History

A decade of connecting people to work.

Ten years of building toward one vision: A Future Without Job Search™.

Timeline

2016
The dream is born

After seeing numerous family members and friends struggling with the job search process, Stephen creates a vision for a better future and launches Acuspire as a company.

Our first office

Acuspire raises funding and sets up corporate head office in downtown Calgary.

2016
2017
Our first enterprise deal

Acuspire launches its first white-labelled service in partnership with Calgary Economic Development for the Pivot Tech conference in Calgary, Alberta.

Gaining global recognition

Top 20 of 50 finalists at Startup Grind Global Conference (Silicon Valley).

2018
2019
Gaining local recognition

Top 15 up-and-coming tech startup (Startup Calgary Launch Party).

Charming a Dragon

Acuspire pitches to Arlene Dickinson and officially graduates from the District Ventures and IBM Accelerator (Calgary).

2019
2019
Impressing investors

Awarded 1st place at the Blockchain & Technology Symposium Pitch Competition (Edmonton).

Provincial champions

Awarded 1st place at the HackIT.AB Hackathon, with the full Acuspire team competing (Alberta). Acuspire creates a brand-new app in 2 days called FutureYou.

2021
2025
Small-business pilot cohort

The first small-business customers join. The platform proves out in the mid-market.

AI-first, video-first

Acuspire keeps rolling out AI-first and video-first features to improve the user experience and the outcomes behind it. Acuspire Connect launches as a new sub-brand of Acuspire, bringing our live, in-browser video services together under one name.

2026