Growth Series Podcast by POV Hamilton and Innovation Factory featuring Acuity Insights

Acuity Insights scales from local startup to award-winning national growth!

Acuity Insights (formerly Altus Assessments), a local, McMaster University grown startup scales nationally in only 5 years, with over 100 employees spanning across Canada, Australia, and the United States, and gains acquisition in 2021!

In the second episode of the Innovation Factory Growth Series, Kelly Dore, Co-Founder and VP of Growth at Acuity Insights talks about her recent successes with Innovation Factory’s CEO David Carter. The company went from bootstrapping only a few years ago to being named as a company to watch on Deloitte’s Technologies Company’s Fast 50, and most recently gaining their first major acquisition.

Find out how they did it all by listening here:

Are you looking to scale your innovative idea, increase revenues or enter global markets? Start a conversation with Innovation Factory and let’s discuss how we can help you.

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