Jostle Corporation

Jostle Corporation is a technology company that provides a software as a service (SaaS) intranet platform designed to connect and engage 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. 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.

Since its inception, the company has raised all its investment from private individuals.[1]

The company is chaired by WestJet co-founder Don Bell.

History

Brad Palmer co-founded Jostle Corporation with Alec Szibbo in February 2009 [2] and they launched their intranet platform to its first paying customer in 2011. In 2013, Don Bell became the chairman of Jostle’s board of directors.[3] By the end of 2014, Jostle had raised over $5 million in equity investment.[4][5] In 2017, Jostle placed first on Business in Vancouver's "Fastest Growing Companies in BC" list.[6]


Awards

2018: Jostle named to the Constellation ShortList™ for Top 10 Corporate Intranet Platforms[7][8]

2017: Jostle placed first on the Business in Vancouver "Fastest Growing Companies in BC" list.[9]

2015,[10] 2016, and 2017: [11][12] Jostle made the Rocket Builders’ Ready to Rocket 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.[13]

2011: Jostle was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 3 Digital Design Teams by nextMEDIA’s Digi Awards.[14][15]

2010: Jostle was one of the top 10 finalists in the New Ventures BC awards.[16] 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. ↑ "Startup Roundup: Jostle's unconventional path to $3.1M round, Fixmo's strategic investment". Financial Post. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ "How can a 'lowly little startup' attract world-class advisers?". TheGlobeAndMail.com. September 17, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jostle appoints WestJet co-founder Don Bell as chairman". Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Williams, Alex. "Yammer Competitor Jostle.me Raises $3.1M For Enterprise Sharing Platform Anchored By Pictures, Not Text". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ Lardinois, Frederic. "Jostle Raises $2M For Its Intranet Platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Top 100 fastest-growing companies in B.C. in 2017 | Business in Vancouver". www.biv.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  7. ↑ Price, Hannah. "Jostle makes the Constellation ShortList for top 10 Corporate Intranet Platforms". Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ Lepofsky, Alan. "Constellation ShortList™ Corporate Intranet Platforms". Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ BIV. "Top 100 fastest-growing companies in B.C." Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  10. ↑ Cromie, Jennifer. "Ready to Rocket: 2015 Ready to Rocket ICT List". Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  11. ↑ Unknown. "Ready to Rocket: 2016 Ready to Rocket ICT List". Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ready to Rocket". www.readytorocket.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  13. ↑ "2015 Ready to Rocket List Showcases ICT, Cleantech and Life Sciences Sectors". Techvibes. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  14. ↑ Jostle. "Jostle Recognized as one of Canada's Top 3 Digital Design Teams". Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  15. ↑ "DIGI Awards Honour the Top Digital Creators in Canada – Twice! - WYT - Canadian Tech News & Tech Reviews". WhatsYourTech.ca. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  16. ↑ "2010 Top 10 Companies announced". New Ventures BC. 2010-08-30. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
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