Headquartered in London, U.K., 31 Media is a multi-platform media and communications company committed to providing high-brow publications and reports, well-respected community-based websites and cutting-edge conferences and events. 31 Media was referred to Toronto Global through the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario). Having identified several countries and cities over a three year period, 31 Media chose Canada, and specifically Toronto, due to its size and market within North America.

Ohio-based AML RightSource is the leading firm solely focused on Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and financial crimes compliance solutions, with highly trained professionals to assist banks and non-bank financial institutions to meet day-to-day compliance tasks. AML RightSource was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner at the Embassy in Washington, D.C. The company chose to locate in Mississauga due to the region’s diverse, educated and growing talent pool and this location, serving as the company’s first expansion outside of the United States, will service and support the addition of new and existing clients across North America.

Spanish company, AREX Real Estate Technologies, works to fully digitalize the real estate transaction process end-to-end, transforming the real estate market into what the financial market is nowadays: liquid, efficient and transparent. Introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner in Madrid, Spain, the company had hundreds of interactions with successful mentors in the real estate and technology communities and decided to move its headquarters to Toronto. The Toronto Region boasts the only Proptech accelerator program in the world and AREX realized that the region is an extremely fertile environment for startups.

Acceleprise is a California-based SaaS accelerator and fund helping to build the next generation of great SaaS companies. The company provides a four-month program, hands-on mentorship and a network of world-class operators. Introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner in San Francisco, Acceleprise expanded to Toronto and began offering its four-month program to its first cohort in January 2020. The Toronto Region was identified as the third city for global expansion after San Francisco and New York. The company was looking to leverage the region’s technology talent and bridge the gap between Canadian and U.S. founders and investors. Acceleprise will support early-stage SaaS entrepreneurs from the Toronto Region through go-to-market and mentorship-drive programs.

Established in 1811, today Achmea is the largest insurance provider in the Netherlands, including non-life, health, income protection, pension services and asset management. Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team identified Achmea as a potential opportunity for foreign direct investment in the Toronto Region during a mission to the Netherlands. Achmea signed an agreement with Fairfax Financial, a Canadian holding company, to jointly provide a fully digital property and casualty insurance proposition under the new Onlia brand. In Toronto, Onlia will operate on the fully online IT-platform of InShared, the digital property and casualty insurer of Achmea.

Taiwan-based Advantech is a global leader in the fields of IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms. Advantech promotes IoT hardware and software solutions to assist business partners and clients in connecting their industrial chains. Toronto Global was introduced to Advantech by the Federal Trade Commissioner in Taipei. The company established a service and sales office in Toronto to take advantage of the local business supply chain, as well as the deep pool of available STEM talent. Advantech’s new office will serve as a Regional Business Unit, as the majority of its customer base is located in central and eastern North America. The company is looking to start an R&D project in the Toronto Region, applying AI to all of Advantech’s internal processes.

Since 1886, Germany-based Anita has been developing, manufacturing and marketing underwear and swimwear for a diverse range of body types, with ingenious fit, uncompromising comfort and incredible quality. Identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity, Anita worked with Toronto Global to move its U.S. logistics and marketing services to the Toronto Region. The expansion was fueled by advantages inherent in the new Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union. The company’s new Toronto office serves additional logistics and sales and marketing functions.

Arney Fender Katsalidis is a London-based architecture and interiors firm that will be focusing on commercial architecture, interior design and custom-built workplace strategy and design. Local clients include Deloitte, Loblaws, Cassels Brock and BMO. Arney Fender Katsalidis was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K.

Arterys, based in the U.S., develops 4D Flow technology, which generates precise measurements of blood flow noninvasively and non-radiatively, anywhere in the body. The company’s medical imaging SaaS analytics platform combines the best of cloud computation and machine learning to improve diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. Arterys was identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity. Arterys established an engineering office in Toronto of 10-15 people in order to take advantage of the data science and AI talent throughout the region.

AxiomSL is a New York-based firm providing risk measurement software products to the financial services industry. The company has opened a Toronto office that will focus on sales, software development and regulatory R&D.

BLive is a Brazilian technology services company focused on mapping, understanding, and developing solutions in which data needs to be made for customers immediately and reliably. The company is developing systems with PDAs, Tablets, Smartphones, and long-range RFID control systems. Introduced to Toronto Global during a mission to Brazil with the Consider Canada City Alliance, BLive set up a Canadian headquarters in Mississauga as a base for providing technological solutions to its international clients.

Bambora is a Sweden-based payment processing platform that has recently opened a sales and compliance office in Toronto. Bambora was introduced to Toronto Global by the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service - Ontario.

Bolt is the U.S.-based provider of an online payment platform designed to drive e-commerce businesses with newfound revenue. The company’s platform uses next-generation fraud algorithms that approve more orders and also covers 100 per cent of fraudulent chargebacks, enabling e-commerce businesses to retain customers and lift conversion rates. Toronto Global was introduced to Bolt through a service provider in technology recruitment, Syndesus, and chose to expand to Toronto to establish an engineering office.

Booking.com is a world-leading platform for online reservations. Known for customer service excellence, Booking.com operates a multi-lingual, problem-solving in-house customer service team that is reachable 24/7. The company has a goal to employ approximately 600 people at their state-of-the-art Toronto offices in the next four to five years. The company was referred to Toronto Global through the City of Toronto.

CI&T is a Brazilian technology company that provides strategy, research, design and engineering services to enterprises all over the world. Referred to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner in Sao Paulo, CI&T was drawn to Toronto for its tech ecosystem, access to talent and markets, and tax benefits for research and development. The company’s Toronto office will be dedicated to sales, support and development.

Caixa Bank, the number one retail bank in Spain, has become the only Spanish bank to have a physical presence in Canada, after opening its first office in Toronto. Introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner in Madrid, Spain, the company sought to accelerate its internationalization strategy and identified the Toronto Region based on its strong financial services industry. Caixa Bank opened its new office in the heart of the Toronto Region’s financial district, Bay Street, to offer support and advisory services in the fields of foreign trade and corporate banking to Spanish companies with interests and operations in Canada, as well as to Canadian multinationals and corporations operating in Spain.

The Australian Institute of Food Safety (AIFS) is Australia’s leading provider of food safety education and training. AIFS is dedicated to the promotion of better food safety practices within Australia and has a mandate to educate the public. Introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner in Brisbane, AIFS chose Toronto as the location for its subsidiary, where it operates as the Canadian Institute of Food Safety, providing online education to people working in the food and hospitality industries. AIFS selected Toronto for a number of reasons, including the location of its client base, talent attraction and the region’s record of excellence in food safety and security.

Founded in France, Centreon is committed to helping organizations digitally transform and futureproof their IT operations. Its mission is to deliver a robust and scalable, single-source IT infrastructure monitoring tool that improves uptime, reduces costs and improves performance analysis of business-critical systems and applications. Centreon was introduced to Toronto Global through the Canadian Embassy in Paris. Based in Toronto, the company is optimally positioned to support the mature IT market in North America with proven monitoring solutions for converging and hybrid IT infrastructures.

Headquartered in Texas, Certain Affinity is the largest independent video game developer in Austin and has a proven track record of developing innovative, AAA action games, including original titles and the co-development of games in franchise like, ‘Call of Duty’ and ‘Halo.’ Identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity, Certain Affinity established an office in Toronto as a fully integrated extension of its Austin office to support AAA development of the company’s games.

Claro Partners is an innovation and service design consulting firm based in Barcelona and Seattle. The company specializes in problem solving through contextual research, ideation, strategic and tactical planning, and activation. Claro Partners was referred to Toronto Global by the Consul General and Trade Commissioner in Spain and chose to establish operations in Toronto.

Clearpool is a U.S.-based provider of electronic trading software designed to develop technology for the modern market microstructure. The company’s electronic trading software uses advanced algorithmic and execution management systems, enabling market participants to achieve better quality executions in an evolving equity market microstructure and competitive landscape. Identified by our Investment Attraction team, Toronto Global worked with Clearpool to understand the financial services and technology landscape in the region, as well as provide advice and insight on talent, immigration and R&D tax credits.

Clik.ai is an India-based artificial intelligence company that became the first to bring automated underwriting to commercial real estate, in an endeavor to make the underwriting process quicker, accurate and fully automated. Introduced to Toronto Global by the Trade Commissioner in India, Clik.ai took advantage of the federal government’s Entrepreneur Start-Up Visa Program, which grants permanent residence to immigrant entrepreneurs while assisting them to become established in Canada. Backed by accelerator and designated partner of the Start-Up Visa program, Ryerson Futures, Clik.ai relocated its global headquarters to Toronto. The company established operations in Toronto to access the North American market and recruit skilled talent for a number of positions, including positions in AI and data science, as well as User Experience and Customer Success Managers.

Santa-Barbara, California-based Cognixion set up an R&D office in Toronto to build a revolutionary sensory communication platform with an audacious goal of helping nonverbal people communicate via direct brain-computer interface, creating a major breakthrough in the world of assistive communication technology. At long last, “think to speak” technology has become a reality for the millions of people worldwide unable to communicate verbally.

Cognizant, a Fortune 500 company, is one of the world’s leading technology and business services companies. Headquartered in New Jersey, U.S., Cognizant works with major companies in industries from healthcare to banking to help transform their business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Toronto Global was introduced to Cognizant through a service provider. The team at Toronto Global worked to help Cognizant understand the advantages of multiple locations within the Toronto Region based on the needs of its business, with Cognizant ultimately choosing Mississauga as the location of its new 600-person, 50,000 square-foot technology and services delivery centre. This state-of-the-art facility, complete with training rooms, a digital lab, a delivery centre, and a co-innovation space, will allow Cognizant to work alongside clients to build and deliver specialized technology and industry-specific solutions. Toronto Global also worked closely with the economic development team at the Province of Ontario and the City of Mississauga to facilitate the company's successful entry into the market.

Coursera is a California-based online learning platform for higher education, partnering with 190 of the world’s top universities and industry educators to offer courses, specializations and degrees. Introduced through MovNorth, an online global community for software developers, Coursera worked with Toronto Global to establish the company’s first engineering operations outside of the U.S. in Toronto. Coursera was drawn to the region to recruit from the rich pool of high-quality engineering talent to help drive innovation for its enterprise platform.

Davricourt, a France-based staffing and recruitment company, uses its international network to supply major manufacturing players with talented and experienced engineers. The company chose the Toronto Region for its economic vitality, and for access to skilled, niche talent in the advanced manufacturing industry, such as software engineers, avionics engineers, mechanical engineers, and electrical engineers. Introduced to Toronto Global through the Province of Ontario representative in Paris, Davricourt worked with Toronto Global to establish its Toronto office and plans to scale up operations by hiring local talent over the next three years.

U.K.-based Deliverect connects online food ordering players like Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Glovo with restaurant points of sale and seamlessly manages online food delivery channels. Introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K., Deliverect worked with Toronto Global to build an office in Toronto, responsible for customer support, partnership management and direct sales. The company chose to locate in the Toronto Region due to partnerships with the local food and beverage industry and its growing customer base in Canada.

California-based Deliverr is a technology-first fulfillment service that enables any retailer, regardless of size, to provide Amazon-like fulfillment and free, two-day shipping to its customers. Deliverr chose to invest in Toronto for its experienced and innovative technology workforce and the company plans to continue scaling its product engineering team in the Toronto Region, along with building out its inventory management systems. Toronto Global was connected to Deliverr through the Province of Ontario representative in California.

Dorian is a California-based company, developing a new immersive fiction app to deliver interactive storytelling for the next generation of readers. Toronto Global met Dorian through GenvidTech, a broadcasting solution provider for gamers, and assisted the company in establishing operations in Toronto to build a game development team, including software engineers, artists and game developers. Dorian recognized the Toronto Region’s high-quality game development talent and the strong ecosystem of independent game developers.

Ebury is a London-based firm, and one of the fastest growing fintechs for corporate global transaction services. The company chose a Toronto location to support demand for international currency payments and collections, foreign exchange risk management, and to import finance solutions for businesses based in Canada.

Ember Group is a business services group providing specialist management consultancy, training, analytics and executive search in the U.K. Ember Group’s Toronto office will be home to a team of 25 people, including consultants and analysts working with North American clients, as well as a major global financial services organization. Ember Group was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K.

Envoy Global is an Illinois-based technology company that has created a simple approach to sponsoring and managing work visas in the U.S. and overseas, resulting in the easiest immigration experience for employers and their employees. Identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity, Envoy Global worked with Toronto Global to open a Canadian office in Toronto to house its business development and client services teams. Envoy Global saw a market opportunity to capture technology clients in the Toronto Region with increasing needs for immigration services.

Etsy is an e-commerce website from the United States focused on handmade or vintage items and supplies, as well as unique factory-manufactured items. Identified by our Investment Attraction team, and co-ordinating our efforts with the federal government, Toronto Global was able to arrange meetings between Etsy and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his visit to New York City. Etsy’s investment in Toronto includes opening a new artificial intelligence research and development centre. This location will play host to leading figures from local universities and Toronto’s deep pool of world-class machine learning and engineering talent.

Filament AI is a U.K.-based team of specialists seeking to help enterprises apply AI in their businesses, understanding that the skills needed to do this are expensive and in short supply, and the infrastructure requirements are complicated. Introduced to Toronto Global through the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K., Filament AI set up a sales and product development operation in Toronto to take advantage of the talent and research emerging from local universities, along with the advanced AI ecosystem in the region.

Gravitational, a Y-Combinator startup from San-Francisco, California, set up a software development office in Mississauga to improve its cloud-based customer infrastructure software designed to simplify the management of cloud software. The company's customer infrastructure software reduces the operations and the support burden normally associated with on-premises software, enabling developers to deploy and run their applications in thousands of private cloud locations all over the world. Gravitational was introduced to Toronto Global through its service provider network.

HSBC, headquartered in the U.K., is a multinational banking and financial services holding company. It is the seventh-largest bank in the world and the largest in Europe. Toronto Global was introduced to HSBC through the Federal Trade Commissioner in London, U.K., and worked closely with HSBC’s GBM Data & Innovation team to develop a compelling value proposition highlighting the Toronto Region over top-tier global cities. HSBC selected Toronto as the location to build its Global Data & Innovation Lab, employing 80 people.

Happysona, a South Korea-based accelerator, targets South Korean companies looking to expand into Canada. With deep knowledge of both the Canadian and South Korean markets, Happysona focuses primarily on bringing healthtech and fintech companies to Canada by providing acceleration programs and market access strategies for the Canadian market. Identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity, Happysona worked with Toronto Global to establish operations in Toronto, and has been working with AI-enabled Korean startups in the healthtech industry that have shown interest in expanding to Canada. The Toronto Region was selected as one of the best regions for global expansion by Korean startups, as it offers many advantages, including a universal, single-payer public health care system, skilled talent pool, established artificial intelligence sector and proximity to the United States.

Japanese company, IKO Nippon Thompson, supplies needle roller bearings, linear motion rolling guides and machine components to its industrial customers. Toronto Global worked with the Federal Trade Commissioner in Tokyo, Japan, Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie and the City of Mississauga’s economic development office to assist the company in establishing operations in Mississauga. IKO Nippon Thompson expanded its sales office to the Toronto Region to better access its Canadian customers and the North American market.

London, U.K.-based iMist produces water mist fire protection systems that are cost-effective, environmentally friendly and a less damaging alternative to fire sprinklers. iMist STX12 water mist technology provides highly effective fire protection to domestic and residential properties. Introduced to Toronto Global through the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario), iMist selected Mississauga as the location for its 50-employee manufacturing operation.

Romanian company, IamYiam, provides an interactive health platform and testing service designed to create custom health improvement plans. The company uses artificial intelligence’s data crunching and predictive powers to give recommendations for personalized preventative actions that mitigate physical, mental and behavioural risks and boost quality of life. Introduced through our colleagues at Montreal International, Toronto Global worked with IamYiam to establish operations in Toronto and leverage the region’s renowned technology and artificial intelligence ecosystem. IamYiam is working with organizations to provide anonymized population insight health information for outcomes-based health planning and to help steer prevention strategies and track return on investment.

Igloo Vision is a London and Shropshire-based company that designs, develops and delivers immersive 360° Virtual Reality projection domes, projection cylinders, and all of the enabling technologies. Founded 10 years ago, its clients come from various sectors, including oil and gas, industry, and fashion, and its products are used for simulation experiences and visualization. Igloo Vision was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K. and chose to establish operations in Toronto.

Innovise Software, from Birmingham, U.K., builds technology for the facilities management and support services industries, with applications that support granular cost control of workforces operating within this very low-margin sector. Innovise Software was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K. to establish a sales team based in Toronto.

Insight Data Science is a U.S. company that operates a postdoctoral training fellowship program. The company’s program enables scientists to learn the industry specific skills needed to work in the growing field of big data at leading companies. The company was referred to Toronto Global through the Federal Trade Commissioner in New York City, and Insight Data Science opened its Canadian office in Toronto.

Invennt is a U.K.-based business consultancy, working with organizations that execute, commission or support the development and construction of capital projects. Invennt serves businesses throughout the supply chain, including contractors, architects and consultants, as well as private and public sector construction clients. Identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity, Invennt worked with Toronto Global to establish operations in Toronto and build partnerships with Canadian organizations, such as Canadian Construction Innovations. The Toronto Region was particularly appealing to Invennt due to the numerous infrastructure projects in progress throughout the region, including condo developments, office towers and upgrades to transportation networks.

Italia Alimentari is a leading Italian manufacturer of cured meats and hams, snacks, finger foods and deli specialties. The company exports its products to 50 countries worldwide. Toronto Global became acquainted with Italia Alimentari through the Federal Trade Commissioner in Rome and assisted the establishment of the company’s operations in Brampton. Working in partnership with a Brampton company, Italia Alimentari set up operations for meat products cutting and packaging.

Jig-Saw is a Japanese technology company that supports innovative technologies and services in the age of the Internet of Things (IoT) from behind the scenes. Through our partner organization, the Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO), Toronto Global worked with Jig-Saw to set up its Toronto office for both research and development and sales and support purposes to expand its IoT offering to clients in North America. The company has further plans to hire talent from Canada and the U.S. to operate out of its Toronto office. Jig-Saw chose the Toronto Region for its market size and access to potential customers, and most importantly, the expertise and deep pool of talent engaged in AI and IoT research.

Popular Filipino restaurant chain, Jollibee, is planning a massive expansion across Canada, seeking to open 100 restaurants in the next five years. Jollibee Foods Corporation is one of the largest and fastest growing Asian restaurant companies in the world. Toronto Global was introduced to Jollibee through a lead generator, and will continue working with the company to assist in opening additional restaurant locations across the Toronto Region in the upcoming years.

U.S.-based Kistler Group is the global leader in dynamic measurement technology for measuring pressure, force, torque and acceleration. Toronto Global was introduced to the Kistler Group through the Federal Trade Commissioner in Detroit, and the company chose to open its new sales centre in Mississauga. As its first Canadian location, the Kistler Canada office represents a significant expansion of the company’s global presence and solidifies its strong commitment to Canadian customers. Kistler Group’s Mississauga location serves to advise and support customers as well as manage sales in Canada’s automotive and aerospace industries.

Headquartered in Ireland, Malone Group is an engineering and safety project delivery company, providing expertise and experience around the full project lifecycle – from engineering design, procurement and project management to validation. Toronto Global was introduced to Malone Group through a referral from our colleagues at Calgary Economic Development and worked with the company to establish an office in Halton Region to better service its existing Canadian clients. Malone Group was drawn to the Toronto Region for the potential to fuel its client pipeline in the life sciences, food and beverage and cannabis sectors in Canada.

Manything is a U.K.-based firm that has built an application that converts mobile devices with cameras into monitoring devices. The idea is that people can convert old phones or tablets into devices that can be used to remotely monitor their homes. The office in Toronto will focus on technical sales and support. Manything was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K.

Based in the U.S., Mazars is an international advisory and financial services firm specializing in audit, accountancy, tax, legal and other advisory services. Mazars was referred to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner in New York City. The company’s Toronto office will allow for closer proximity to its clients located in the region, expand the national scope of its services in assurance, accounting, tax and advisory as well as reinforce the Global Infrastructure Finance team’s position as a major advisor to clients in North America.

MemoQ, a Hungary-based translation management solution, helps businesses of all sizes manage and automate their localization processes on a global scale. MemoQ contacted Toronto Global to assist in opening its North American headquarters in Toronto to strengthen its presence in the market. Recently named the fastest growing SaaS company in the global translation technology sector, MemoQ has seen significant growth in the North American market as the computer-assisted translation tool preferred by translators around the globe.

Referred to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner in the U.K., Morgan McKinley is a global recruitment agency based in Ireland. With operations in the U.K. and Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific, its new IT recruitment expansion in Toronto represents its first North American presence. Morgan McKinley chose to expand operations in the Toronto Region to leverage our strong and growing base of highly-skilled technology talent.

U.K.-based MovePlan Group supports businesses across the globe through the challenge of change in the workplace. Originating in London in 1986, MovePlan’s portfolio of successfully delivered change and relocation projects spans six continents and a multitude of cultures. The Canadian office will have the following functions: project coordination, marketing, business development, sales, and client servicing.

NIIT, headquartered in India, is a global skills and talent development company and leading provider of managed training services. Identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity, NIIT worked with Toronto Global to set up a development centre in Mississauga, as a result of the partnership with the Real Estate Council of Ontario, to develop an education program for real estate salespersons and brokers. Delivered through a partnership with Humber College, the education program is focused on content development, simulations and assessments, to equip learners with the practice-ready skills and confidence needed to trade in real estate and provide high quality service to buyers and sellers in Ontario. In addition, NIIT has developed and delivered training courses for leading Canadian businesses, as well as established a technology-enabled autism eLearning program in Ontario.

Nanoport Technology is a research and development lab from the U.S., providing hardware- and software-based magnetic connector systems designed to physically combine mobile devices for data transfer. Referred to Toronto Global by the team at the MaRS Discovery District, Nanoport Technology’s new Toronto office is focused on marketing and sales to support the increasing demand for its technologies.

NetBrain Technologies, based in Massachusetts, is the provider of the industry’s leading network automation platform to enterprises worldwide. Its ‘Just in Time’ automation platform provides network engineers with dynamic visibility across its hybrid networks and automation for key tasks across its IT workflows. NetBrain reached out to Toronto Global to assist in establishing its Toronto office as a key research and development centre for the company’s artificial intelligence and machine learning innovations. The expansion was to accelerate NetBrain’s growth and support across the region, with the new location allowing for better service and faster response time to a rapidly-growing market. NetBrain saw an opportunity to take advantage of the Toronto Region’s large number of high quality developers to support its innovation and growth.

California-based Nextdoor is the world’s largest private network for neighbours. Nextdoor enables truly local conversations that empower neighbours to build stronger and safer communities. Identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity, Nextdoor worked with Toronto Global to establish its first Canadian office in Toronto. This regional office serves as home to the company’s first internationally based team of engineers. As one of the most multicultural cities in the world and home to some of the brightest minds in the technology industry, the Toronto Region was the perfect place for Nextdoor to put down roots, attract top talent and expand its global presence.

Australia’s number one mineral make-up brand, Nude By Nature, is set to launch nation-wide in over 1,000 stores thanks to a partnership with Shoppers Drug Mart. With an introduction from the local Federal Trade Commissioner, and the recommendation of Shoppers Drug Mart, the company quickly understood Toronto as the place to partner with local warehousing and distribution companies in order to service its national customer-base, connecting with consultants and other partners in York Region, Mississauga and Brampton.

Brazilian technology company, Opus Software, offers IT services to clients, ranging from design to support. Referred to Toronto Global by the City of Toronto Economic Development Office, Opus Software expanded to Toronto to establish a sales and support team, with a goal of growing its development team down the line. The company was drawn to Toronto for its tech ecosystem, access to talent and markets and tax benefits for research and development.

Osborne is a recruitment consultancy specializing in permanent, temporary and contract positions, based in Dublin, Ireland. Over the past number of years, its team of recruitment specialists have successfully partnered with several well-established Canadian clients from its base in Ireland. Osborne Recruitment Consultancy and Toronto Global were acquainted through shared networks and the company established an office of 26 employees in Toronto to recruit for specialist sectors, including Accounting & Finance, Office, Secretarial & Customer Service, IT, Technical & Engineering, Sales & Marketing, Executive, HR & Legal Appointments.

Founded in 2007 in the U.K., PatSnap has brought together the world’s most comprehensive R&D dataset in one easy-to-use platform to help innovation leaders analyze tech trends, assess new opportunities, conduct competitor intelligence and maximize return on IP assets. Introduced to Toronto Global through recruiting firm and former client, Morgan McKinley, PatSnap opened an office in Toronto and soon realized the region’s unmatched potential for scaling up its business, providing PatSnap with a positive investment and talent recruitment experience. The PatSnap leadership team decided to make the Toronto Region its new North American headquarters, with a commitment to grow operations here significantly.

Headquartered in California, PatientPop is the healthcare leader in practice growth technology with an all-in-one solution that empowers healthcare providers to improve every digital touchpoint of the patient journey. Identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity, PatientPop worked with Toronto Global to set up a team of software developers in Toronto, taking advantage of the region’s talent pool, lower comparative business costs and tax credits. PatientPop was among the first companies to respond to the global COVID-19 crisis through the launch of PatientPop Telehealth, a solution to arm healthcare providers with the technology and support necessary to meet the rising demand for virtual care of their patients.

PayProp is a U.K.-based automated payment and reconciliation platform specific to the lettings industry that is both easier to use and more powerful than solutions offered by banks and traditional software vendors. Launched in 2004, PayProp has become a leading processor of rental payments for the property management industry, and today serves a large and diverse customer base of letting agents. PayProp was referred to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K. and chose to establish operations in Toronto.

With its global headquarters in Manchester, U.K., Peninsula is a global leader in HR and Health & Safety consulting dedicated to small and medium-sized businesses. Peninsula has established an office in Toronto where it already has a staff of over 100 and has plans to expand Canada-wide. Peninsula was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K.

Personalyze is a small team of engineers, data scientists, and marketers that aim to revolutionize the way companies understand their customers. The Manchester, U.K.-based artificial intelligence startup has established its software development office in Toronto.

Present Value is a leading eLearning company, headquartered in Germany, with a 15-year track record of successfully providing online learning with consultative implementation and ongoing support to meet commercial and investment banking clients' strategic knowledge needs globally and improve employee performance. Present Value Training was introduced to Toronto Global by our colleagues at Invest in Canada, and the company worked with Toronto Global to expand its presence to Toronto to take advantage of the region’s strong financial services sector, relatively low costs compared to New York and the streamlined talent acquisition process.

U.S.-based Presto, formerly E la Carte Inc., is modernizing restaurant dining rooms with its tools, most notably the PrestoPrime EMV Terminal. Using specialized hardware and software designed to meet the unique needs of restaurants, Presto’s products enhance the guest dining experience, streamline operations, and increase clients’ brand value. Toronto Global became acquainted with Presto after direct outreach to the company prior to a mission to the San Francisco Bay Area. Drawn to the region for its diversity and innovation in the technology sector, Presto has opened a Toronto office, which is expected to employ approximately 30 people.

Based in California, Punchh is the world leader in innovative digital marketing products for physical retailers, combining AI and machine learning technologies, mobile-first expertise, and omni-channel communications designed to dramatically increase lifetime customer value. Identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity, Punchh worked with Toronto Global to form a new Toronto office dedicated to engineering and technical innovation, as the company continues to augment its machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities. Punchh recognized the opportunity to invest in the Toronto Region for its machine learning and artificial intelligence ecosystem and talent pool.

U.K.-based Quantexa is an enterprise intelligence company, empowering organizations to drive confident decisions from their data. Quantexa was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K., and the company worked with Toronto Global to set up its Toronto operation, responsible for building the client pipeline in multiple sectors including financial services, oil and gas, government, telecommunications and transportation. Quantexa chose to open a location in the Toronto Region based on the lower overall costs relative to other technology centres, as well as the availability of AI expertise and technology talent.

Headquartered in the Netherlands, Rebel Group helps public and private organizations bridge the gap between their infrastructure needs and financial resources by focusing on developing public-private partnerships (P3s), innovative capital financing, project delivery strategies, efficient management, and performance improvement. Toronto Global's Investment Attraction team identified Rebel Group as a potential FDI opportunity for the Toronto Region and scheduled a meeting during the team’s mission to the Netherlands. After meeting Rebel Group and hosting the company in Toronto, it established a consulting operation in Toronto, where the company is actively hiring and conducting consulting and strategy work in the Toronto Region.

Refinery29 is a trailblazing digital media and entertainment company for young women with a global audience footprint of 550 million across all platforms. Toronto Global was introduced to Refinery29 through a lead generator in the U.S. and assisted the company in its expansion to the Canadian market, headquartered in Toronto. Refinery29 identified Canada as a strong organic audience for its content and launched in Toronto to appeal to its underserved female millennial audience, including a mix of localized content and global stories across fashion, beauty, wellness, politics and culture.

Manchester, U.K.-based fenestration company, Regalead, is the market leader in the supply of decorative glass components to the window, door, glass processing and kitchen furniture industries worldwide. Regalead established a sales and warehouse office in Vaughan, choosing York Region as a strategic location for market access and to best serve the company’s North American clients. Regalead was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K.

RepRisk, based in Switzerland, is a global leader and pioneer in data science, specializing in premium Environmental/Social/Governance (ESG) and business conduct risk research and quantitative solutions. Toronto Global's Investment Attraction team identified RepRisk as a potential FDI opportunity. Meeting with the RepRisk team in Switzerland and hosting them here in the Toronto Region, Toronto Global worked with the company to establish its 25-employee branch in Toronto. Through a global presence with offices in Germany, the Philippines, Switzerland, and now Canada, RepRisk moves to a setup that allows for 24-hour business operations, further improving its ability to serve clients, including the world’s largest financial institutions and businesses.

Resolver, a U.K.-based organization with millions of consumers, launched an innovative new tool for Canadian consumers to help manage their complaints with businesses. This web-based platform provides consumers with an effective and streamlined process through which they can reach out to address Canadian businesses. Through staff outreach by our U.K. market team, Toronto Global worked with Resolver to establish its sales and support office in Toronto, employing 50 people. Resolver is in Toronto to launch an innovative utility providing Canadian consumers a new choice for lodging complaints to businesses and achieving resolution satisfaction.

Revolut is a U.K.-based financial technology company that offers banking services, prepaid debit cards, fee-free currency exchange, stock trading, cryptocurrency exchange and peer-to-peer payments. Revolut was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K., and worked together to expand its presence to form a Canadian headquarters in Toronto, responsible for sales and marketing for the Canadian market. Revolut chose Canada as a target market in its strategy for global expansion and identified the Toronto Region as a location to invest due to the availability of talent and market size.

Rimilia is a U.K.-based global leader in financial relationship management solutions that transforms how businesses optimize their end-to-end customer financial relationships. Rimilia was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K. The Toronto Global team worked with Rimilia to establish a Toronto office focusing on tech services, customer support and AI development to support North American customers and tap into the flourishing AI industry growing in Canada’s largest region.

Based in New York, Risk Focus delivers trading, risk and cloud-enabling solutions to global capital markets, relied upon by brokers, banks, clearing houses and hedge funds for specialized solution needs. Identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity, Risk Focus worked with Toronto Global to establish a development centre in Halton Region that will house a highly technical team, focusing on development, operations and business transformations, as well as risk and trade solutions for financial services. Risk Focus sought to take advantage of the Toronto Region’s large quantity of high quality developers and to serve its local clients in the financial services industry.

U.K.-based Robert Walters is a world-leading specialist professional recruitment consultancy. After an introduction from the British Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Trade, Toronto Global assisted in the company’s expansion to Toronto, with a focus on recruiting qualified accounting professionals into permanent positions in the regional financial services sector.

SADA Systems (SADA), a leading global business consultancy and technology services firm, based in California, opened an office in Toronto, staffed by top engineering and sales personnel. Identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity, SADA worked with Toronto Global to establish operations in Toronto to expand Google Cloud Services in Canada. The decision was bolstered by SADA’s pre-existing strong presence and customer base in Canada and the availability of top local engineering talent throughout the Toronto Region to fulfill the needs of its customers in the region.

Based in Germany, SATA has a long history of producing precision tools and setting standards for paint spray equipment, compressed air filters and worker health protection. SATA chose to locate its office in Vaughan, including a warehouse and upcoming plans for a training centre. SATA was introduced to Toronto Global through the Embassy of Canada in Berlin.

Samsung Research America (SRA), the North American HQ for Samsung’s advanced R&D and wholly owned by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. set up an engineering office in Toronto, in partnership with the federal and provincial governments, focused on artificial intelligence. SRA’s strategic location in the MaRS Discovery District provides proximity to the University of Toronto and the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence, allowing the company to tap into the rich AI ecosphere and talent pool. Samsung was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner in Palo Alto, California.

SIEAE is a Jamaican tech company, merging digital marketing and augmented reality. SIEAE chose to relocate its headquarters to Canada to capitalize on the momentum inherent in Toronto’s technology industry. With the help of Toronto Global, SIEAE visited the region to engage with local talent, specifically from our well-established postsecondary coding programs, ultimately locating here to take advantage of our highly skilled and specialized talent pool.

India-headquartered Servify is a consumer technology enterprise delivering ‘consumer happiness’ across the post-sales lifecycle for products that touch consumers’ everyday lives. Since 2015, Servify has been working seamlessly to build the world’s most advanced self-learning customer service ecosystem. Servify contacted Toronto Global to seek assistance in its expansion, and in collaboration with the Regional Municipality of Durham’s Economic Development and Tourism Division, Town of Whitby Economic Development and 1855 Whitby, Toronto Global assisted in bringing this investment to Durham Region. Durham Region’s integrated transportation network, great quality of life and talented tech workforce – fueled by Durham College and Ontario Tech University – were factors that influenced the company’s choice to establish a regional office in Whitby.

Shipp-Shape Media, headquartered in Arizona, develops strategies, creates content, builds products, launches campaigns and designs systems to inspire the people their brands care about most. Introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner in Los Angeles, Shipp-Shape Media was seeking to be recognized as an international agency and worked with Toronto Global to establish an office in Toronto. The company has secured multiple key Canadian clients, with plans to acquire an additional advertising agency and create a digital media entity.

Skylight, based in the U.S., develops an online platform designed to manage home renovation and reinvention projects. The company's platform is designed to help in assigning a proven contractor and monitor progress to create a homeowner's budget based on typical patterns for similar projects to keep projects organized, enabling homeowners to get their homes renovated within a given budget and schedule. Through Ontario's Senior Economic Officer based in San Francisco, Toronto Global assisted Skylight in its software development office expansion to Toronto.

Germany-based Softgames is one of the world's largest developers of Messenger Games with tens of millions of users every month. The company allows users to instantly play games with their friends, while helping brands to reach their target audiences. Identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity, Softgames worked with Toronto Global to launch its new branch in Toronto, with a dedicated new team responsible for the company's successful match-3 titles. The access to talent in digital media, animation and gaming in the Toronto Region was one of the key motivators for the company’s expansion.

Spotzi is a Netherlands-based company that expanded to Toronto, focusing on making mapping easier for clients. Spotzi offers both data visualization and an intelligent and rich web map service for clients to retrieve or push data. The company chose to locate in the Toronto Region for hiring talent, due to its large supply of data and GIS specialists.

Swiss company, Swissborg, is revolutionizing wealth management services with a community-centric approach powered by blockchain technology, offering Swiss-made crypto investment solutions to the world. Toronto Global was introduced to Swissborg at the Toronto Global London Launch blockchain event in November 2017, through keynote speaker, Manie Eager, Chairman of the Blockchain Association of Canada. Swissborg chose Toronto for its AI R&D office expansion, based on the talent pipeline flush with developers and software engineers.

Synapse is a collaborative platform that streamlines and centralizes training intake, standardizes course design and allows the creation of storyboards and prototypes to create better training, faster. Originally based in Texas, Synapse relocated its headquarters to Toronto, working with Toronto Global after being identified by the Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity. The company saw the potential and momentum of the technology sector in the Toronto Region and Synapse chose to locate in the Ryerson DMZ to build its sales and marketing team, as well as its product expansion and development teams.

TSP Projects, based in the U.K., is a multi-disciplinary solutions business with extensive engineering capabilities and specialist expertise in the transportation and energy industries. Employing more than 420 highly experienced staff, it works in partnership with its clients to develop and deliver high quality, innovative technical solutions. The company chose to locate in Toronto based on the substantial investments in Ontario by the provincial government on a variety of rail initiatives, providing the company with an ideal base for expansion into the Canadian market. TSP Projects was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario).

TYPSA is an Architectural Design and Civil Engineering company headquartered in Spain. TYPSA focuses on Canadian infrastructure, particularly railways, and was attracted to invest in Toronto by the myriad of regional transportation projects in progress. Referred by the foreign embassy in Ottawa, Toronto Global connected TYPSA with service providers to set up operations and incorporate, and with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) to ensure adherence to licensing and regulations.

India-based Teknol, a force in the family technology sector, is focused on providing and developing modernized solutions in critical components for small business focused on the family care industry. Through the company’s U.S. operations, Teknol was introduced to Toronto Global by the Province of Ontario representative in New York. Toronto Global assisted the company in setting up shop in Toronto due to the region’s flourishing entrepreneurial landscape and growing economy, as well as the great technological advances the Toronto Region has made in recent years. Teknol’s office in Toronto represents its fourth global expansion.

Headquartered in San Francisco, U.S., Terminal is a remote teams company that helps growing tech companies quickly hire the engineers they need to scale. Terminal was introduced to Toronto Global through the Federal Trade Commissioner in San Francisco. Terminal builds remote development teams and supports the entire employee experience – from providing premium shared workspaces to fostering community. The company chose to locate its 90-employee consulting office in Toronto, drawn by the world-class talent, educational institutions and calibre of companies throughout the region.

The Mustard Concept is a U.K.-based international expansion consultancy firm helping businesses successfully expand into the U.K. and mainland Europe through a proven method to secure profitability. Introduced to Toronto Global through the U.K. Department for International Trade, the Mustard Concept decided on the Toronto Region as the site for its office location due to the region’s thriving economy, vibrant culture and availability of talent. The Mustard Concept’s Toronto office is responsible for business development and client management.

TradeGecko is a Singapore-based provider of cloud-based inventory and sales management software designed to increase customer involvement and time management. The TradeGecko operations in Toronto will include sales, marketing and client care. Toronto Global was introduced to TradeGecko by the Canadian High Commission in Singapore.

France-based pioneer crowdfunding platform, Ulule, enables creative, innovative and community-minded projects to test ideas, build a community and make it grow. Ulule has become the leading European crowdfunding website, with over 26,000 successfully funded projects, more than 2.4 million members worldwide and a record success rate of close to 70 percent. Toronto Global became acquainted with Ulule through our partners at the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Ulule’s Toronto location serves as a sales and marketing office for the North American market.

VFX Global Payments Inc. is the Canadian subsidiary of U.K.-based VFX Financial Plc. The company handles online foreign currency exchange with excellent rates and offers a reliable, guaranteed service which is fast, secure and trustworthy, utilizing the most powerful technology in the industry. VFX Global Payments Inc. plans a rapid expansion in Canada to assist businesses, non-profits and individuals with their global currency exposure. The company was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K. and chose to establish operations in Toronto.

VTS is a New York-based property technology company that delivers an easy-to-use, intuitive platform that empowers commercial real estate professionals to work smarter, not harder. Identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity, VTS worked with Toronto Global to establish a regional office in Toronto, specifically for its new product development centre. VTS was looking to take advantage of the city’s deep pool of engineering talent and strong commercial real estate customer base. The Toronto Region was the clear choice for VTS due to its innovative and high-quality tech talent pool, proximity to its Canadian market and the region’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

VanHack is an international recruitment agency with offices across Europe and most recently, Vancouver and Toronto. The company has built a community of over 145,000 software developers, designers and digital marketers ready to relocate. Toronto Global met VanHack at the 2018 Mobile World Congress exhibition in Barcelona and worked with the company to set up its business, with a mandate to bring incredible talent to the Toronto Region. VanHack is helping local companies to meet their growing tech talent needs by tapping into talent from around the globe, with a particular focus on increasing awareness about the federal government’s Global Talent Stream visa.

vertemax, from Canterbury, U.K., develops and provides specialist collective protection, personal protection, access solutions, service solutions and lifting equipment, ensuring work zone safety is never compromised. vertemax has established a warehouse and sales office in Mississauga to grow its Canadian business. vertemax was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K.

Websure is a London, U.K.-based firm that builds enterprise software solutions with the flexibility to handle any insurance risk or trade. Websure chose to open its North American support centre in Toronto to better serve clients within the time zones of the Americas. Websure was introduced to Toronto Global through our service provider network.

Weight Watchers is a New York-based global wellness company and the world's leading commercial weight management program. The company launched a new technology hub in Toronto to expand its team working on the digital Weight Watchers experience for its members. Introduced to Toronto Global through the Vector Institute, and with its Canadian corporate headquarters located in Oakville, Halton Region, Weight Watchers was aware of the rich technology talent found across the Toronto Region, along with the region’s reputation as a technology hub. The opportunity in the Toronto Region aligned well with the company’s transformation from Weight Watchers to the innovative and technology-driven company now known as WW.

Founded in the U.K. in 1985, Weston Williamson + Partners is an architecture and urban design practice, specializing in infrastructure, regeneration and place making. Weston Williamson + Partners was introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial-Ontario) in London, U.K., working together to establish its Toronto location. The company opened a studio in Toronto after winning two major projects within the Toronto Region, building a foundation for future growth and development.

Wonolo is an on-demand staffing platform that connects job seekers and businesses looking to fill their labour needs. Based in California, Wonolo was identified by Toronto Global’s Investment Attraction team as an FDI opportunity. Incentivized by access to technology talent and the ability to tap into the best global talent pool from around the world, the company chose to expand to Toronto to build a software engineering office.

Wunderman is a Danish global digital marketing firm, focused on developing advanced marketing solutions for some of the most admired brands within sport, fashion, retail, travel and hospitality, pharmaceuticals and finance. Toronto Global was introduced to Wunderman through the Federal Trade Commissioner in Copenhagen, Denmark, working with the company to build its Toronto office to act as a North American headquarters for digital marketing. Wunderman sought out the Toronto Region for its latest expansion due to the availability of top-tier talent and affordability, relative to other major global centres.

Spanish company, Zitron, provides its customers with cutting-edge, tailor-made solutions for their ventilation system requirements for underground infrastructures such as road, rail, metro tunnels and mining. Introduced to Toronto Global by the Federal Trade Commissioner in Madrid, Spain, Zitron was seeking access to the North American market and identified the Toronto Region as an ideal location to invest. The company opened an office in Halton Region and is currently engaged in the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit project.