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Adam Meghji

Co-founder & CTO, Peggy

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Adam Meghji is co-founder and CTO of Peggy, the Toronto marketplace whose patented digital fingerprint authenticates artwork by phone camera and pays artists a royalty on secondary sales. He and Peggy chief executive Craig Follett earlier co-founded the ticketing platform Universe, sold to Ticketmaster in 2015, after which Meghji spent five years as a Ticketmaster and Live Nation vice-president.

Adam hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Adam co-founded Peggy, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Podcast
Peggy - The EntrepreneursMonocle Radio
2022

Quick answers

Did Adam Meghji co-found Peggy?

Yes. Peggy's own about page, checked September 22, 2026, carries a founding note signed "Craig Follett, Co-Founder & CEO" that reads: "I collaborated with my longtime co-founder, Adam Meghji, who had started his own art collecting journey, to think of ways we could bring art to more people." Monocle's The Entrepreneurs episode on Peggy, dated November 16, 2022, likewise introduces "co-founders Craig Follett and Adam Meghji".

What is his role at Peggy today?

Co-founder and CTO. His profile page on Peggy, peggy.com/@adam, read "Co-founder & CTO @peggy, music & tech, slowly growing my small collection" when checked on September 22, 2026, and his personal site meghji.org listed "2020-Present: Co-founder & CTO, Peggy" the same day.

What did he build before Peggy?

Universe, the events and ticketing platform. His personal site meghji.org, checked September 22, 2026, lists "2011-2015: Co-founder & CTO, Universe (acquired)" followed by "2015-2020: VP, Ticketmaster / Live Nation". The Logic reported on April 26, 2023 that "Craig Follett and Adam Meghji sold Universe, the online ticketing company they co-founded, to Ticketmaster in 2015".

Is Peggy still running?

Yes. Peggy's about page, checked September 22, 2026, carries a 2026 copyright line, live iOS and Android download links, and the statement "We currently have a team of 16 people over 4 continents". The same page describes "Peggy's patented digital fingerprint" and says the technology "enables artists and galleries to receive royalties on every single secondary sale".

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