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At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Alberta based CEO’ operating in the E-Commerce space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Dhruv Sood
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Fresh Prep Foods
Dhruv Sood is a Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Fresh Prep.
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About Fresh Prep Foods: Fresh Prep Foods is a weeknight dinner solution providing meal kit delivery service for busy people.
Matthew Protti
Co-Founder & CEO of BlackSquare
Matthew Protti is Co-Founder & CEO at BlackSquare Inc.
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About BlackSquare: BlackSquare is a global leader in direct to consumer technologies for the alcoholic beverage industry.
Dominique Beaupre
CEO & Founder of Aliud
Dominique Beaupre is the Founder and CEO of Aliud.
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About Aliud, Edmonton Regional Innovation Network, Edmonton Regional Innovation Network: Aliud is a SaaS service connecting independent sellers and buyers for personal commerce trough social-ecommerce services.
Darold H. Parken
President & Chief Executive Officer of DeepMarkit Corp.
Darold is the CEO and a director of DeepMarkit. He practiced corporate securities law for over 20 years and has extensive experience in creating, funding and managing public companies. He is the founder and was CEO of Chartwell Technology Inc. from its inception in 1998 to its sale to Amaya Gaming Group in 2011. Chartwell developed an industry-leading online gaming software system which continues to power some of the largest gaming companies in the world.
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About DeepMarkit Corp.: DeepMarkit produces multi-platform HTML games and gaming solutions that drive audience engagement for brands and incentivize customers.
Lucas McCarthy
Founder & CEO of Showpass
Lucas is a Canadian technology entrepreneur who founded Showpass, one of the countries largest primary ticket companies. He graduated from University of Calgary with a degree in Finance in 2012.
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About Showpass: Showpass is a venue and event management company building technology that uses distribution commerce to sell more tickets.
Peter Ng
Founder and CEO of GrouperDeal Inc.
Peter Ng, CEO of GrouperDeal has been a business entrepreneur in Calgary for over 15 years and has been actively involved in the areas of real estate sales, marketing, investments, development, home building and technology. Over this time, he has established himself as a trusted real estate professional specializing from condo pre-sales to investment properties. Peter Ng brings real value to every person he works with through his strong reputation, investment knowledge, and marketing expertise. Peter is also an online marketing specialist with experience with search engine optimization, search engine marketing, social media marketing, inbound marketing, client relationship management software, marketing automation software and website development. Being a technology advocate, Peter also served as a Committee Member on the Technology Standing Committee for the Calgary Real Estate Board which was directly responsible for the research, selection and beta testing of all software and technology provided to over 5,000 Realtors. For these reasons, Peter is uniquely positioned as a real estate technologist who can take GrouperDeal to market success.
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About GrouperDeal Inc.: GrouperDeal Inc. is a marketplace where purchasers can group together to increase their bargaining power and negotiate discounts.
Voke Boghean
Co-Founder and CEO of The Jolly Table Meals
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About The Jolly Table Meals: The Jolly Table Meals delivers fresh ingredients for original chef created recipes to Canadians.
Dragan Marjanovic
CEO of ShoutCMS
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About ShoutCMS: ShoutCMS is a revolutionary platform for website and eCommerce development.
Sahr Saffa
CEO of Cappsule
Sahr Saffa is the founder, chief experience officer, and chairperson of the Canadian-based arts, music, and innovation festival C-Tribe. In 2017 after a failed attempt at raising money for his software startup in New York, Sahr returned to Canada with the mission of growing the innovation ecosystem. The event has grown from a 150 person local festival to become one of Alberta’s leading innovation festivals. Outside of C-Tribe, Sahr is also a member of the Global Shapers Edmonton hub initiated by the World Economic Forum, and the CXO for a software startup he created called Cappsule.
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About C-Tribe, Cappsule: A marketplace for seekers and sharers of local experiences
Basem Temraz
Founder & CEO of matjaree
Basem Temraz is a Founder of Matjaree inc and Tensor Cure Inc. Entrepreneur and Investor with over 20 years of experience in R&D, marketing, sales, and operations. As the founder of matjaree inc we are changing the way that commerce happens across the Arab World which is on the cusp of a major digital revolution. My passion is to create tremendous value for our customers, investors, employees, and communities.
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About matjaree: A SaaS online provider to Arabic speaking merchants looking to sell online.
Jamie Clarke
Cofounder & CEO of Live Out There
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About Live Out There: Live Out There is an ecommerce company.
Shevy Levy
President & CEO of Lambda Solutions
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About Lambda Solutions: Lambda Solutions provides an eLearning platform built for growing companies that sell education.
Neil Hamarneh
Founder & CEO of Impress Eats
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About Impress Eats: Impress Eats New generation Online food delivery Only the top dishes recommended by local chefs. Free delivery on all commercial orders.
Neil Hamarneh
Founder & CEO of Impress Eats
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About Impress Eats: Impress Eats New generation Online food delivery Only the top dishes recommended by local chefs. Free delivery on all commercial orders.
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