GridCentric was founded in 2009 by members of the University of Toronto Systems and Networking Research Lab. Their award-winning research in virtualization technology became the basis for GridCentric's groundbreaking technology for the cloud and VDI markets.
Launched with seed funding from Rogers Ventures, the venture capital arm of Canadian telecommunications leader Rogers Communications, GridCentric has already earned an international reputation for innovative, game-changing technology that has the ability to dramatically improve the scalability and economics of both VDI and the cloud.
GridCentric has since completed a follow-on round of venture capital funding from Rogers Ventures, and received additional funding from the Investment Accelerator Fund of the Province of Ontario and the Ontario Centres for Excellence. GridCentric continues to focus on innovation, developing a strong foundation for further growth.
Eric Shefler
CEO
Eric is a technology executive with an extensive track record of international experience, including 10 years with EMC, a leader in information infrastructure, software and security technologies, most recently as Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to that, Eric was a Vice President, Sales for a Fortune 500 Networking company based in NY. Eric has also been actively involved in advising early stage and emerging technology companies.
Tim Smith
Co-founder and President
Tim’s ten years of industrial experience prior to founding GridCentric include four development and product lead roles, five software start-ups, one Fortune 100 company, and one University -- in areas as diverse as real-time embedded systems, mobile gaming, and computational biology. Tim holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science and an M.Sc. in Systems and Networking, both from the University of Toronto.
Adin Scannell
Co-founder and CTO
Adin is a technologist with a breadth of experience in both academia and industry, including two industrial research labs, several successful start-ups and one colossal failure. Adin holds a B.Math in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo and an M.Sc. from the University of Toronto, where he taught Operating Systems courses and his research focused on distributed systems and virtualization.