Peter Schwartz

Founder at

The Laurence Group

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Peter J.
Schwartz is the founder of Communitech, Inc., founded in 1997.
Mr. Schwartz was the founder of Kognitiv Corp., founded in 2008, where the title held was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Schwartz is the founder of Laurence Capital Corp., founded in 2003, holding the title of Chairman.
Mr. Schwartz is also the founder of The Laurence Group.
Current positions include Chairman at WCP Holding, Inc. and ArtBarn Media, Inc., Executive Chairman at Seekda GmbH, Director at Aware Corp.
Ltd., Stratford Chef School, and Onco-Screen, Inc., and Member of Young Presidents' Organization (Canada) since 1996.
Former positions include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. from 1990 to 2003, Chairman at Waterloo Brewing Ltd., Director at Triple G Systems Group, Inc., Director at ZipLocal, Inc. from 2006 to 2009, Director at Achievers Corp., GlassBOX Television, Inc., Mashup Arts, Inc., ParkVu, Inc., and XMG Studio, Inc., and Advisor at J.
L.
Albright Venture Partners, Inc. and Tech Capital Partners, Inc. Education includes undergraduate studies at the University of Western Ontario.

Peter Schwartz active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Laurence Capital Corp. Laurence Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Laurence Capital invests in companies located in Canada. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology, financial services and real estate. It participates in later stage and buyout transactions in the form of equity and debt.	Founder	01/08/2003
WCP Holding, Inc.	Chairman	23/11/2009
Young Presidents' Organization (Canada) Young Presidents' Organization (Canada) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as non-profit organization, which helps young chief executives to engage, learn, and grow	Corporate Officer/Principal	15/01/2010
Stratford Chef School Stratford Chef School Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides training to chefs and culinary entrepreneurs for charity	Director/Board Member	09/09/2010
ArtBarn Media, Inc. ArtBarn Media, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides software downloading and installation services	Chairman	-
Onco-Screen, Inc. Onco-Screen, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops cancer care medical devices	Director/Board Member	-
Aware Corp. Ltd. Aware Corp. Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides IT consulting services	Director/Board Member	-
Seekda GmbH Seekda GmbH Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides hospitality technology intelligent revenue generation solutions for hotels	Chairman	-
The Laurence Group The Laurence Group Investment ManagersFinance Functions as private capital firm	Founder	-

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Private companies	23
The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and develops software solution	Technology Services
Waterloo Brewing Ltd. Waterloo Brewing Ltd. Beverages: AlcoholicConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures and retails beer through online	Consumer Non-Durables
J. L. Albright Venture Partners, Inc. J. L. Albright Venture Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance J. L. Albright Venture Partners (JLA Ventures) targets non-control investments in software-as-a-service (SaaS), digital media and mobile applications/services. The firm focuses on companies with superior technologies, sustainable competitive advantage and exceptional growth prospects. Investments typically range from $500,000 to $10 million, with an initial investment averaging $2 million to $5 million. They provide long-term capital for growth purpose and expect to exit their investments through an IPO or an outright sale of the business.	Finance
Triple G Systems Group, Inc. Triple G Systems Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and supports software to enable healthcare organizations to integrate laboratory processes	Technology Services
University of Western Ontario University of Western Ontario Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Tech Capital Partners, Inc. Tech Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance TCP invests in early stage technological focused companies based in Waterloo Region and invest $500,000 to $2 million in a company’s seed round, and then continue to support the company through follow-on investments. They have the ability to invest up to $9 million in each of their portfolio companies.	Finance
ZipLocal, Inc. ZipLocal, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides an online directory that helps Canadians find local businesses and services	Technology Services
Young Presidents' Organization (Canada) Young Presidents' Organization (Canada) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as non-profit organization, which helps young chief executives to engage, learn, and grow	Commercial Services
Achievers Corp. Achievers Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops employee recognition and reward software	Technology Services
Laurence Capital Corp. Laurence Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Laurence Capital invests in companies located in Canada. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology, financial services and real estate. It participates in later stage and buyout transactions in the form of equity and debt.	Finance
GlassBOX Television, Inc. GlassBOX Television, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Owns and operates cross-platform digital broadcast and VOD channels	Consumer Services
Mashup Arts, Inc. Mashup Arts, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides Internet portal services for the artistic community	Technology Services
Communitech, Inc. Communitech, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides information technology and services	Technology Services
ParkVu, Inc. ParkVu, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software applications for mobile devices	Technology Services
WCP Holding, Inc.
Aware Corp. Ltd. Aware Corp. Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides IT consulting services	Technology Services
Stratford Chef School Stratford Chef School Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides training to chefs and culinary entrepreneurs for charity	Commercial Services
Kognitiv Corp. Kognitiv Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops an AI powered loyalty platform	Technology Services
ArtBarn Media, Inc. ArtBarn Media, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides software downloading and installation services	Technology Services
XMG Studio, Inc. XMG Studio, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops mobile games	Technology Services
Onco-Screen, Inc. Onco-Screen, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops cancer care medical devices	Health Technology
Seekda GmbH Seekda GmbH Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides hospitality technology intelligent revenue generation solutions for hotels	Technology Services
The Laurence Group The Laurence Group Investment ManagersFinance Functions as private capital firm	Finance