Sprout Up TO

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  • May 27

    Thursday, May 27th 2010 6pm

    The Pilot, 22 Cumberland St. Toronto

    We’re happy to announce the details of our next Sprout Up Toronto event.

    Sprout Up is a free monthly event for forward-thinking Toronto area entrepreneurs to gather and mind-meld. A great chance for startups around the city to get friendly, discuss current trends, and network in a casual, open, and focused setting. Attendees will walk away with new insights, new friends and actionable ideas for their businesses.

    Join us on Thursday, May 27th for the next Sprout Up! The guest speaker will be serial entrepreneur Mark Ruddock (@ruddockmh on Sprouter), most recently the CEO of Viigo (which was just acquired). You’ll also hear from new local startups about their businesses.

    Guest speaker Mark Ruddock
    Event details:
    Date: Thursday, May 27th, 2010
    Time: 6pm-9pm
    Place: The Pilot, 22 Cumberland St, Yorkville

    Guest Speaker:
    Serial entrepreneur Mark Ruddock

    Participating startups:

    Kipu, Liga Bespoke, TotallyADD.com, Pinpoint Social.

    Make sure you RSVP to get your connection nametag at the event. You can RSVP, follow conversations about the event and connect with attendees beforehand by following the #SproutUpTO event page on Sprouter. You can also RSVP on the Meetup page. For more information contact Erin at erin[at]sprouter.com.

    Join us & be a part of our Sprout Up! It’s going to be a fabulous night of invaluable insights, new & old friends, & of course your lovely hosts from Sprouter (www.sprouter.com).

    More about guest speaker Mark Ruddock:

    Mark Ruddock joined Viigo as President and CEO after having worked with the team for a number of months in his capacity as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Ventures West.

    Mark Ruddock came to Ventures West in 2006 after the acquisition of INEA Corporation, a Ventures West portfolio company he founded. At Ventures West he was involved in identifying and evaluating investment opportunities in the Web 2.0 and Mobile sectors.

    As the founding CEO of INEA Corporation, a software company focused on the Financial Services Industry, he led a fast growing organization that became a key strategic partner to many of the world’s leading financial institutions. By 2006 INEA had deployments in over 44 countries worldwide. After the acquisition in June 2005, by the Cartesis Group, he joined the Paris-based management team as Chief Product Officer, where he led the successful integration of the two companies. Cartesis was subsequently acquired by Business Objects in 2007.

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