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What did Jean-Christophe Petkovich co-found?
Acerta, a University of Waterloo spinoff that applies machine learning to production data. BetaKit reported on 2020-09-01 that Acerta was launched in early 2017 by Greta Cutulenco, CTO Jean-Christophe Petkovich and professor Sebastian Fischmeister; a University of Waterloo Engineering news story dated 2020-09-10 names the same three founders.
What was his background when Acerta started?
He was an engineering PhD student at the University of Waterloo, according to University of Waterloo Engineering news on 2020-09-10. His profile page in the university's Real-time Embedded Software Group, checked September 2026, lists a B.Sc. in computer engineering from Queen's University (2009) and a master's in computer science from Carleton University (2011).
What role did he hold at Acerta?
Chief Technology Officer. BetaKit identified him as CTO on 2020-09-01, and Acerta's own 2025 press kit, checked September 2026, lists him among the co-founders as 'Former CTO'.
How much had Acerta raised while he was CTO?
BetaKit reported on 2020-09-01 a US$7 million Series A led by OMERS Ventures, following a US$2 million seed in 2017 and US$2 million in convertible notes from Microsoft's Female Founders Competition.