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About
Redbrick's model is to own several digital businesses outright and give them one back office. Tobyn Sowden started it in Victoria in 2011 and it has stayed bootstrapped, funding acquisitions from operations rather than outside capital — the largest being Leadpages, the Minneapolis lead-generation platform, in March 2020. Its current portfolio spans Animoto for video creation, Delivra for email marketing, Duplex for content discovery, Leadpages, the newsletter ad network Paved, and Shift, a browser for people juggling several email and app accounts, which began as a tool Redbrick built for itself. The group's operating companies keep their own brands and teams while Redbrick supplies executive oversight and shared people, finance and creative functions. It is a certified B Corp and has been named one of Canada's Top Small and Medium Employers seven years running. Rory Capern is chief operating officer and leads M&A.
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Bootstrapped — Redbrick has not raised outside funding and finances acquisitions from operations, as it states in interviews and on its site.
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What is Redbrick?
A Victoria, BC holding company that acquires and operates internet businesses. It owns Leadpages, Shift, Animoto, Delivra, Paved and Duplex, and runs shared people, finance and creative teams across them.
Who founded Redbrick?
Tobyn Sowden, in Victoria in 2011. He is still chief executive.
Has Redbrick raised venture funding?
No. It is bootstrapped and funds its acquisitions from operations, which is why its deals are reported without round sizes.
Who from Redbrick is in this directory?
Rory Capern, its chief operating officer, who leads M&A. He spoke at TechTO's MarketingTO in November 2017, while at Twitter Canada.