About
Alan has been a founder, CEO, CTO, and COO of several technology businesses and has run corporate-backed global accelerator programs in Calgary, Mumbai, and Vietnam. He was CEO of Cascada Mobile (acquired by Monitise) and co-founder/CTO of Davinci Technologies (acquired by Verint), starting his career at Accenture.
Alan Lysne @alysne
Congrats @rezakhadjavi and team. Truly world class. https://t.co/3MhKOZ8DCo
Jun 24, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Alan Lysne @alysne
The way @trysunflower has re-thought email makes you wonder why so little had changed in all these years. Simple, thoughtful, efficient and somehow relaxing. Well done.
Aug 13, 2025 Β· β₯ 13 Β· β 3
Alan Lysne @alysne
This is a pretty good one too @MeetApollo #consolelogmarketing https://t.co/LIvnJtUxd0
Mar 6, 2025
Experience
- Jonas Construction SoftwarePresidentcurrent2025 β present
- Fastbreak VenturesPartnercurrent2020 β presentToronto
- Zone Startups VenturesPartnercurrent2018 β present
- Ryerson Futures Inc.COO and Managing Partner2012 β 2020Toronto, ON
- Grapple MobileCOO2010 β 2012Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Cascada MobileCEO2008 β 2010
- ComverseAVP2002 β 2008Toronto
- Davinci TechnologiesCo-Founder and CTO1996 β 2002Toronto
- AccentureSr. Consultant1993 β 1996
Education
- Queen's UniversityBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical Engineering1989 β 1993
Skills & more
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Start-up VenturesVenture CapitalGlobal DeploymentExecutive ManagementTechnology CommercializationOperations ManagementSoftware EngineeringNew VenturesStrategic PlanningManagementStrategyEnterprise SoftwareFrom Alan's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Queen's University181
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Shared employers
Also worked at Jonas Construction Software1
Also worked at Fastbreak Ventures1
Also worked at Comverse13
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Also worked at Accenture613
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