TitanFile
{{Infobox software
| title = TitanFile
| name = TitanFile
| logo = TitanFile logo.svg
| developer = TitanFile Inc.
| released = {{start date and age|2011|3|16}}
| language = English, French
| genre = File sharing
| website = {{URL|https://www.titanfile.com}}
}}
{{Infobox company
| name = TitanFile Inc.
| logo = TitanFile logo.svg
| logo_alt = TitanFile Logo
| type = Privately held company
| industry = File sharing
| founded = {{start date and age|2007|6}} in Halifax, Canada
| founder = Tony Abou-Assaleh
Milan Vrekic
| hq_location_city = Toronto
| hq_location_country = Canada
| area_served = Worldwide
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.titanfile.com}}
}}
TitanFile Inc. is a Canadian cloud computing company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. TitanFile provides a secure way for professionals to communicate and share files with their clients.
History
In 2010, the company won the Nova Scotia Co-operative's Best Big Idea 2010 competition{{cite web |url=http://www.nsco-opcouncil.ca/BestBigIdea/index.php |title=Best BIG Idea (2010) |work=nsco-opcouncil.ca |year=2011 |access-date=October 3, 2011 |archive-date=August 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815182622/http://www.nsco-opcouncil.ca/BestBigIdea/index.php |url-status=dead }}, NS Co-Op council and Dyn and CloudCamp's Cloudy Awards 2011.{{cite news |date=September 16, 2011 |title=TitanFile gets digital security right |url=http://www.financialpost.com/executive/best-managed/TitanFile+gets+digital+security+right/5415006/story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924005435/http://www.financialpost.com/executive/best-managed/TitanFile+gets+digital+security+right/5415006/story.html |archive-date=September 24, 2011 |access-date=September 19, 2011 |work=Financial Post}} In March 2011, co-founders Milan Vrekic and Tony Abou-Assaleh launched TitanFile publicly. That same month, The Chronicle Herald mentioned TitanFile's support for organizations and individuals to securely share documents.{{cite news |url=https://www.titanfile.com/blog/computer-security-a-major-issue-for-government-business-via-chronicle-herald%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8/ |title=Computer security a major issue for government, business |newspaper=The Chronicle Herald |first=Diane |last=Merlevede |date=9 February 2011 |access-date=October 3, 2011 |archive-date=23 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523033431/https://www.titanfile.com/blog/computer-security-a-major-issue-for-government-business-via-chronicle-herald%e2%80%a8%e2%80%a8/ |url-status=dead }}
In August 2011, TitanFile secured a $250,000 CAD seed financing round from Innovacorp,{{cite news|last=House|first=Dawn|title=TitanFile Secures $250K in Financing|url=http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20110830005|access-date=9 October 2011|date=30 August 2011}} and in December 2011, TitanFile announced their first expansion plans into Kitchener, Ontario.{{cite news |url=http://www.techvibes.com/blog/halifaxs-titanfile-opens-up-shop-in-ontario-silicon-valley-to-follow-2011-12-05 |title=Halifax's TitanFile Opens Up Shop In Ontario; Silicon Valley To Follow |first=Stephen |last=Christenson |access-date=December 6, 2011 |archive-date=2011-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207035923/http://www.techvibes.com/blog/halifaxs-titanfile-opens-up-shop-in-ontario-silicon-valley-to-follow-2011-12-05 |url-status=dead }} The company was recognized in Canada's Top 25 ICT Up & Coming List by Branham300{{cite news|date=April 27, 2012|title=Top 25 Canadian Up & Coming ICT Companies|work=Branham300|url=http://www.branham300.com/index.php?year=2012&listing=4|access-date=June 8, 2012|archive-date=June 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615095707/http://www.branham300.com/index.php?year=2012&listing=4|url-status=dead}} and was awarded runner-up in Backbone magazine's Alpha Exchange Innovation Campaign Pitch-Off in Toronto.{{cite news|date=May 31, 2012|title=TitanFile Inc. Runner-up in BackBone Magazine's Alpha Exchange Innovation Campaign Contest|work=MarketWire|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/titanfile-inc-runner-up-backbone-magazines-alpha-exchange-innovation-campaign-contest-1664090.htm|access-date=June 8, 2012}}
On October 11, 2012, the company revealed that it was relaunching the original TitanFile design to accommodate a more collaborative environment for their users.{{cite news |url=http://betakit.com/2012/10/11/titanfile-adds-1-1m-pivots-from-one-way-file-sharing-to-take-on-dropbox |title=TitanFile adds $1.1M, Pivot's from One-Way File-Sharing to Take on Dropbox |first=Erin |last=Bury |access-date=October 11, 2011 |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013220958/http://betakit.com/2012/10/11/titanfile-adds-1-1m-pivots-from-one-way-file-sharing-to-take-on-dropbox |url-status=dead }} That same day it announced a $1.1 million financing round from investors at Innovacorp, First Angel Network (FAN), and a handful of private investors.{{cite news|url= http://www.techvibes.com/blog/titanfile-raises-11-million-2012-10-11 |title=Canadian Startup TitanFile Raises $1.1 Million |first=Stephen |last=Christenson |access-date=October 11, 2012}}
On October 13, 2013, TitanFile released a suite of enterprise features to cater to the needs of modern professional teams.{{cite news|url= http://www.cantechletter.com/2013/10/titanfile-ups-its-game-with-enterprise-release1016/ |title=TitanFile Ups Its Game With Enterprise Release|first=Terry |last=Dawes|access-date=June 20, 2014}} In December 2013, the company was part of the "48 Hours in the Valley" program held in San Francisco.{{cite news |url=http://www.thec100.org/blog/2013/12/what-we-learned-in-the-valley-part-1-building-successful-teams |title='What We Learned in the Valley' Part 1 – Building Successful Teams |first=Mark |last=Dineen |access-date=June 20, 2014 |archive-date=January 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101043146/http://www.thec100.org/blog/2013/12/what-we-learned-in-the-valley-part-1-building-successful-teams |url-status=dead }} The company finished the year by partnering with Hitachi Solutions America to create a more secure system with enhanced user controls and mobile capabilities.{{cite news|url= https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hitachi-solutions-america-titanfile-announce-150000513.html |title=Hitachi Solutions America and TitanFile Announce Strategic Partnership|access-date=June 20, 2014}}
Product
TitanFile was originally designed to be a robust and reliable one-way file transfer solution for users wishing to send and receive electronic documents that were too big or too confidential for email. The company changed its focus to accommodate secure client correspondence in 2012. Today, TitanFile is a web and mobile application that combines file management and sharing, instant messaging, and security.{{cn|date=June 2022}}
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Category:Cloud computing providers
Category:Computer security companies
Category:Companies based in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Category:Email attachment replacements
Category:File sharing services
Category:Online backup services
Category:Online companies of Canada
Category:Software companies established in 2011