CPE Media News (3/27/2019) – Global Spatial Technology Solutions (GSTS) has closed a $2 million seed round of financing with Innovacorp, Ecofuel and private investors.
Global Spatial Technology Solutions is one of the leading developers of advanced global digital solutions for the marine industry. The company provides innovative decision-support solutions through the use of artificial intelligence and big data analytics.to further develop its analytics, logistics and surveillance platform.
GSTS intends to use new funding to further develop its analytics, logistics and surveillance platform.
photo credit: GSTS. From left to right: Rob Burns (investment manager, Innovacorp), Roy Graydon (board chair, GSTS), Johanne Sévigny (managing partner, Ecofuel) and Richard Kolacz (CEO, GSTS)
News Release
GSTS Closes $2 Million Seed Round Financing to Drive the Development of its Maritime Analytics Platform
MAR 27/19
From left to right: Rob Burns (investment manager, Innovacorp), Roy Graydon (board chair, GSTS), Johanne Sévigny (managing partner, Ecofuel) and Richard Kolacz (CEO, GSTS)
Global Spatial Technology Solutions (GSTS) – one of the leading developers of advanced global digital solutions for the marine industry – has closed a $2 million equity financing round from Innovacorp, Ecofuel and private investors to further develop its analytics, logistics and surveillance platform.
“Ninety per cent of global trade happens across open ocean waters, which leads to significant operational, environmental and security issues,” said Rob Burns, investment manager at Innovacorp. “The GSTS team has the expertise, technology and partnerships to disrupt the maritime logistics market. We’re excited to partner with GSTS and Ecofuel to bring this important technology to market.”
“GSTS has a cutting-edge product and understands the importance of transport efficiency in the maritime sector, which directly translates into cost savings and a strong impact on the environment, mainly through GHG emission reduction,” said Richard Cloutier, managing partner at Ecofuel Fund.
“Our capability directly aligns with the Government of Canada’s initiatives to expand trade while reducing emissions and improving efficiencies,” said Richard Kolacz, CEO of GSTS. “We’re also aligned with major capital defence programs underway in Canada that require an advanced technology capability to support defence objectives as well as the offset requirements associated with these programs.”
GSTS develops data management and analysis solutions that use satellite data for route optimization and risk management in the maritime shipping industry. Using the latest developments in artificial intelligence and big data analytics, the company’s systems process enormous volumes of satellite and terrestrial data sets to provide decision-making intelligence for the maritime sector.
Kolacz and his team are backed by years of experience in the naval, space, surveillance, and data science sectors. GSTS’ proprietary technology provides value to government and commercial entities, including shipping lines and charterers, port authorities, and defence and security agencies.
About GSTS
GSTS (Global Spatial Technology Solutions) is a wholly owned Canadian company that provides innovative decision-support solutions through the use of artificial intelligence and big data analytics. The company’s predictive technologies empower future-friendly decision-making to help the maritime, energy and security sectors navigate tomorrow, today. GSTS has assembled a team of highly experienced industry specialists, each with a history of delivering complex capabilities on a global scale.
About Innovacorp
Innovacorp is Nova Scotia’s early stage venture capital organization. It works to find, fund and foster innovative Nova Scotia start-ups that strive to change the world. Early stage investment is at the core of Innovacorp’s business model. It also gives entrepreneurs access to world-class incubation facilities, expert advice and other support to help them accelerate their companies. Target industries include information technology, life sciences, clean technology and ocean technology.
About Ecofuel
Ecofuel is a venture capital fund and a specialized and personalized accelerator dedicated to the clean technology start-ups. Ecofuel, powered by Cycle Capital, works with entrepreneurs to help build globally competitive companies. Ecofuel Fund invests smart money in seed stage start-ups that develop and commercialize clean technologies while the Ecofuel Accelerator offers entrepreneurs a specialized and personalized program of workshops, networking sessions and access to experienced mentors.
For more information, please contact:
Stephen Martins
VP of Marketing, GSTS
902.442.4652
stephen.martins@gsts.ca
Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 27, 2019