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Did Carl Mercier co-found VarageSale?
Yes. The Globe and Mail reported on April 2, 2015 that CEO and co-founder Carl Mercier's company started in Montreal three years earlier and chose Toronto for its next office. La Voix de l'Est reported on April 28, 2015 that he co-founded it with Tami Zuckerman.
Why did he step down as CEO?
BetaKit reported on March 28, 2016 that he moved from CEO to chief product officer and named Andrew Sider CEO. He told BetaKit that as founders, product vision is not something you can outsource.
What did he build before VarageSale?
La Voix de l'Est reported on April 28, 2015 that he founded Defensio, which protected blogs from comment spam, and sold it to Websense in 2009. His ConFoo 2010 speaker page, checked September 24, 2026, says he also founded Adonis Technologies, acquired in 2006, and the Montreal on Rails developer group.
How much did VarageSale raise under him?
La Voix de l'Est reported on April 28, 2015 that VarageSale, with Mercier as CEO, raised US$34 million from investors including Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners, and had grown from two employees to 55.