Dax Dasilva (Lightspeed)

Feb 26, 2015, 11:30 PM – Feb 27, 2015, 2:30 AM (UTC)

Ottawa

Microsoft Canada Co. , 100 Queen Street, Suite 500, Ottawa, K1P 1J9

Dax Dasilva is the CEO of LightSpeed, a suite of retail tools, based in Montreal, Canada. They recently raised a $35-million Series B from Accel Partners (one of the early backers of Facebook). His company boasts 20,000 customers and has grown from 50 employees in 2011 to 200 now, processing $7.5B in annual transactions with offices in New York, Ottawa, Silicon Valley, and Sydney, Australia.

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About this event

Dax Dasilva is the CEO of LightSpeed, a suite of retail tools, based in Montreal, Canada. Seeing the coming rise of smartphone and mobile technologies, he was ahead of the curve when he first launched LightSpeed in 2005. Dasilva was named Quebec Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012 by Ernst & Young Canada, the same year his company scored a $30-million investment from Accel Partners of Palo Alto, Calif., one of the early backers of Facebook Inc. They recently raised a $35-million Series B round from those same partners. His company boasts 20,000 customers and has grown from 50 employees in 2011 to 200 now, processing $7.5B in annual transactions with offices in New York, Ottawa, Silicon Valley, and Sydney, Australia. Come learn about startups, the future or retail, mobile, and more from Dax Dasilva!

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Speaker

  • Dax Dasilva

    Lightspeed

When

When

February 26 – 27, 2015
11:30 PM – 2:30 AM (UTC)

Where

Where

Microsoft Canada Co.
100 Queen Street, Suite 500
Ottawa, K1P 1J9

Agenda

11:30 PMNetworking and Food
12:30 AMFireside Chat
1:30 AMNetworking

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