Corporate Facts for Gazaro Inc.
| Founded in 2007. Privately held. |
Seed funded by Apption Corporation. | Headquartered in Ottawa, ON, Canada. US office in Mountain View, CA. |
| Team of kick ass software developers and artificial intelligence gurus. | Websites (www.gazaro.com) launched in March 2009, (www.gazaro.ca) in November 2009. | iPhone app (www.gazaro.com/iphone) launched in December 2009. |
What we stand for
Honest recommendations that help consumers get the best value for their money.
Gazaro corporate summary
Gazaro tracks prices on electronics products in near real-time from online and brick & mortar retailers using a patent-pending artificial intelligence system to identify the best buying opportunities. The Gazaro website lists recently uncovered deals, product price trends, and provides real-time alerts on electronics products. The Gazaro iPhone application adds scanning product barcodes (UPCs) to get price trends and analytics on products from nearby retailers.
The team
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Sam Zaid, Founder & CEO twitter.com/samzaid Entrepreneur and all around nerd. Spent summer ‘09 at Singularity University and NASA studying artificial intelligence, genetics, nanotechnology and other cool stuff. Geek cred: 2008 Microsoft Code Award Winner. E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year 2009. Google Scholarship recipient and graduate of Singularity University 2009. |
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Dominic Plouffe, VP R&D twitter.com/dplouffe Dominic is an all around geek who loves learning new stuff everyday and is always looking for a challenge - that’s where Gazaro fits the bill! Dominic joined Gazaro to lead the development efforts in 2007 after having sold his previous start-up, FuseTalk, which he co-founded in 1998. When he’s not working on Gazaro, Dominic is a dedicated family man who loves to spend time with his wife and two children. |
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The Gazaro Team A group of self-proclaimed nerds, the Gazaro team are the ones who keep things running whenever they aren’t perfecting their darts game. Coming from various backgrounds with a wide range of skills, they work hard to bring Gazaro to the next level. |
Advisors
Brian Joe, CEO, Apption Corporation
Brian Joe is the CEO of Apption, a boutique firm specializing in modernizing government and enterprise infrastructures using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Apption has garnered strong industry recognition, including being named to Profit Magazine’s Hot 50 list of the fastest growing companies by revenue for both 2008 and 2009.
Brian has over 20 years of successful experience in software product development, marketing, leadership, and entrepreneurial roles for numerous high tech companies. Brian has held senior executive positions with Nortel, Newbridge, March Networks, and has successfully led several technology startups. As a principal with Infopreneur Inc, an industry-leading Internet software application company, he helped grow the company and led its acquisition by March Networks in 2001. Brian was also the founder and CEO of NewStep Networks, an IP telephony company that develops carrier-grade software platforms now deployed in major service provider networks.
He holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Queen’s University, and an MBA from Schulich School of Business at York University.
Zoltan Szaplonczay, CTO, Wesley Clover
Zoltan is the Chief Technology Officer for Wesley Clover, working with portfolio companies in their strategic and technical directions, and also in finding, qualifying and bringing to closure new opportunities for the portfolio. He also focuses on sector-oriented solutions for combinations of Wesley Clover companies’ products, in conjunction with external partners dependent upon the specific solution.
Prior to Wesley Clover Zoltan worked for Alcatel, Newbridge Networks and Nortel. Most recently his focus has been in the networking area with Alcatel, in product management and marketing as well as partnerships and acquisitions. He is an advisor to a number of Web 2.0, new media and Wesley Clover portfolio companies.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Paul Lem, M.D., Founder, Spartan Bioscience
Prior to joining Spartan, Paul was VP Product Management at DNA Genotek, where he led commercialization of the Oragene™ DNA collection device. Prior to that, he raised venture capital and started up Plexagen Diagnostics to commercialize his invention of a universal multiplex PCR technology. Paul holds a B.Sc. in Human Biology from the University of Toronto and a Medical Degree from the University of Ottawa.
