User:Geo Swan/Eldon Sprickerhoff

Eldon Spickerhoff is a Canadian computer security expert.

He was awarded the 24th annual J.W. Graham Medal, in 2019, given to a graduate of the University of Waterloo who has distinguished himself in the field of computer science. The award is named after Wes Graham, an influential professor who played a key role in forging ties between the University and leading firms in the computer industry.

Spickerhoff told the Financial Post that his firm's success only came after he and his partner secured funding by selling a majority stake in his firm to Warburg Pincus LLC, a US private-equity firm, for $100 million.

https://business.financialpost.com/technology/canada-cybersecurity-firms-u-s-funding https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/business/canadas-cybersecurity-firms-keep-turning-to-the-us-for-funding-leaving-us-without-a-homegrown-leader-293566/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-companies-overconfident-cybersecurity-1.4850989