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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 Big Data 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.
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.
Hisham Badawi
CEO of Oral4D Systems
Dr Badawi is an Orthodontist, University Professor, Speaker and Entrepreneur. He practices in Calgary Alberta, teaches at the University of Alberta, lectures all over the world and is the founder of Oral4D Systems Ltd. Oral4D Systems is a tech start-up with the bold objective of changing the method of clinical documentation in the dental and medical world. Dr. Badawi believes in full utilization of computer technologies to solve our pains and improve our life, Oral4D is all about utilizing 3D graphics to replace text. Dr. Badawi completed his DDS at Jordan University of Science and Technology, then his MSc at the Eastman dental institute, University College London. He acquired the fellowship of the Royal College of Edinburgh before moving on to do his PhD at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Canada. Dr. Badawi currently maintains a busy private practice in Calgary Alberta and holds a part-time Associate Professor position at the University of Alberta where he carries out his orthodontic biomechanics research. He maintains a very busy schedule between his full-time private practice and his research interests at the University of Alberta. He is very active in the field of three dimensional orthodontic biomechanics research. The research team at the University of Alberta, contribute to some of the most ground breaking research in the field of orthodontic biomechanics. In an attempt to study orthodontic force systems of fixed appliances, Dr. Badawi with a research team at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Canada, built the Orthodontic Simulator. This Apparatus (for the first time in the history of orthodontics) measures the forces applied on all the teeth in the dental arch simultaneously in 3D, creating a new frontier in orthodontic biomechanics research. Dr. Badawi uses this new insight into 3D orthodontic fixed appliance mechanics to customize his force delivery systems providing the most efficient orthodontic force systems.
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About Oral4D Systems: Oral4D uses visual communications to solve problems caused by lack of standardization, accuracy and analytics in text-based health records.
Matt Lowe
Co-founder & CEO of ZeroKey
Matt is a Canadian-born tech entrepreneur who founded ZeroKey, an IIoT hardware startup. Formerly, Matt worked as the head of IT (North American subsidiaries) of Wilo, a major manufacturing company with global revenue of over $2 billion USD. Prior to working at Wilo, Matt operated a successful consultancy focused on product development for major companies in the tech industry. Over the course of a 15+ year career in tech, Matt has contributed to several mega projects including Linux and Arduino. Linux is used by over 2 billion devices worldwide including all Android smartphones, and Arduino is the world-leading hardware prototyping platform. As the original inventor behind ZeroKey, Matt has taken a back-of-the-napkin idea and scaled a successful business around it to the current size of 30 employees. Matt’s original concept for ZeroKey’s technology has now spawned over 22 patents filed across the globe and is active use at 6 of the top 10 global automotive OEM’s.
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About ZeroKey: ZeroKey is a hardware-startup offering IIoT products based on its breakthrough hyper-accurate 3D localization technology, Smart Space.
Evan Chrapko
Chairman and CEO of Trust Science
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About Trust Science: Credit Bureau 2.0 ® SaaS. Customers are lenders serving consumers–lenders who demand a modern Decision System platform and alt.data.
Brent Lane
Chief Executive Officer / Founder of HeyAuto
Brent Lane’s entire life has been rooted in hard work and innovation. After studying business and entrepreneurship with a double major in marketing and accounting, Brent began applying his knack for problem-solving to start and sell successful businesses across multiple different fields. Brent’s versatility speaks to how skilled he is at managing cohesive relationships between different departments and viewing strategies from every angle. His rich experience as an entrepreneur and seemingly effortless method of bringing concepts to life is what makes him an outstanding leader and innovator. Currently, Brent’s guidance is contributing to the ongoing success of Vivid Theory and its newest product, HeyAuto.
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About HeyAuto: Pure SAAS platform to facilitate modern day car buyers and sellers to dealership customers.
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