Jostle Corporation

Jostle Corporation is a technology company that has created an intranet platform that connects employees inside of organizations. Jostle is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and provides its cloud-based software platform worldwide.

Jostle was founded in 2009 by Brad Palmer and Alec Szibbo and has remained privately owned since its inception.

Jostle has raised over $7 million in equity investment.[1][2] The company is unusual in that it has raised all its investment from private individuals aligned with the goals of the company.[3]

The company is chaired by WestJet Co-Founder Don Bell. Mr. Bell became the chairman of Jostle’s Board of Directors in 2013.[4]

History

Brad Palmer and Alec Szibbo founded Jostle Corporation in February 2009. For over 35 years Szibbo has represented clients in the acquisition, commercialization, exploitation, and sale of technology assets and creative works. Palmer has more than 30 years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams and driving the commercialization of technology businesses.

Awards

In 2015[5] and 2016,[6] Jostle made the Rocket Builders’ list of British Columbia technology companies predicted to be growth leaders. This list identifies private companies in BC that will likely experience significant growth, venture capital investment or acquisition by a major player in the coming year.

In 2011, Jostle was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 3 Digital Design Teams by nextMEDIA’s Digi Awards.[7]

In 2010, Jostle was one of the top 10 finalists in the New Ventures BC awards.[8] New Ventures BC is British Columbia’s largest longest-running technology venture competition.

Product

The company’s product is a Software as a Service (SaaS) People Engagement® platform that replaces traditional intranets (internal company websites).

Leadership

Brad Palmer - Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Milton - VP of Development, Don Wadsworth - VP of Sales, David O’Brien - VP of Finance and Operations

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Alex. "Yammer Competitor Jostle.me Raises $3.1M For Enterprise Sharing Platform Anchored By Pictures, Not Text". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  2. ↑ Lardinois, Frederic. "Jostle Raises $2M For Its Intranet Platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  3. ↑ "Startup Roundup: Jostle's unconventional path to $3.1M round, Fixmo's strategic investment". Financial Post. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  4. ↑ "Jostle appoints WestJet co-founder Don Bell as chairman". Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  5. ↑ Cromie, Jennifer. "Ready to Rocket: 2015 Ready to Rocket ICT List". Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  6. ↑ Unknown. "Ready to Rocket: 2016 Ready to Rocket ICT List". Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  7. ↑ Jostle. "Jostle Recognized as one of Canada's Top 3 Digital Design Teams". Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  8. ↑ "2010 Top 10 Companies announced". New Ventures BC. 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

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