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Board Member
Apr 2023
We help potato growers protect their hard-earned crop in storage by making it easy to remotely monitor conditions and take action to avoid excessive shrink or rot.
No one deserves to experience crop loss in storage that could be prevented. And growers need not be hostage to on-site facility monitoring either.
For the average Canadian potato grower, reducing potato shrink by 3%, could save over $50,000 per year.
Our technology aids potato growers in preserving their crops by making it easy to remotely monitor facility conditions and take action to prevent excessive shrinkage or rot.
Cellar Insights has been working with growers in New Brunswick over the past few years. Now we’re looking to work with more growers across Canada. Reach out to our team if you’re curious about smart remote monitoring for your potato storage facilities or visit cellarinsights.com for more information.
Board Member
Nov 2020
Susterre is pioneering the use of ultra-high pressure water jets in row crop planting applications. Our technology promotes regenerative practices like no-till farming and cover crops on a permanent basis, lowers the costs of planting and adds time to the farmer's planting window.
Board Observer
2016
BlackSquare is currently positioned to capture further share in the $45B digital global alcohol market with a disruptive, end-to-end solution set including technology, fulfillment and logistics.
Board Observer
2015
Modern Payments
Consumer demand for contactless payment options has never been higher than it has during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our solutions offer you the ability to take payments at restaurants, at the curb or at the door, enabling you to continue operating during these difficult times.
The new standard in restaurants payments
At eThor, we obsess about payments so you don’t have to. We specialize in providing modern, EMV-certified payment processing solutions (PAX, Pyont, Clover) that are easily integrated with your Micros Oracle or NCR Aloha point of sale (POS) system.
Contactless Payments
In the age of COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to offer contactless payments to your customers. eThor offers different forms of contactless payments, including Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, pay by QR code or via SMS text messaging.
Expert in POS Integration
eThor is an Oracle Gold and NCR Aloha certified partner, and our technology is patent protected. We were the first third-party company in the world to integrate online systems with merchant point of sale systems. The result is the tightest POS Integration in the industry.
Board Observer
2015
Samdesk is a global disruption monitoring tool. We deliver speedy crisis alerts and situational awareness powered by AI. Our platform gives users eyes and ears on the ground to track and manage crises in real-time.
We are headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, and serve clients all across the globe. From fortune 500 companies to public sector organizations we help various industries protect their people, assets, and brands.
We are a growing team of dreamers and builders, united in our goal to help make the world a safer place and use AI for good. We are happy to empower clients from our offices in Edmonton (Canada) and London (England).
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
In 2020 CogX awarded samdesk with the Peace and Justice Strong Institutions Award. This award celebrates innovators, visionaries, and changemakers who are helping the world get the next ten years right.
https://cogx.live/
Board Observer
2015
Leankor is a highly visual work and project management solution built on the Salesforce Cloud. Designed for the enterprise customer, Leankor helps companies execute complex projects at scale. A transformative solution, it links different styles of methodologies and processes, empowering people to work more effectively. Leankor enables teams to organize, manage, collaborate, and deliver better projects, helps decision-makers measure effectiveness and allows companies to deliver quicker revenue cycles. Leveraging the power of Salesforce, it brings together customer, project, and resource data extending the Customer 360 vision.
Leankor is used by many of the world’s leading brands with focused solutions for industrial enterprises in Manufacturing, Construction, Solar, Energy and B2B Telecom with additional emphasis on R&D and product launches for Biotech, Medtech and Pharma.
Board Observer
2015
Business Infusions delivers a best-in-class veterinary practice management software technology solution to business-savvy veterinarians, practice managers and hospital administrators.
Business Infusions has been serving the veterinary market since 2006. The veterinary group behind the software, led by Dr. Greg Andrews, designed and built the software directly from the needs of their large equine practice (surgical, internal medicine, race track, ambulatory and general practice) to be flexible, configurable and adaptable for every aspect of equine veterinary practice. After nearly seven years in the market, the companion animal software program was initiated, now called Signature Software, that provides specialty referral practices and teaching hospitals highly configurable software tailored to the unique workflows of each hospital and department.
Today, HVMS and Signature Software are found in many top veterinary practices throughout the world. Thousands of veterinarians and their animal care teams utilize the software to enhance patient care and enhance profitablity.
Business Infusions is a privately held company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Board Observer
2015
We joined the TELUS family in December of 2019. Today, we are excited to announce the coming together of seven companies to create a global leader in AgTech: @TELUSAgriculture.
As part of the Telus Agriculture family, we’ll continue improving your farm’s profitability and result with the highest standards in quality and service. This provides Decisive Farming the support of a global leader in communications and digital technologies, enabling the company to grow in key markets and to accelerate the development of its integrated farm management solutions.
Decisive Farming was founded with the purpose of synchronizing the overwhelming number of data sets that farmers typically manage. Combining boots-on-the-ground support, precision agronomics, including variable rate technology, information management services and crop marketing tools, Decisive Farming provides a single integrated platform, My Farm Manager® that acts as the farmer’s primary operating system. It currently represents over six million acres and is being used on 40 different crop types in North America.
Board Observer
2014
Enthrill developed a revolutionary digital rights management system called PackaDRM. It allows delivery of digital files into any device, regardless of platform.
One of the products that was generated from this technology was ebook gift cards which were implemented in 2012 and were in market until March of 2016 at various retailers including Safeway, Sears, Shoppers Drug Mart and Walmart.
Nearly a year after the retail programs were decommissioned, the intellectual property for the DRM and the Enthrill brand and trademarks were acquired by Firebrand Technologies in January of 2017.
Enthrill's technology is now managed by Firebrand and is focused on the delivery of ebooks to all device types, helping publishers complete corporate and bulk sales. You can learn more here: http://enthrill.com/contact
Board Observer
2014
LoginRadius is an API-driven identity platform designed to simplify the implementation of enterprise-grade features like Authentication, Authorization, Identity Verification, and User Management. Our products like Single Sign-On (SSO), Adaptive MFA, Passkeys, Fine-Grained Security Controls, Private Cloud, and Regulatory Compliances can be deployed in minutes (not months).
Developers can integrate LoginRadius into their web and mobile apps with open-source SDKs, customizable login interfaces, and low-code Identity Orchestration capabilities, all designed for zero to minimal coding, along with real-time event-driven integrations via webhooks.
Board Observer
2012
iConnectivity develops hardware and software for musicians that adds computers and mobile devices to their toolset, and is changing the way musicians wire up their gear through easy-to-use but powerful network connectivity capabilities.
We create devices that reduce complexity and cost for everyone with a passion for creating, recording, exploring or supporting music.
iConnectivity is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta Canada and also has sales, marketing, and support staff in the USA and the UK. Our award winning products are sold worldwide through music retailers both in store and online.
Board Observer
2010
Wedge Networks, Inc. is a Real-Time Threat Prevention solutions company.
Its innovative technology platform, Wedge Absolute Real-time Protection (WedgeARP™), is a software-defined orchestrated network security system. Deployed in datacenters by enterprises, governments, and managed security service providers, WedgeARP™ inspects, detects, and blocks in real-time, malware and cyber threats (known, unknown and customized). Wedge does this through its patented Deep Content Inspection (DCI) and hyper-streaming SubSonic™ Engine technologies, combined with artificial intelligence and best-of-breed security functions.
Wedge products are distributed through MSSP, OEM, VAR, and SI partners to end customers. Today, Wedge’s products prevent advanced security threats for tens of millions of endpoints spanning more than 17 countries.
Awarded a Gartner Cool Vendor designation, and twice bestowed with Build-In-Canada Innovation awards, Wedge Networks is headquartered in North America, with international teams in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa regions.
Board Observer
2010
Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. is a prominent global cardiac imaging company providing AI-based multi-modality reading and reporting software solutions for cardiac MR, cardiac CT, cardiac Interventional Planning, Electrophysiology, and Echocardiography. Annually, millions of cardiac exams in over 80 countries are interpreted using Circle CVI’s imaging platform, cvi42, giving physicians the tools to accurately quantify and diagnose complex cardiovascular diseases while improving patient outcomes and the effective utilization of healthcare resources.
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2023
Board Member
Apr 2023
We help potato growers protect their hard-earned crop in storage by making it easy to remotely monitor conditions and take action to avoid excessive shrink or rot.
No one deserves to experience crop loss in storage that could be prevented. And growers need not be hostage to on-site facility monitoring either.
For the average Canadian potato grower, reducing potato shrink by 3%, could save over $50,000 per year.
Our technology aids potato growers in preserving their crops by making it easy to remotely monitor facility conditions and take action to prevent excessive shrinkage or rot.
Cellar Insights has been working with growers in New Brunswick over the past few years. Now we’re looking to work with more growers across Canada. Reach out to our team if you’re curious about smart remote monitoring for your potato storage facilities or visit cellarinsights.com for more information.
2020
Board Member
Nov 2020
Susterre is pioneering the use of ultra-high pressure water jets in row crop planting applications. Our technology promotes regenerative practices like no-till farming and cover crops on a permanent basis, lowers the costs of planting and adds time to the farmer's planting window.
2019
Venture Partner
2019
Carrot forms and funds new companies to commercialize novel technology. It's the Third Option for AgTech IP owners, when internal support is lacking, or when inventors don't want to be an entrepreneur. Carrot does not fund existing companies.
2016
Board Observer
2016
BlackSquare is currently positioned to capture further share in the $45B digital global alcohol market with a disruptive, end-to-end solution set including technology, fulfillment and logistics.
2015
Board Observer
2015
Modern Payments
Consumer demand for contactless payment options has never been higher than it has during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our solutions offer you the ability to take payments at restaurants, at the curb or at the door, enabling you to continue operating during these difficult times.
The new standard in restaurants payments
At eThor, we obsess about payments so you don’t have to. We specialize in providing modern, EMV-certified payment processing solutions (PAX, Pyont, Clover) that are easily integrated with your Micros Oracle or NCR Aloha point of sale (POS) system.
Contactless Payments
In the age of COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to offer contactless payments to your customers. eThor offers different forms of contactless payments, including Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, pay by QR code or via SMS text messaging.
Expert in POS Integration
eThor is an Oracle Gold and NCR Aloha certified partner, and our technology is patent protected. We were the first third-party company in the world to integrate online systems with merchant point of sale systems. The result is the tightest POS Integration in the industry.
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