Shawn Abbott (iNovia Capital)

Mar 20, 2014, 11:00 PM – Mar 21, 2014, 2:00 AM (UTC)

Calgary

Shawn is presently an investor and board member at Top Hat, CoolIT Systems, Drivewyze, Peraso and Crowd Computing Systems. He is a member and past chairman of theA100.org board, past chair of the Banff Venture Forum and on the Venture Capital Association of Alberta executive committee.

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About this event

Shawn is presently an investor and board member at Top Hat, CoolIT Systems, Drivewyze, Peraso and Crowd Computing Systems. He is a member and past chairman of theA100.org board, past chair of the Banff Venture Forum and on the Venture Capital Association of Alberta executive committee. Shawn has a passion for building Communications and Internet companies, as evidenced by his past involvement in fifteen technology start-ups across three continents. His work pioneering Internet security as CTO, then President, at Rainbow Technologies (NASDAQ:RNBO) saw the company grow ten-fold in profitability before being sold to SafeNet (NASDAQ:SFNT) for nearly a half billion dollars. In the late 1980s, he established and built the AND Group, which pioneered the CD-ROM locking used on several million discs. Shawn also holds an early patent as one of the inventors of now popular USB keys. Shawn is an active rotary wing pilot.

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Speaker

  • Shawn Abbott

    iNovia Capital

When

When

March 20 – 21, 2014
11:00 PM – 2:00 AM (UTC)

Agenda

11:00 PMNetworking and Food
12:00 AMFireside Chat
1:00 AMNetworking

Organizers

  • Kelby Price

    XQ Msg

    Startup Grind Calgary Board Member

  • Jason Wang

    Bennett Jones LLP

    Startup Grind Calgary Board Member

  • Jason Byrne

    Jobs Alberta

    Startup Grind Calgary Board Member

  • Tara McLaughlin

    Paper Crane

    Chapter Director

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