Simon Leroux
Directeur Général chez Gazelle.ai, Inc.
Profil
Simon Leroux is an entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and coach.
He is passionate about Big Data, AI, B2B SaaS, and growing and scaling teams, companies, and products.
Simon co-founded of Gazelle.ai, the first application designed to use AI and Big Data consistently to identify companies poised for growth and expansion.
Gazelle utilizes artificial intelligence to access vast pools of data across multiple sources, and their algorithms are trained to rank companies based on their likelihood to expand.
In March 2023, KKR acquired Gazelle and integrated it into their portfolio company Lightcast.io, a leading provider of labor market analytics.
Simon began his career in the private sector at Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE), where he held senior management positions in business strategy, sales, and marketing.
In 2009, he became the co-owner and partner at ROI Research on Investment, a management consulting firm specializing in international business development and attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), which is where the idea of Gazelle originated.
Postes actifs de Simon Leroux
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
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Gazelle.ai, Inc.
 Gazelle.ai, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Economic Modeling LLC, Gazelle.ai, Inc. is a business intelligence platform that uses proprietary artificial intelligence to forecast a Canadian company's likelihood to expand. Gazelle.ai is based in Montréal, Canada and was acquired by Economic Modeling LLC on April 12, 2023. Since launching in 2017, Gazelle.ai is now used in over 40 countries by thousands of users and has won numerous awards for its AI capabilities and remarkable growth. The company, founded in 2015 by Steven Jast, grew out of a desire to enhance the methods used by business development professionals to identify growth companies around the world in targeted industries. The CEO is Simon Leroux. | Directeur Général | - |
iNovia Capital, Inc.
 iNovia Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance iNovia Capital, Inc., formerly MSBi Capital, is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Shawn Abbott. The firm is headquarters in Montreal Canada. | Consultant / Advisor | 01/04/2023 |
Lightcast
 Lightcast Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Lightcast operates an online media platform. | Private Equity Investor | 01/04/2023 |
Multiforme Métal, Inc.
 Multiforme Métal, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Multiforme Métal, Inc. provides tailor-made residual materials management systems. It designs, manufactures, installs and supplies laundry scrap, garbage scraps, waste compactors, containers and bale presses. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Président | 01/09/2022 |
Formation de Simon Leroux
| HEC Montréal | Undergraduate Degree |
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iNovia Capital, Inc.
iNovia Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance iNovia Capital, Inc., formerly MSBi Capital, is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Shawn Abbott. The firm is headquarters in Montreal Canada. | Finance |
Multiforme Métal, Inc.
Multiforme Métal, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Multiforme Métal, Inc. provides tailor-made residual materials management systems. It designs, manufactures, installs and supplies laundry scrap, garbage scraps, waste compactors, containers and bale presses. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Producer Manufacturing |
Lightcast
Lightcast Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Lightcast operates an online media platform. | Technology Services |
Gazelle.ai, Inc.
Gazelle.ai, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Economic Modeling LLC, Gazelle.ai, Inc. is a business intelligence platform that uses proprietary artificial intelligence to forecast a Canadian company's likelihood to expand. Gazelle.ai is based in Montréal, Canada and was acquired by Economic Modeling LLC on April 12, 2023. Since launching in 2017, Gazelle.ai is now used in over 40 countries by thousands of users and has won numerous awards for its AI capabilities and remarkable growth. The company, founded in 2015 by Steven Jast, grew out of a desire to enhance the methods used by business development professionals to identify growth companies around the world in targeted industries. The CEO is Simon Leroux. | Technology Services |