Table Ronde with Simon De Baene (Workleap)

🎄 It's our Christmas special, and we're closing out the year with one of Montreal's most successful founders. 🎁 Simon De Baene is proof you don't need venture capital to build a nine-figure software company. In 2006, he started what became Workleap in a small Montreal apartment with two friends. Their first product, ShareGate, a Microsoft 365 migration tool, took off with IT admins and funded a decade of organic growth. Outside Workleap, he backs the next generation of founders through Centech and sits on the advisory boards of several young startups. Today, Workleap is a global software company with over $100M in annual revenue, trusted by more than 20,000 companies in over 100 countries. After years of being bootstrapped and profitable, it brought in a $125M investment from CDPQ to fund acquisitions, starting with Texas-based Pingboard. We'll discuss: Bootstrapping to $100M+ in revenue Staying profitable from day one Selling to 100+ countries from Montreal Growing through acquisitions What is Table Ronde? Table Ronde is Montreal's monthly fireside chat for builders. Each month, we sit down with one founder, CEO or investor who's been through it, and get the real story: the hard calls, the near-misses, and what they'd do differently. One guest, one honest conversation, open Q&A, and a room full of people building something. Past guests include the founders of Dialogue, Stay22, nesto, Goodfood and Novisto. 35+ talks · 3,500+ community · 120+ builders in the room every month