Dax Dasilva, Founder of Lightspeed POS

About Dax Dasilva

Dax Dasilva is the founder and CEO of Lightspeed POS, a cloud commerce platform for retail and restaurant businesses founded in 2005. He led the company through its March 2019 IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange and its subsequent listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 2020.

Dax Dasilva at a glance

• Company: Lightspeed POS
• Total raised: $292M
• Latest round: IPO
• Investors: Accel Partners, iNovia Capital, Investissement Québec, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
• Location: Toronto, Canada

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