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March 15, 2016

Waterloo startup uses drones to inspect all buildings

By Terry Pender

WATERLOO — Workers inspecting the outside of a highrise taped a camera to a broomstick to get photos of the structure around the corner of the building.

They worked from a platform that dangled on ropes from the roof, a so-called swing stage, to complete the mandatory visual check of the building’s exterior for cracks, shoddy work and other defects.

Filip Sobotka was working nearby with his father’s construction company and he could not believe his eyes.

“It is just insane. We are dangling humans off the side of a building,” Sobotka says. “That is the best we have come up with so far.”

His father wondered if robots or drones would not do a better job.

“That was the eureka moment,” Sobotka says. “We just thought: ‘There has to be a better way.'”

Sobotka launched a startup based in the Accelerator Centre in Waterloo called FTD Highrise Inspection Inc. that uses drones to take detailed pictures of outside walls, balconies, windows, railings, ledges, bays and the decorative mouldings at the tops of buildings.

“The drones are just a natural fit for this,” Sobotka says. “This is a good opportunity.”

The startup was already generating revenue before it moved into the Accelerator Centre in the David Johnston Research and Technology Park one year ago. The company also is hiring an engineer, a software developer and a machine-learning specialist.

“I like to say: ‘We are not just an idea, this is working, we are doing buildings,” Sobotka says. “We have done 25 to 30 buildings to date.”

Those buildings are across Southern Ontario, including in Waterloo, Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Guelph and London.

There are about 4,000 tall buildings in the Greater Toronto Area that require regular inspections, says Sobotka. There are about 60 in Waterloo Region. New York City is the big market, though, with 700,000 tall buildings.

“We will be there eventually, but we want to hit our stride here,” Sobotka says.

Operators of drones used for research or work, regardless of the size, must file a Special Flight Operations Certificate with Transport Canada’s Civil Aviation Office. The application must include contact information and describe how, when and where the drone will be used. The application must spell out how the operator plans to handle any safety issues.

Sobotka says Highrise Inspection won’t put a drone in the air if the winds are higher than 15 km/h and it never deploys one near airports. The company also notifies everyone in the building ahead of time to allay concerns about privacy. Sobotka notes that having a drone fly past a window is probably less invasive than having workers taking photos from a swing stage.

Photos taken by the startup’s drones are stored on a platform that clients can access at any time. Building owners and managers get a complete visual record of their property, for insurance and maintenance schedules.

The software platform being developed by Highrise Inspection will use the visual data and algorithms to predict further deterioration. That information can be used for preventive maintenance and repairs before problems become more expensive to fix.

“That is a bit long-term, but we are working on it right now,” Sobotka says. “That will happen in a year or two when we will have a machine-learning aspect to it.”

Once he hires the rest of the team, Sobotka wants to focus on raising funds to grow the business.

“Then I can go to an investor and say: ‘Here is what I need your money for,'” he says. “And I have the team in place.”

Sobotka, 29, did a degree in commerce at McMaster University in Hamilton, but his family background is in construction. His father’s company, JB&FT Construction in Mississauga specializes in caulking.

Sobotka’s father came up with the idea for using drones to inspect buildings, and spent years trying to develop a business around it. A few years ago, Sobotka took it over to pursue it full-time.

“I saw the potential in this,” he says. “I am off and running with it, and it is exciting. It’s working.”

tpender@therecord.com

March 11, 2016

The AC Celebrates Our Newest Graduates

Alaunus and TrafficSoda mark milestone as the AC approaches 10 years!

The Accelerator Centre is very proud to continue building on our track record for fostering amazing, successful tech companies with the Graduation of Alaunus and TrafficSoda, our 50th and 51st Graduates. This milestone graduation coincides with our 10th anniversary, capping off a decade of supporting some of the most innovative and successful companies anywhere. We’re excited to welcome Alaunus and TrafficSoda to the elite club of AC Graduates, which includes Canadian tech stars such as Axonify, Clearpath Robotics, Kik, Magnet Forensics, Miovision, Plasticity and Top Hat.

Founded in 2011, by Wilfrid Laurier University graduate Andrew Ringer, Alaunus provides mobile IT solutions for the Canadian healthcare landscape. The company’s flagship product HealthPlanr is a fully mobile practice management solution that allows care providers to increase efficiency, improve care and collaborate securely.

TrafficSoda, founded by Wilfrid Laurier University business graduate Jessica Chalk, is a powerful B2B platform that helps businesses drive prospects to their website and convert those visitors into buying customers. Jessica was recently nominated for a 2016 Business Excellence Award in the category of Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

“We are incredibly proud of our Graduates and the contribution they are making every day to economic growth in Waterloo Region. These are tomorrow’s business and technology leaders,” says Paul Salvini, CEO of the Accelerator Centre. “Collectively our Grads have created 1,500+ jobs, and have generated more than $500M in investment and revenue. That’s a hugely impressive achievement over just a decade of effort.”

March 8, 2016

ExVivo Wins $25K CBMC Prize

by Peter Moreira

This post originally appeared in Entrevestor.

ExVivo Labs of the University of Waterloo won the $25,000 first prize at fourth annual Canada’s Business Model Competition at Dalhousie University in Halifax on Saturday.

Co-Founders Christian Brum and Eric Blondeel won the prize for a poised and focused presentation on the development of their product, which reduces the pain and wait times involved in testing for allergies.

The pair will now proceed to the International Business Model Competition at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, in late April.

The pitchers described current tests for allergies as primitive, painful and inconvenient. People who believe they have an allergy now have to wait several months for a test, which involves placing substances on a needle, pricking the skin, and looking to see if there is a reaction. This is repeated with different substances until there’s a reaction.

ExVivo has developed a simple, painless patch that detects allergens through biomarkers present in the skin. Once the product is launched, patients could buy it at a pharmacy and apply it at home. If there’s a positive reading, they can book an appointment with an allergist. If not, they’ve saved a lot of hassle. It could reduce the wait times, which can stretch to more than a year.

“That’s why we’re calling it the home pregnancy test of allergies,” said Blondeel. “We’re not trying to take away the allergist. We are trying to find the right people who should be going to see an allergist.”

Lumos, Ohm Claim CBMC Prizes

ExVivo has been working with Velocity Science at the University of Waterloo and the Waterloo Accelerator Centre’s ACJumpstart program, and is now preparing for its first clinical trials.

It is also now trying to raise investment capital. CEO Moufeed Kaddoura was unable to attend the competition in Halifax because he was at an allergy conference in Las Vegas, meeting with potential investors.

Brum and Blondeel charted the progress of the company, which previously received funding from the Velocity Fund.

As well as interviewing allergists, pharmacists and allergy patients, the team at one point surveyed 700 people across the country, many of whom said they would test repeatedly with the product. The main reason for wanting the patch was to speed up the testing process and be able to use it at home. And mothers of children with allergies don’t want their children subjected to the repeated pinpricks.

The team is preparing for an initial product that will test for grass allergies, which are increasingly common.

They added that the patch could be used by researchers to generate an early income stream. Clinical researchers need to find people with allergies to conduct their tests, but they can only determine whether people have allergies using the existing primitive process. By using the ExVivo patch, researchers could quickly find a group of people with allergies, cutting time and costs of the trials. And ExVivo would not have to go through the lengthy regulatory process to sell to researchers.

The Canadian and International Business Model Competitions assess student entrepreneurship teams based on the process they used in building their company. They place particular emphasis on the use of a lean canvas and interviewing potential customers and partners to shape the business case.

February 18, 2016

We’re pleased to announce the AC Graduate Association

As we approach our 10 Year anniversary and prepare to announce our 50^th and 51^st Graduates, we knew it was time to take the next step in building and strengthening our powerful alumni community.

It’s our firm belief that we’re strongest when we work together – that’s why we’ve developed the Accelerator Centre Graduate Association. Centred on creating programs, tools, resources, and most importantly opportunities for the Graduates of the AC – The ACGA is focused on using the power of the group to increase success.

“The Graduates of the Accelerator Centre have always been highly engaged with us and with each other, but as the number of Clients and Graduates continues to grow, there’s been a strong interest in creating new opportunities to connect, learn, and to give back” said Paul Salvini, CEO of the Accelerator Centre. “The ACGA is about keeping the bonds between companies strong and allowing the strength of this incredible network to foster success for all our Graduates.”

The ACGA was formally launched a special Graduate event on Feb 17. We’re looking forward to the Graduation of our 50^th and 51^st!

February 9, 2016

Clearpath CEO Joins Robotic Industries Association (RIA) As A New Board Director

Matt Rendall selected as one of RIA’s four at-Large Directors

(Kitchener, ON, Canada – February 9, 2016) Clearpath Robotics’ Chief Executive Officer, Matt Rendall, has been selected to join the Board of Directors for Robotic Industries Association (RIA) as one of four at-Large Directors.

“I am honored to take on the position of Director at-Large within RIA,” said Matt Rendall, Chief Executive Officer at Clearpath Robotics. “RIA is an indispensible resource for the robotics industry, an industry that is entering a hyper-growth phase. I’m hoping to bring a fresh perspective on emerging technologies like self-driving vehicles and mobile manipulation, as well as start-ups and venture capital.”

The Director At-Large positions were announced at RIA’s Annual General Meeting on February 2, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The RIA board is comprised of 22 directors who meet four times per year to plan the strategic direction of the association.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Matt Rendall to the RIA Board of Directors. Matt has the experience, insight and expertise to represent the mobile robotics community on our board,” said Jeff Burnstein, President of Robotic Industries Association.

Robotic Industries Association drives innovation, growth, and safety in manufacturing and service industries through education, promotion, and advancement of robotics and related automation technologies. The organization has a staff of 18 people working at the association’s headquarters office in Ann Arbor, Michigan and currently serves over 375 organizations around the world. RIA is part of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the umbrella association for RIA, AIA, and MCMA. For more information about RIA visit www.robotics.org.

About Clearpath Robotics
Clearpath Robotics Inc. develops self-driving vehicles for industry. The company provides hardware, software and services to enable self-driving vehicle development, deployment and fleet operation. Clearpath works with over 500 of the world’s most innovative brands in over 40 countries, serving markets that span industrial materials handling, mining, military, agriculture, aerospace and academia. Clearpath is an award-winning company with recent awards, including Robotics Business Review Top 50 Company, Edison Award for Innovation, Business Insider Top 40 under 40, and Canada’s Top 100 Employers. Visit Clearpath Robotics at www.clearpathrobotics.com.

Clearpath Robotics graduated from the Accelerator Centre in 2008.

February 2, 2016

Great Leadership Is All About Authenticity

When it comes to leadership, the words that often come to mind are “strong”, “bold” or maybe even “tough”.

We expect our leaders to be fearless and know how to make decisions.

A good leader absolutely needs confidence and must be willing to make difficult decisions. A great leader must also be able to build trust. Nothing builds trust like authenticity.

Someone who is authentic is willing to be transparent. Is willing to admit to a mistake or misjudgment. They speak from the heart. They aren’t afraid to be vulnerable.

Being authentic and vulnerable isn’t about crying or giving insincere pats on the back. In fact, nothing will sell you out faster than trying to fake authenticity. You can smell it a mile away. Faking authenticity will destroy your credibility.

Let them see you sweat

Some people take the advice “never let them see you sweat” a little to literally. It’s fine advice if you’re about to start an arm wrestling competition or facing off against an angry dog. It’s terrible advice if you want to lead a functioning team.

Too many people think of vulnerability as a weakness. In fact, there is nothing more courageous than admitting you have flaws or that you’ve made a mistake. It shows you are willing to be accountable. It builds trust. If your team can trust you, they will respect you. Those are the most productive teams.

Finding your authentic self

Not everyone demonstrates emotion the same way. You don’t have to fundamentally change who you are. If you’re not comfortable with showing emotion, you can still show your authentic self.

The first step is to really know yourself. Be honest and understand your weaknesses. Listen to the feedback of others. It’s not a condemnation, it’s just admitting that you are human and have flaws.

Don’t be afraid of your humanity

You know that guy who can never admit that he’s made a mistake? Don’t be that guy.

Be open to saying, “Yeah, I was wrong about that.” If you mess up, say you’re sorry. If you need help, ask for help. If there’s something you don’t understand, ask for it to be explained. Those are not signs of weakness or incompetency.

On the other hand, if you are someone who really believes that you’re always right, you have more work to do. Just because you think it, doesn’t mean it’s true.

Start by being aware of your thinking and your feelings. Check in to make sure you are dealing with fact and not interpretation.

I often tell my clients to tap into what they “Think, Feel and Want.” In any situation where there’s tension or disagreement, take a breath and take a moment to work through “What do I think is going on right now? How do I feel about it? What do I want?”. When you have access to what you think, feel and want you’re reactions are a choice and much more authentic.

Check it out with the other person. This is not easy but when you’re direct, it removes any ambiguity. It should not be an accusation. You are just checking to make sure you have the right information. Hopefully the other person is authentic with their response, but you can’t control that. However, it will make your thoughts and feelings perfectly clear.

It takes practice

For many of us, being vulnerable and authentic takes practice. As a society, we are taught to hide our feelings and lack of perfection. Leaders who are open to showing their true selves, and allow other to do the same, build teams that trust each other.

Teams built on trust are more productive, aren’t afraid to be innovative and can handle change better. After all, they aren’t wasting time trying to hide their flaws.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jackie Lauer is a Corporate Culture Guru and founder of Heart of Culture, a passionate leadership coach and often invited keynote speaker. She is also the Accelerator Centre’s Leadership and Culture mentor. Known for her no BS approach and sense of humour she’s here to help you transform your company’s culture into a thriving workplace.

January 25, 2016

AC Grad BigRoad headed for big bucks

By Terry Pender

KITCHENER — The trucking industry produces more paper reports than any other sector of the economy except tax collectors, so it was more than ripe for digital innovation.

“There is more than a billion pieces of paper produced annually by drivers of trucks,” Terry Frey, the founder and chief executive officer at BigRoad, said.

The local startup developed a mobile app for smartphones and tablets so truckers can easily log their hours of driving, maintenance, repairs, inspections, routes, border crossings and fuel purchases.

Trucking is a linchpin of the North American economy. Both drivers and owners of trucking fleet file reports every day. That information is retained for several months for government auditors who want to ensure regulatory compliance. All of that work was done with pens, papers and fax machines.

But thanks to its app, BigRoad now has more traction than a truck in low gear. Its app has been downloaded more than 330,000 times, it works with 25,000 fleets and 70,000 drivers across the continent.

Drivers all over North America can easily complete reports on the app and share that with the administrative staff in the office. BigRoad developed a robust system to help fleet owners manage their vehicles, and administer the paper work.

It also has an electronic device that plugs directly into the truck engine and records everything the vehicle does. Thanks to pending changes in regulations that will require engine-connected logs in every U.S. truck by the end of 2017, BigRoad is poised for enormous growth.

“If we are successful this year we will grow by three-and-a-half to four times in 2016,” Frey said.

To handle the increased business BigRoad plans to more than double the staff this year to about 70, up from 31. That will position the startup for what Frey calls “one of those awesome 10X years” in 2017 as the trucking industry installs millions of engine connected electronic logs like the ones BigRoad developed.

“The best numbers we have is that they are 18 per cent saturated today,” Frey said. “So you are dealing with something like 3.7 million trucks that don’t have anything today.”

Back in 2011 Frey was looking to create a startup, and very quickly focused on trucking. He and a couple of other founders set up BigRoad in the Accelerator Centre in Waterloo, and went to work.

BigRoad was founded by Frey, his brother Kelly and Dan Collens, who is the startup’s chief technology officer.

“We had never worked in a trucking company, but we all understand how to deploy technology in a very good way in an industry that is running very inefficiently,” Frey said.

When it comes to digital innovation, Collens likens the trucking industry to the land that time forgot.

“As I learned more about it, the scale and size of the industry, its importance to the economy, what attracted me was the need for us to get in there and do something,” Collens said.

The trio started developing their software in earnest in September 2011.

Back then, only about 35 per cent of truckers carried a smartphone, but they bet that figure would increase dramatically. They were right as now more than 90 per cent of truckers have smartphones.

The foundation of BigRoad’s growth is the widespread availability of low-cost smartphones and tablets, and the proliferation of cellular data plans.

“We built he initial product with just three engineers,” Collens said.

BigRoad left the Accelerator Centre in September 2013. It moved into 4,800-square-feet at Ottawa and Westmount streets in Kitchener. It will soon move into bigger offices at Columbia and Phillips streets inside one of the former BlackBerry buildings owned by the Waterloo Innovation Network.

There are an estimated 4.3 million transport trucks on North American roads. The overwhelming majority of those vehicles belong to companies with fewer than 10 trucks. Those small companies can not afford IT departments, safety officers and in-house auditors.

BigRoad’s software and hardware fills all of those roles for small trucking firms.

They can focus on getting good loads and helping their drivers,” Frey said.

The engine-connected electronic log has embedded software. The startup has mobile apps for IOS and Android. It has web apps for the office and administrative support. All this technology generates enormous amounts of information, such as the exact location of all the trucks thanks to GPS trackers.

“So we’ve got big data problems, mobile apps, web, everything,” Collens said. “That has been the most interesting and challenging aspect of it.”

Collens and Frey are part of a growing demographic in the region’s startup ecosystem. Middle-aged entrepreneurs with lots of experience who are looking for new challenges.

Collens co-founded Kaleidescape. It is based in Silicon Valley with a research office here. It digitally stores and organizes Blu-ray and DVD movies, and makes them available from any television.

Prior to that Cullens worked for CacheFlow, which became Blue Coat. It developed an appliance to help service providers deliver more content, including video, with less bandwidth.

Frey comes from an Old Order Mennonite family.

“We go way back, generation wise, six or seven generations,” Frey said.

He graduated from electronics engineering at Conestoga College, and did a business degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. He worked for Oracle, Digital Equipment, Descarte, Netscape and Turnpike Global, which was acquired by the XRS Corporation in 2009.

And BigRoad is a result of a long-held passion to build his own company from the ground up.

“I have always wanted to do that,” Frey said.

January 20, 2016

Boosting online ad revenue means growth for Sortable in Kitchener

By Terry Pender, Waterloo Region Record

During the past seven months, a local startup that helps publishers maximize ad revenues from websites has grown by 40 per cent — month over month — and wants to hire 20 engineers as it prepares to more than double in size in the coming year.

Sortable was founded by Chris Reid, a serial entrepreneur and electrical engineering graduate from the University of Waterloo. Earlier this month, Reid moved his fast-growing startup into a former restaurant behind the strip mall at 607 King St. W.

Up until then, Sortable was in the University of Waterloo’s software incubator in the Tannery — the Velocity Garage. Sortable went into Velocity with three employees. It now has 23, and is aggressively hiring more software engineers.

Reid said the idea for Sortable came out of his former startup Snapsort. It collected reviews, prices and product information for online shoppers. If you needed information about digital cameras or sports apparel, Snapsort aggregated the data for you on a series of websites.

“The goal was to aggregate the data from around the web in one spot, so they could make an informed decision and get the best price,” Reid said in an interview.

His team developed deep expertise in big data, analytics and optimization. And then Reid realized that expertise could be better used in a much more lucrative, global market. Publishers around the world struggle to increase ad revenues from their websites. And Sortable found ways to do that quickly and efficiently.

Typically, Sortable helps a publisher increase revenues by 20 to 30 per cent. Sometimes by much as 100 per cent. The ad groups within publishing companies do not have technical people on staff and, in the age of digital advertising on websites, that leaves them flat footed.

“The way you maximize revenue best, that is a big data problem, that is an optimization problem, they are not well equipped to solve for that,” Reid said.

More than 80 per cent of his clients are in the U.S., and Sortable is in discussions with some of the biggest and most recognizable names in publishing. All of them, Reid said, underpriced what they charged for online ads.

Sortable built the capability to track online shoppers in real time, and decide what kind of customized ad should be put in front of them. It does this in less than a thousandth of a second.

As shoppers move around the web, they are tracked in real time. If shopper goes to a website of a Sortable client, the deep analytics decide what to put on the site in front of that shopper — content marketing, a video or an actual product.

That ad may be tailored to that specific shopper, saying something like: “Hey, you left that sports apparel company’s site without buying anything, so it is now offering you a 20 per cent discount.”

If that ad is successful on the Sortable client’s website, the sports apparel company should pay a lot more for the ad, Reid said. But to do that, the publisher needs the data and information to see exactly what is going on in the complex world of online advertising and shopping.

The digital trail that online consumers leave behind is collected and crunched by Sortable software. Where you are coming from, how much you have spent in the past and what people like you are worth.

“It is a data problem, and that’s why publishers are not set up well to solve for it,” Reid said. “It is actually a machine-learning, analytical, big-data problem versus the traditional ad business.”

With the rise of the commercial web, something called programmatic advertising also came along. Brands and advertising agencies push out ads to automated exchanges. They are seeking the lowest cost space on websites, and the agencies and brands have all of the data. It can take as little as 20 seconds to place the ads.

“And we come in and say: ‘No, no, no, no. Let’s give publishers the same kind of data, the same kind of protection, that same kind of insight and options that the demand side has and that advertisers have,” Reid said.

Verticalscope is the lead investor in Sortable. Verticalscope is a private, Toronto-based company with more than 600 websites specializing automotive, power sports, power equipment, pets, sports and technology.

“Given that we are only a year old, we are focused on publishers we can on-board quickly,” Reid said.

“That said we are in talks with some of the oldest publishers in the world. Things are transforming very quickly for us,” Reid said.

January 14, 2016

AC Graduates Nominated for Startup Awards

Two of the Accelerator Centre’s Graduates have been nominated for Startup Awards

Clearpath Robotics is nominated for Startup of the Year, while Axonify received a nod for Employer of the Year!

Vote for them here.

Other notable nominees include Bridgit, Vidyard CEO, Michael Litt, Wealthsimple, and VC firms OMERS Ventures, Real Ventures, and Version One Ventures.

January 14, 2016

In The Chat enables TD to offer customer support through Facebook

TD partners with AC Client to be the first bank in the world to offer customer service through Facebook Messenger

TORONTO, Dec. 22, 2015 /CNW/ – TD Bank Group announced the launch of customer service through Messenger. Taking comfort and convenience to the next level, TD is the first bank, globally, to offer Messenger as a way of connecting with customers.

“Whether it is in a branch, over the phone, or on your mobile device, the core of what we do is about delivering legendary experiences for our customers and unparalleled convenience and service every single day,” said Theresa McLaughlin, incoming Chief Marketing Officer, TD Bank Group. “We are excited to be able to extend our ability to engage with our customers in a convenient and timely way through Messenger. More than 16 million Canadians use Facebook every day, so it is an important communication platform for us to make a more personal, human connection with our customers.”

We are making it easier than ever for customers to connect with a TD specialist anytime. In 2011, TD was the first bank in Canada to offer customer service 17 hours a day, seven days a week through a dedicated North American Social Customer Service team on Twitter and Facebook. In addition to today’s launch of Messenger, earlier this year TD launched texting as part of Social Customer Service, TD Helps (the TD online advice community) and TD Live Chat on tdcanadatrust.com where customers are able to start a real-time conversation.

“More than 700 million people use Messenger to stay connected to the people and now, businesses, they care about. We’re pleased that TD Bank Group is leading the way in the Financial Services sector, delivering their customers the best way to communicate quickly, conveniently and within context…all inside one of their favourite apps,” said Jordan Banks, Managing Director, Facebook Canada.

“We know Messenger is a popular and widely used platform and this demonstrates our belief in making sure we bring customer service to where our customers are,” added McLaughlin.

Starting today customers can simply open up the Messenger app and search for TD to begin a conversation with our TD live agents between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. ET, seven days a week. This new service is enabled by In the Chat, a digital customer service platform that brings together messaging capabilities with social media, text, chat and emerging mobile channels in a single, convenient solution.

TD will not ask you to provide personal information, or login information such as usernames, passwords, PINs, IdentificationPlus security questions and answers, or account numbers, through Messenger. For more information on TD’s online communication policy please visit us at https://www.td.com/privacy-and-security/privacy-and-security/how-we-protect-you/online-security/onlinepolicy.jsp.

About TD Bank Group

The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (“TD” or the “Bank”). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves more than 24 million customers in three key businesses operating in a number of locations in financial centres around the globe: Canadian Retail, including TD Canada Trust, TD Auto Finance Canada, TD Wealth (Canada), TD Direct Investing, and TD Insurance; U.S. Retail, including TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank, TD Auto Finance U.S., TD Wealth (U.S.), and an investment in TD Ameritrade; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world’s leading online financial services firms, with approximately 10.2 million active online and mobile customers. TD had CDN$1.1 trillion in assets on October 31, 2015. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol “TD” on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.

SOURCE TD Bank Group