Octopz included in Backbone KPMG PICK 20
Octopz has been chosen as one of the top Canadian Web 2.0 pioneers in the first annual PICK 20 Awards. Other winners include b5media, FreshBooks, Kaboose, NowPublic and StandoutJobs. The full list of winning companies is here.
According to the offical news release:
PICK20 winners will be formally recognized in Vancouver at the Wosk Centre on Sept 16th 2008, and in Toronto during TorontoTechWeek at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Sept 22nd, 2008
PICK 20 is a roundup of Canada’s up and coming Web 2.0 pioneers, produced by Backbone magazine and KPMG. The winners on this year’s list were selected by a diverse range of industry pundits including Dave Forde, Michael Geist, Mitch Joel, Sean Moffitt, Michael O’Connor Clarke, Rick Segal, Ron Shuttleworth and Kate Trgovac. You can read the judges’ bios and their comments on the chosen companies here.
In related news, Canadian technology uber-evangelist David Crow wrote about Ten Startups to Watch in StartupNorth earlier this month, and included Octopz on the list. It’s really a thrill to be acknowledged for our efforts, nearly at the same time, both by established organizations and independent pundits.
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