array of asset classes to deliver retirement security for 343,000 working members and pensioners. For information on our legal Terms of Use, visit https://www.otpp.com/en-ca/terms/linkedin-account/

Generation Ventures is the venture arm of Generation Capital, a family office based in Toronto, Canada. Through Generation Ventures, we fund leading VCs in Canada, the US and China, and we make a commensurate amount of direct investments. Generation Ventures is managed by a multi-disciplinary team that supports our active investment posture.