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Thinkific was founded in Vancouver in 2012 and built software that lets creators and organisations sell courses, communities and other learning products. The company expanded from self-service course creation into a broader learning-commerce platform and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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Xanadu was founded in Toronto in 2016 by physicist Christian Weedbrook around the idea that photons could provide a practical path toward scalable quantum computing. By 2026, Xanadu was building photonic quantum computers and software with the long-term aim of delivering fault-tolerant machines that can tackle…
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NFON was founded in Munich in 2007 by Marcus Otto, Mathias Edelmann and Fabian Hoppe. The founders built a software-based business telephone system around internet telephony, expanded across Europe and later listed in Germany as cloud communications matured.
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Megaport was founded in Australia in 2013 by Bevan Slattery to make data-centre and cloud connectivity more flexible through software-defined networking. By 2026, Megaport operated a global network platform connecting thousands of customers to cloud and data-centre ecosystems across many locations.
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BeLive’s LORA, SDK and YEON products bring live shopping, shoppable video and short dramas into a business’s own app or website. This guide explains the product workflow and the difference between its commerce and entertainment tools.
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Forian was formed in October 2020 as a subsidiary of Medical Outcomes Research Analytics, whose operating roots date to 2019. Forian combined healthcare data, analytics and software assets through transactions including the Helix Technologies merger and concentrated on real-world healthcare information.
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Ambarella was incorporated in the Cayman Islands in January 2004 and built its early reputation around low-power video compression and image-processing systems-on-chip. By 2026, Ambarella designed low-power edge-AI and vision processors for automotive, security, robotics and other products that analyse camera and…
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Zenvia’s Customer Cloud connects campaigns, sales and support. MAPFRE’s implementation shows the workflow, while 2026 filings mark a change in its Nasdaq strategy.
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Weedmaps launched in July 2008 and became the core consumer platform of WM Technology. The business added software for cannabis retailers and brands, advocated around a rapidly changing regulatory market and became publicly traded on Nasdaq in 2021.
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SoundHound was founded in 2005, initially developing speech, sound-recognition and music-discovery technologies before broadening toward conversational voice AI. By 2026, SoundHound AI focused on voice and conversational AI systems that let companies automate customer interactions and embed spoken interfaces into…
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