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eSSENTIAL Accessibility
Digital accessibility compliance.
- 101-200 employees
- B2B
- Enterprise
- Compliance
- SaaS
- Social Impact
- Accessibility
- St. Lawrence, Toronto, ON
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Company mission
Powering brands to empower people.
69% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Digital accessibility has become a top priority for online businesses as a result of growing demand for inclusivity in the workplace. eSSENTIAL Accessibility’s platform aims to improve on the traditional, consulting-based approach to digital accessibility by combining a unified approach of legal compliance advice and accessibility expertise with its proprietary software.
The company helps businesses enhance the digital experience for people with disabilities, comply with regulatory and statutory accessibility standards, and project an inclusive and disability-friendly presence. The company hopes that its best-in-class accessibility-as-a-service strategy will allow it to face off competition from other website improvement services, which seek to integrate accessibility-compliance within a broader portfolio of products that target marketing, content and loading speed improvement.
Going forward, eSSENTIAL Accessibility will look to refine its proprietary technology as well as scale its human expertise to serve more customers and help make the digital world accessible. Strategic partnerships, such as with ChangeCX to deliver accessible digital experiences, will help eSSENTIAL achieve this.
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Benefits
- Remote-work culture - You can work anywhere from the comfort of your home! We’re proud to say we’re a digital-first tech outfit, and have no intention of ‘forcing’ our eA teAm back to an office
- Flexible working hours to accommodate work-life balance
- The best team working the accessibility space!
- Interesting and purposeful mission and challenging work
- Competitive Salary Package, including Employee Grant Options
- Generous Healthcare, Dental and EAP Benefits
- Fun and inclusive culture to be proud of
- Friendly and highly skilled team that support each other
- Professional development and accessibility learning
- One-time stipend for at-home IT setup
- Paid parental leave programs
- EA Company swag!
Company values
- Unity
- Accountability
- Resolve
Funding (2 rounds)
May 2021
$55m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jan 2020
$16m
LATE VC
Total funding: $71m
Leadership
Mark Steele
(CEO)Spent over two decades helping to grow large enterprise technology with senior roles at Ceryx, Truition, and Art Technology Group - the latter was acquired by Oracle, where they became VP of the North America market for Oracle Commerce. Also worked as Chief Revenue Officer for mobile commerce startup, NewStore.
Spiro Papathanasakis
(CSO)Previously was Director of QualiLife SAm, a leading developer of assistive technology for people living with physical disabilities such as paralysis prior to founding Essential Accessibility in 2008.