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Chad Davis

Co-founder, LiveCA

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Chad Davis is a CPA who co-founded LiveCA, a Canadian accounting firm, after meeting Josh Zweig in February 2013 to pair tax work with cloud software. He holds a commerce degree from Ryerson University and an MBA from St Mary's University, and now works with LiveCA's sales and product teams. Since 2018 he has worked from his family's RV.

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

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Did Chad Davis co-found LiveCA?

Yes. LiveCA's own about page, checked 2026-09-22, lists him as "CHAD DAVIS — Co-Founder" next to "JOSH ZWEIG — Co-Founder", and says that in February 2013 Josh and Chad met to share what they were doing with their own companies and saw that matching tax with tech had potential. The firm's team page, checked the same day, also gives his title as Co-Founder.

What does Chad Davis do at LiveCA now?

His bio on LiveCA's team page, checked 2026-09-22, says he works with the sales and product teams on special projects and represents the company at industry events. Earlier, on the Modern CTO podcast published August 26, 2022, he said he led the firm's sales and NoCode development teams, and Karbon Magazine said he ran LiveCA's development team from his family's RV.

What is LiveCA?

A Canadian accounting firm, LiveCA LLP, that brands itself "Canada's Online CPA Firm". Its own site, checked 2026-09-22, says it serves new and established businesses expecting to earn $1M to $200M+ next year, handling bookkeeping, payroll, and corporate and personal tax. Its about-page timeline runs from 2013 to a 2023 move to an exclusively Canadian-based team.

What did Chad Davis do before LiveCA?

On the Modern CTO podcast published August 26, 2022, Davis said he qualified as a CPA in Canada, spent about five years in the Cayman Islands, then came back and created a company that helped Canadian businesses move their accounting and finance to the cloud. His LiveCA bio, checked 2026-09-22, adds a BComm in accounting from Ryerson University and an MBA from St Mary's University.

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