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Laird Wilton

Co-founder & COO, Carbide

CybersecuritySydney, Nova Scotia

Laird Wilton is co-founder and chief operating officer of Carbide, a Sydney, Nova Scotia company whose platform and advisory team help growing businesses build and prove security and privacy programs against frameworks such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001. Wilton co-founded it with Darren Gallop in 2016, when it was called Securicy, after serving as chief revenue officer at Marcato.

Laird hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Laird co-founded Carbide.

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What is Laird Wilton's role at Carbide?

Carbide's Company page, checked 2026-09-25, lists Laird Wilton as COO and co-founder, responsible for operations, go-to-market strategy and execution, administration and recruiting.

When and where was Carbide founded?

Carbide's February 2022 funding announcement, checked 2026-09-25, says Darren Gallop and Laird Wilton co-founded the company in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 2016. Huddle reported on 2022-01-11 on the company, then called Securicy, naming Gallop and Wilton as its founders.

What did Wilton do before Carbide?

Carbide's Company page, checked 2026-09-25, says Wilton was formerly chief revenue officer at Marcato, a software start-up whose platform was used to manage small and large-scale events.

Why is Carbide based in Cape Breton?

In an undated Atlantic Fintech business spotlight, checked 2026-09-25, Wilton is quoted saying: "I live and work in the town where I grew up." The spotlight lists Carbide's headquarters as Sydney, Nova Scotia.

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