CIX names Lightspeed POS its 2019 innovator of the year
CIX has named Lightspeed POS (TSX: LSPD) its 2019 “Innovator of the Year”. Founded in 2005 by CEO Dax Dasilva, Lightspeed is a Montréal-based retail and restaurant POS and e-commerce solution. It went public this year in Canada, raising $276 million at a valuation of $1.5 billion. Lightspeed raised more than $400 million from venture capital firms. Going into the public launch, it was backed by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Inovia Capital and others. Dasilva will accept the award and tell his story as the opening keynote speaker with Inovia's Chris Arsenault at CIX on October 16 in Toronto.
19 June 2019•4 mins read
