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Steph Manos

Co-founder, Valsoft

Vertical market softwareMontreal

Steph Manos co-founded Valsoft with Sam Youssef in Montreal in 2015. The company buys and holds vertical market software businesses, the specialized tools a single industry runs on. Valsoft's leadership page lists Manos as a founder, and a 2025 panelist profile says Manos is responsible for mergers and acquisitions, technology, strategy and research.

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

Around the web ×3

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Stephane Manos Discusses Thriving in the Digital LandscapeCloudTweaks
2016
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Stephane Manos, VP, Valsoft, Discusses SaaS and Venture Capital TrendsCloudTweaks
2016
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From Tech Geek To Biz-Wiz: A Conversation With Valsoft's Stephane ManosBrainStation
2016

Quick answers

Who founded Valsoft?

BetaKit reported on 2025-01-03 that Valsoft was founded in 2015 by current CEO Sam Youssef and Steph Manos.

What is Manos's role at Valsoft?

Valsoft's leadership page, checked 2026-09-25, lists Manos as Founder. A Montreal Community Cares Foundation panelist profile published 2025-03-12 says Manos is responsible for mergers and acquisitions, technology, strategy and research.

What is Manos's background?

The same Montreal Community Cares Foundation profile, 2025-03-12, says Manos graduated from Concordia University in 2004 in computer engineering, built a first venture past 300 employees, and was an early investor in Valnet.

How has Manos described Valsoft's model?

CloudTweaks reported on 2016-06-22 that Manos, then a Valsoft vice-president, said the plan to keep acquired companies rather than resell them forces investment only in businesses expected to last ten to twenty years.

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