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Jon Simpson

Co-founder, Altrio

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Jon Simpson co-founded Altrio, a Toronto real estate investment software company, with Raj Singh in 2020 and served as its CTO. His personal site dates that role 2020 to 2025. Before Altrio he spent six years at London compliance software firm FundApps, leaving as deputy CTO, and he holds a PhD in computer science.

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

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Did Jon Simpson co-found Altrio?

Yes. BetaKit reported on 2022-06-15 that Altrio was founded in 2020 by Raj Singh (CEO) and Jon Simpson (CTO).

What did Jon Simpson do before Altrio?

BetaKit reported on 2022-06-15 that Simpson joined UK-based FundApps in 2013 as a developer and left in 2019 as deputy CTO. His personal site, jonsimpson.co.uk, checked September 2026, also lists co-founding Retail Loop in London (2010 to 2013).

Is Jon Simpson still at Altrio?

His personal site, jonsimpson.co.uk, checked September 2026, lists his Altrio role as 2020 to 2025 and describes him as founder of Duty Room, a compliance evidence platform. Altrio's about page, checked September 2026, does not list him on its leadership team.

What is Jon Simpson's academic background?

His personal site, jonsimpson.co.uk, checked September 2026, lists a PhD in computer science from the University of Kent (2007 to 2012), with research on the structure and design of highly parallel systems.

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