Is FreshBooks Canadian?
Yes
Listed as Canadian-owned; registry confirmation still pending.
What we found
Founded in Toronto in 2003-04 by Mike McDerment, Levi Cooperman, and Joe Sawada, starting from McDerment's parents' basement. Remains a private company headquartered in Toronto. McDerment stepped down as CEO in 2021 rep.
The receipt
| Verdict | Canadian-owned |
| Category | Technology (SaaS/Cloud Accounting) |
| HQ | Toronto, ON |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreshBooks secondary source — registry check pending “FreshBooks is accounting software operated by 2ndSite Inc., founded in 2003 and based in Toronto, Canada.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
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