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Who founded Canalyst?
BetaKit reported on 2022-08-02 that Canalyst was founded in 2015 by Damir Hot and head of research James Rife, with Hot serving as co-founder and CEO.
What happened to Canalyst?
BetaKit reported on 2022-08-02 that Chicago-based Tegus acquired Canalyst in a deal reported between $400 million and $500 million CAD, and that over 200 of Canalyst's roughly 215 employees, including Hot, joined Tegus.
What was Hot's reaction to the acquisition?
In the BetaKit article published 2022-08-02, Hot called the deal 'a massive win for everybody' and said the exit was 'probably bigger and sooner than we expected.'
What did Hot do before Canalyst?
A techexit.io speaker profile, checked 2026-09-25, says Hot held executive roles at Metafor Software, a machine-learning startup acquired by Splunk in 2015, and Pulse Energy, an analytics startup acquired by EnerNOC in 2014.