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Guillaume Roy on the TechTO stage

Guillaume Roy

Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Workleap

HR TechMontrealOn TechTO stages since 2025

Guillaume Roy is a co-founder and chief innovation officer of Workleap, the Montreal employee-experience software company he started in 2006 with Simon De Baene and Sebastien Leduc as GSoft. Bootstrapped for years, it rebranded to Workleap in 2023 and took a CA$125M investment from CDPQ. He spoke at TechTO's Montreal event in 2025.

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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2025. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Guillaume

In their words

about 450 employees, we work with 20,000 customers all over the world, hundred million dollar in revenue, and we recently raised about two years ago from CDPQ to continue growth through M&A

TechTO, May 2025 · watch at 01:19

if we want to really change how we do business with AI, I think the most important thing is your data; the way you manage your data will help you automate your business like crazy

TechTO, May 2025 · watch at 05:22
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What is Guillaume Roy known for?

Co-founding Workleap (formerly GSoft), a Montreal employee-experience software company, and serving as its chief innovation officer.

When did Workleap start?

Roy co-founded it in 2006 as GSoft with Simon De Baene and Sebastien Leduc; it rebranded to Workleap in 2023.

Is Workleap venture-backed?

It was bootstrapped for years, then took a CA$125M investment from CDPQ around its 2023 rebrand.

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