About
Patrick Ostiguy founded Accedian, a network performance monitoring company that grew to 300 employees and $80 million in annual revenue while serving over 300 telecom carriers across 64 countries; he served as CEO before becoming Executive Chairman in 2019, leading the company through acquisitions in Sweden and France and its 2023 sale to Cisco. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Avantas, which was acquired by EXFO for $100 million in 2001, and was part of the initial team at Positron Fiber Systems, which was acquired for $200 million in 1998. Ostiguy has over 30 years of experience in telecommunications and networking technology and currently serves as Entrepreneur in Residence at Centech Mtl.
Experience
- Centech MtlEntrepreneur in Residencecurrent2026 — presentMontreal, QC
- Québec TechMembre du Comité Aviseur Entrepreneurcurrent2026 — presentMontreal, QC
- Amiral VenturesFounding Investor, Advisor, Member of the LPACcurrent2024 — presentMontreal, QC
- Bridge Growth Partners, LLCSenior Advisorcurrent2023 — presentMontreal, QC, Canada
- Triptyq CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2022 — presentMontreal, QC
- LiiferLead Director and Investorcurrent2021 — presentMontreal
- AYE3D Inc.Investor and Member of Advisory Boardcurrent2021 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- AccedianFounder & Executive Chairman2019 — 2023Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- AccedianFounder, President & CEO2004 — 2019Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- EXFOProduct Management & Business Development, Protocol group2001 — 2004Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Avantas NetworksProduct Management & Co-Founder1999 — 2001Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Marconi PLCProduct Management, MAS transport group1998 — 1999Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Positron Fiber SystemsProduct Management1995 — 1998Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- VideotronSystem Engineering Manager1995Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education
- Université de SherbrookeB. Eng., Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering1990 — 1994
Skills & more
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Go-to-market StrategyIntegrationMobile DevicesMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)Product MarketingSolution SellingStrategic PartnershipsVoice over IP (VoIP)VoIPEngineeringManaged ServicesMobile CommunicationsLanguages English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Patrick Ostiguy work?
- Patrick Ostiguy is Mentor at Amiral Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Université de Sherbrooke34
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