Wirkn nets $400k in funding, recruits RedFlag Deals' Derek Szeto as CEO
Wirkn Inc, a mobile platform designed to help young people enter the workplace, has received $400,000 in a first round of financing. The round was led by Kinetic Companies Inc and a group of angel investors. Wirkn, a startup with offices in Toronto and Montréal, also announced that it has recruited Derek Szeto, the founder of Canadian bargain shopping community RedFlagDeals.com, to be its new CEO. Anthony Chan, formerly a senior executive at MasterCard Worldwide, has also been brought on as a general manager. Wirkn said another financing round is expected in the next 60 days.
15 October 2014•3 mins read
