Sean Silcoff
Journalist | Globe and Mail
Sean Silcoff writes about technology and life sciences for the Globe and Mail. He is the winner of three National Newspaper Awards and is the co-author of Losing the Signal: the Spectacular Rise and Fall of BlackBerry, which was released in May 2015. Losing the Signal won Canada’s National Business Book Award and was shortlisted for the international Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year. It was also adapted into the 2023 film “BlackBerry.” Sean joined the Globe and Mail in January 2012; he previously worked as a columnist and Montreal correspondent for the National Post and as a staff writer at Canadian Business Magazine. He began his reporting career covering courts and crime in Cornwall, Ont.
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Canadian Success Story: StackAdapt
StackAdapt, a Toronto-based programmatic advertising platform founded in 2013, has recently achieved significant milestones in its growth journey. On February 4, 2025, the company secured a $235 million investment led by Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), among other investors, bringing StackAdapt’s total funding to over $500 million. Join us for an in-depth discussion on StackAdapt’s rapid rise, recent funding round, and bold strategy for scaling globally.
