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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 CTO’ operating in the Internet space. If you think a CTO’ 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.
Ibrahim Gedeon
CTO of TELUS
Ibrahim Gedeon is the CTO at TELUS
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About TELUS: Second largest Canadian telecommunications company. Provides wireless phone service, high speed Internet, IPTV, home phone, long distance,
David Tholl
Co-Founder & CTO of Tektelic Communications
David Tholl is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Tektelic Communications.
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About Tektelic Communications: Tektelic Communications provides IoT solutions, wireless gateways, sensors and custom applications.
Steve Liang
Founder & CTO of SensorUp
Dr. Steve Liang completed a bachelor of science in Surveying Engineering at National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan in 1999, and earned his doctorate in Earth Space Science at York University, Toronto in 2007. During his doctorate studies, he contributed to the development of one of the first virtual globe systems in the world, called GlobeView. GlobeView was later commercialized by GeoTango Corp., and subsequently acquired by Microsoft in 2005.
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About SensorUp: GeoAI and IoT Platform for Connected Workers
Lanre Adebambo
CTO of Cappsule
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About Cappsule: A marketplace for seekers and sharers of local experiences
John Groenland
Chief Technology Officer, Founder & Director of mcThings
John has over 25 years of experience in the technology sector. John co-founded a technology company in the Netherlands and eventually became CEO with a staff of 120 people. John leads the engineering team.
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About mcThings: mcThings is a measurement and control platform for the Internet of Things.
Robert Forget
CTO of Aware360
Robert Forget currently serves as the CTO for Aware360. In this role, Mr. Forget is key in technology research and integration reviews including both devices and software. Robert also manages technology partners and strategic sales efforts for custom solutions leveraging the Aware360 platform. Previously Mr. Forget worked for Vecima Networks Inc., in positions of increasing responsibility starting in business development and moving through the organization as Director of Sales, AVP of Product Management and finally as VP of Telematics. Robert ran his own consulting firm from 2000-2004, specializing in electronics design and systems implementation. Robert has a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Saskatchewan, an MBA and is a certified Professional Manager. Mr. Forget currently serves on the board of directors for the Canadian Institute of Management and has been active on the boards of many organizations from such diverse areas as technology associations, housing developments, politics, and not for profits.
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About Aware360: Aware360 is a leading the People IoT movement with solutions which helps hundreds of businesses become more efficient.
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