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About
Left was a technology, media and innovation company based in Maple Ridge, British Columbia — deliberately outside Vancouver's core, a point its co-founders made often. Founded around 2010 by John Lyotier and Chris Jensen, it ran a network of consumer travel brands (including rentbyowner.com and cruise and rental-home sites) that Lyotier said pushed roughly US$350 million in travel bookings a year by 2017. Left also built RightMesh, a peer-to-peer mobile mesh network that let devices connect and share without the internet, with an engineering team in Bangladesh. The company was a certified B Corp and won repeated best-workplace recognition in BC. Left did not survive the 2020 pandemic and wound down that August; Lyotier went on to found TravelAI and the UpNext Group.
Backers
Left was privately held; its RightMesh unit pursued a token sale in 2018. Overall funding is not detailed here.
Quick answers
What was Left?
A Maple Ridge, BC technology and media company that ran a network of consumer travel brands and built RightMesh, a peer-to-peer mobile mesh network. It was a certified B Corp.
Who founded Left?
John Lyotier and Chris Jensen, around 2010, in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
Is Left still around?
No. Left did not survive the 2020 pandemic and wound down in August 2020. Co-founder John Lyotier now runs TravelAI and the UpNext Group.