by Ania Wysocka | Feb 28, 2018 | Analysis, Portfolio Company, SaaS, Service Providers, Trends
As of Spring of 2017, mobile insights company Tutela had no brand awareness or content strategy to speak of. They were a niche business, quietly working with a few clients in North America. But fast forward six months, and content marketing had enabled them to sign-up...
by Ania Wysocka | Feb 15, 2018 | Analysis, SaaS, Technology, Trends
A new year is often a time to reflect on the past and to look towards the future. In the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) space, the door for innovation is always open. In 2017, the global SaaS market was estimated to be worth $58.6 billion USD, with projections for 2018...
by Ania Wysocka | Oct 12, 2017 | Analysis, Innovation, SaaS, Service Providers, Technology, Trends
Innovation in the world of computing is constant. Each day, new ideas drive the development of apps, products, and services. This consistent progression, especially in the last fifty years, has relied on different centralized and distributed models of computing to...
by Ania Wysocka | Sep 28, 2017 | Analysis, Technology, Trends
The boom in advertising during the Golden Age of Radio sparked a focus and investment into market research which has continued to thrive and expand until today. Back in the 1920’s — 50’s radio advertisers revelled at the wealth of information that listener...
by Ania Wysocka | Sep 8, 2017 | Analysis, Innovation, Service Providers, Technology, Trends
Shopify is quickly becoming one of the biggest e-commerce platforms in the world. The Canadian company, headquartered in the nation’s capital of Ottawa, processed over $5B in sales last quarter. This is second only to Amazon’s retail sales, outside of the Chinese...
by Chris Massot | Aug 28, 2017 | Analysis, Financing, Global Partners, Investor, Tech Hubs, Trends
Late this July Alacrity Canada welcomed Mike Manson, Gireenda Kasmalkar, and Saurabh Lahoti from Alacrity India. Our visitors enjoyed a full day in Victoria packed with meetings with our portfolio companies, Alacrity Chairman Owen Matthews, & Managing Director...
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