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Steven Hanna

Co-founder & Head of Technology, Collage

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Steven Hanna co-founded Collage in Toronto in 2016 with Elijah Moore and Peter Demangos, building what the company called Canada's first all-digital HR and benefits platform. He remains Head of Technology. Collage raised $5 million from Diagram in 2017 and was acquired by People Corporation in November 2019.

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

Quick answers

What is Steven Hanna's role at Collage?

Collage's about page (collage.co/about), checked 2026-09-20, lists him as "Head of Technology, Co-founder" on a four-person leadership team alongside Mark Bluvshtein (Head of Collage), Heather Simmonds (Head of Client Services) and Louis Custodio (Head of Sales).

When did he co-found Collage, and with whom?

Collage's own funding announcement, "$5 Million Dollars, from Us to You," dated 2017-03-13, names Elijah Moore, Peter Demangos and Steven Hanna as the co-founders; the about page, checked 2026-09-20, gives the founding year as 2016 and says Collage was founded in Toronto.

What funding did Collage raise?

That same Collage post, 2017-03-13, says the company closed $5 million CAD from Diagram, a venture fund backed by Power Financial Corporation and roughly 50 Canadian angel investors.

Is Collage still an independent company?

No. BetaKit, 2019-11-05, reported that Winnipeg-based People Corporation acquired Collage, that Collage's team joined People Corporation, and that Collage's benefits, HR and payroll products would continue to operate.

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