Market entry and growth for Atlantic Canadian tech companies.

Strategy, pipeline, research and sales assets that help B2B startups win enterprise buyers in Canada and the U.S.

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Ideas into action.

01 — About

About.

Local traction is one thing. Enterprise buyers in mainland Canada and the United States are another. We help Atlantic Canadian tech companies make that move: research the market, plan the entry, build the pipeline and produce the assets your sales team sells with. Based in St. John’s, working directly with you.

Who we work with

Atlantic Canadian SaaS and tech startups and SMEs moving from local traction to national and U.S. markets. Especially companies selling into:

  • Property management
  • Multi-location retail
  • Hospitality

02 — Expertise

What we do.

Four practice areas. One accountable team.

Illustration: routes from a starting point to new markets

Market Entry & Channel Development

A practical plan for a new city or region: who buys, how they buy and who can open the door.

  • Market-entry assessments for new cities and regions
  • Enterprise procurement and security-review readiness: vendor onboarding, security questionnaires, data residency
  • Channel-partner mapping and introductions
  • Export pricing and commercial terms frameworks
Plan your entry

Clearly scoped deliverables, fixed-fee or day-rate quotes, and timesheet-backed invoicing that supports government funding programs.

03 — Approach

How we work.

Four steps, in order. Each one ends with a deliverable.

  1. Research

    Understand the market and the buyer. Competitor benchmarking, buyer interviews and segment sizing come before any spend.

  2. Enter

    Map procurement, pricing and channel partners. You get a written plan for how you get in and what it takes to be approved as a vendor.

  3. Generate

    Run campaigns that seed the pipeline. Paid campaigns and clean data, with leads scored and routed into your CRM.

  4. Enable

    Build the assets your own sales team sells with: landing pages, demo videos, case studies and one-pagers.

We build the pipeline and the assets. Your team owns selling and closing. We work on fees, not commission.

04 — Team

The team.

A principal-led core team, plus a vetted network of specialists. Innovation East is accountable for quality, schedule and cost.

Niraj Shukla

Principal, Strategy & Market Entry

Niraj Shukla, MBA

Leads strategy and market entry. A decade at Mitacs, including five years as Regional Director for Atlantic Canada, and now Director of Intellectual Property Programs at Springboard Atlantic.

Zach Valiquette

Partner, Market Development & Enterprise Sales

Zach Valiquette

Leads market development and is your client lead. Five years in SaaS startups, mostly scaling and growing sales teams.

Specialist network

  • Paid media
  • Data and research
  • Web development
  • Video production
  • Design

05 — A conversation

Which market is next?

Tell us where you sell today and where you want to sell next. We will take it from there.

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