7shifts Inc.
- "One example" does not make something notable. As stated, I don't feel this would pass at AfD, but I could be wrong. As such, I will leave it for another reviewer. CNMall41 (talk) 18:50, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Restaurant management, Employee scheduling software[1] |
| Founded 📆 | December 2, 2013 in Regina, Saskatchewan[2] |
| Founder 👔 | Jordan Boesch[3] |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , Canada |
Area served 🗺️ | World |
Key people | Jordan Boesch (CEO) |
| Products 📟 | Employee scheduling platform for restaurants |
| Revenue🤑 |  $5-$10 million USD (2019[4]) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 158 (2020) |
| 🌐 Website | www |
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7shifts (est. in 2013) is a Canadian software company based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with offices in Toronto and Hoboken, New Jersey. It is known for developing “7shifts” mobile app and web-based employee scheduling application for the restaurant industry.
History[edit]
7shifts was founded in 2013 in Regina, Saskatchewan by Jordan Boesch.[2] He conceptualized the idea of a restaurant management app in 2007 while working for his father at a Regina Quiznos location.[5] Boesch learned how to code to build a prototype app and moved to San Francisco when his project was accepted into Boost VC, a tech accelerator.[6][7] Having raised some venture capital, Boesch returned to Canada.[6][3]
The frim opened its first office in Regina, Saskatchewan in August 2015, but in November the same year decided to move its headquarters to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[8][5] Later in January 2016, it opened a second office in Toronto.[9]
In Autumn 2016, the company won the national Startup Canada Award for high-growth entrepreneurship.[10] At that time it had 17 employees and its app was used by 1,600 businesses across Canada, the US and globally.[10] In 2019, the firm was included for the first time into The Globe and Mail’s “Canada's top growing companies” rating, it appeared in 2020 rating as well.[11][4]
In January 2020, the firm opened its first US office in Hoboken, New Jersey.[citation needed] In April the same year, 7shifts had to temporarily lay off 40 employees as a reaction to COVID-19 lockdown and subsequent slow-down in the restaurant industry.[12]
Funding and financials[edit]
The firm had several rounds of funding, raising $1.2 million in May 2016,[13] C$4.3 million ($3.5 million) in August 2017,[14][15] $10 million in January 2019,[3] and $6 million in October 2019.[16] In July 2019, it received C$3 million in federal funding through the Western Innovation Initiative, a Western Economic Diversification Canada program.[17]
Product[edit]
7shifts is a scheduling software that helps managers to schedule restaurant staff, while the staff themselves can view assigned shifts, trade them, and communicate with one another.[15][18] It uses artificial intelligence to predict staffing needs based on various factors, such as historical sales or weather.[3][19]
7shifts is a freemium software with a free option limited to one location with no more than 10 employees.[20] As of March 2021, the software was available as a mobile app for iOS and Android as well as a web-based application.[21][22] It had built-in integrations with POS systems such as Square, Toast and TouchBistro and was available in English, French and Spanish.[23][24] Its main competitors were HotSchedules, When I Work, and Homebase.[21][23]
References[edit]
- ↑ Layton, Mark C. (2015). Scrum For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 142. ISBN 9781118905753 – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "7shifts Inc". OpenCorporates. 2021-03-22. Archived from the original on 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 O’Kane, Josh (2019-01-23). "Saskatoon restaurant scheduling company 7shifts raises $10-million in financing". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2021-03-19.(subscription required)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Canada's top growing companies: 2020". The Globe and Mail. 2020-09-25. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Melnychuk, Mark (2016-02-04). "Regina tech startup 7Shifts' revenue grew 300% in 2015, headquarters moves to Saskatoon". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Weikle, Brandie (2019-09-22). "Here are some small towns and cities where you can get a well-paying tech job". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ Empson, Rip (2014-03-26). "Three Classes In, Boost.vc Is Raising A New Fund With Plans To Incubate 100 Bitcoin Startups By 2016". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ "7Shifts launches office in Saskatoon". The StarPhoenix. 2015-08-05. Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ "Saskatoon tech company makes waves in restaurant world". CBC News. 2016-01-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 MacPherson, Alex (2016-09-01). "Saskatoon tech startup wins rapid growth award". The StarPhoenix. Archived from the original on 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ "Canada's top growing companies: 2019". The Globe and Mail. 2019-09-27. Archived from the original on 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ Melnychuk, Mark (2020-04-03). "Sask.'s growing tech sector also caught in the financial storm of COVID-19". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "Funding Snapshot: Scheduling Software Maker 7shifts Raises $1.2M". The Wall Street Journal. 2016-05-26. Archived from the original on 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ MacPherson, Alex (2017-08-30). "7Shifts lands major investment as tech sector pushes for expanded computer science programs". The StarPhoenix. Archived from the original on 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Kerslake, Danny (2017-08-30). "Saskatoon tech firm lands $4.3M boost from American investor". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ Kirkwood, Isabelle (2019-10-01). "Saskatoon-based 7shifts raises additional $7.9 million CAD for Series A". betakit.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ James, Thia (2019-07-27). "Feds announce $21M in funding for 17 Saskatchewan projects". The StarPhoenix. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "Sask. tech company secures big investment for scheduling software". CTV News. 2019-01-27. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "Sask. tech company using AI for restaurant scheduling". CJME. February 3, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ↑ Anderson, Kelsie (2020-08-29). "7shifts Review". fool.com. The Motley Fool. Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "7shifts". Capterra. 2021-03-20. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "7shifts Software". Software Advice. 2021-03-27. Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Elliott, Jessica (2020-11-25). "Best Employee Scheduling Software". Investopedia. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "7shifts". G2 Crowd. 2021-03-20. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
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