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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 Marketplace 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.
Ismail Attitalla
CEO & Founder of Stashii
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About Stashii: Stashii is a peer-to-peer storage and parking marketplace that connects people who have space, with people who need space.
Sebastian Jacob
Co-Founder & CEO of Faber Connect
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About Faber Connect: Faber Connect is a two-sided marketplace connecting construction projects to local construction workers in that area.
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.
Terry Song
Co-Founder & CEO of Yardly
Happily married, father, Pho connoisseur with mad ping pong skills. Former professional engineer turned Entrepreneur.
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About Yardly: Yardly is a managed service marketplace offering residential yard maintenance services through monthly subscriptions.
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
Jaiye Moyela
CEO of SchoolSaleBin
We built SchoolSaleBin specifically for students where they can find what they need without being distracted by the endless clutter normally associated with other buy/sell sites.
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About Government of Alberta, SchoolSaleBin: SchoolSaleBin is a online student marketplace and job board. Buy. Sell. Share. Swap. Jobs. Great for students anywhere
Bobbie Racette
CEO and Founder of Virtual Gurus
Bobbie Racette is the Founder & CEO of Virtual Gurus.
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About Virtual Gurus: Virtual Gurus is a talent marketplace that matches organizations with highly skilled Canadian and American virtual assistants.
Andrew Browne
Co-Founder and CEO of TikTiks
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About TikTiks: TikTiks is a transparent secondary ticket market for live entertainment events across North America.
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