“When we started in 2008, we placed a
bet on these services and that’s paying off
now,” King said.
When Vendasta first emerged, it consisted
of a humble staff base of eight employees.
Presently in expansion mode, the compa-
ny has experienced a stunning amount of
growth in a short period of time, employing
over 200 people now.With over 400,000 lo-
cal businesses listed in its system and 550
agency and media partners, and through
these partners, over 5,200 salespeople in-
volved in the sales and distribution of Ven-
dasta’s platform, it is no wonder that the
company was named one of the 50 fastest
growing tech companies in Canada last
year, experiencing a 262 per cent growth
over the past four years. Vendasta has also
made it on to Deloitte’sTechnology Fast 50
and 500 companies list.
The company conducts 90 per cent of
its business in the U.S., catering to part-
“We’re trying to democratize enterprise software for smaller businesses. What
we’re doing is making software easy, accessible, and more affordable for small
businesses…”
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