Announcing the WINNERS of the First Annual Canadian Startup Awards!
After a month of nominations and two weeks of voting, the First Annual Canadian Startup Awards presented by KPMG boils down to this one moment. The winners. 11,000 votes later, let’s just skip the poetry and get to the point… here are the victors!
BEST OVERALL CANADIAN STARTUP of 2011
WINNER: WATTPAD
Based in Toronto, Wattpad is a place to discover and share stories.
RUNNERS UP: Beyond The Rack
BEST NEW CANADIAN STARTUP of 2011
WINNER: PAYFIRMA
Based in Vancouver, Payfirma is a mobile payments solution.
RUNNERS UP: GoInstant
CANADIAN ENTREPRENEUR of 2011
WINNER: CHRIS RAMSEY
Based in Atlantic Canada, these three entrepreneurs are the trio behind Radian6.
RUNNERS UP: Razor Suleman
CANADIAN ANGEL of 2011
WINNER: GERRY POND
Gerry Pond is an award-winning innovator and investor in Canada’s tech space.
RUNNERS UP: Gary Slaight
CANADIAN VC FIRM of 2011
WINNER: REAL VENTURES
Based in Montreal, Real Ventures invests in tech startups at the seed level.
RUNNERS UP: Rho Ventures
MOST SIGNIFICANT ACQUISITION of 2011
WINNER: RADIAN6
Founded in New Brunswick in 2006, Radian6 was acquired by Salesforce for $326 million.
RUNNERS UP: Zite acquired by CNN
Congratulations, winners and finalists! Winners may email us for an official badge.
