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Accolite Digital Invests in Xerris to accelerate growth

Xerris | February 17, 2022

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Accolite Digital, a pioneer in cloud and digital product engineering services, has made a majority investment in Xerris, a Canadian provider of cloud and software development services.

Found in 2019, Xerris is a remote-first cloud technology services firm based in Calgary, Alberta. They provide specialized cloud technology, microservices, application development, data, and AI expertise through partnerships with AWS, Azure, GCP, HarshiCorp, and Snowflake. Xerris, a company known for its innovative business model and remote-first work environment, has grown at a 300 percent annualized rate in the last three years, employing over 100 people and serving over 40 clients across Canada and the United States.

"Accolite Digital is a great fit for Xerris. With the same emphasis on culture for their employees and focus on solving clients' complex digital challenges, Accolite will support Xerris' needs as we continue to grow, build our services, and explore new sectors. Xerris will remain headquartered in Calgary and continue to invest in Canadian talent to support our clients to provide the local service that Xerris prides itself on,"

Jeremy Tooley, co-founder, and CEO of Xerris

"We are excited to partner with Xerris and welcome its team of technologists to Accolite. Together, we will sharpen our Cloud offerings as we aspire to be the world's preferred digital engineering services provider and scale revenue 5X by 2025," said Leela Kaza, founder, and CEO of Accolite. "Xerris' proven track record with large North American clients and access to an extensive pool of digital talent in Canada will further expand our global delivery capabilities to drive better outcomes for all of our clients."

Together, Xerris and Accolite Digital will have over $100 million in revenue and more than 2600 workers across North America, Europe, and India.

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