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Kirk Simpson

Kirk Simpson is the co-founder of Wave, who founded the company in 2010 alongside James Lochrie. James was previously Wave's Chief Executive Officer.

The latest from Kirk

The new Wave for small businesses

We’re super excited to finally unveil what we’ve been working on: an application that changes the way small business owners handle their accounting.

Blown away by the future of entrepreneurship

I was with the Next 36, one of the country's best programs for identifying and nurturing new generations of great Canadian entrepreneurs. My peers and I (mentors in the program) weren't looking at products and technologies (yet), but rather at the innovators, thinkers and dreamers who were vying to be the Class of 2016.

People’s Choice at CIX Top 20

On November 10, we got the phone call that Wave had been named one of Canada's most innovative companies by CIX (Canadian Innovation Exchange) and would be listed in the CIX Top 20. Competing in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) category, Wave would be presented to a live audience at the MaRS Discovery District, where audience members were given virtual currency to bid on stocks for each company.

Deloitte names Wave one of North America’s fastest growing tech companies

For the third year in a row, Deloitte recognizes Wave as one of North America’s fastest growing tech companies. CEO and co-founder Kirk Simpson shares his thoughts on Wave’s rapid growth and success.

Exciting changes at Wave

What's the only thing better than an easy to use, free online accounting application? An awesome website redesign to go with that easy to use, free online accounting application! For the first time since Wave launched in November 2010, we've done a full website redesign.

Another milestone, and what $10 million means to you

Yesterday we shared big news: Wave raised a $10 million Series C investment round. You might be wondering what does this mean to you as our customer, and as Wave's most important stakeholder?

Wave brings in $5 million with Series A financing

Looks like the word is out, and it's my pleasure to officially announce that Wave has raised $5 million in series A financing, led by Charles River Ventures (CRV), with the participation of OMERS Ventures.

Introducing Next Wave

Building software that adds up numbers isn't hard. Building a software system that can handle tens of thousands of new customers a month, with hundreds of millions of transactions — that gets tricky.

Get ready for a whole new Wave

We’re excited to announce that we’ve rebranded Wave! Our new look and feel brings to life our evolution from accounting software to a full-service financial services platform, and our focus on supporting brave entrepreneurs.