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Sparkbay

“Can a Quebec-rooted employee engagement platform win mid-market HR globally on the strength of data residency, HRIS breadth, and predictive turnover analytics?”

Founded2014
HQMontreal, Quebec, Canada
IndustryHorizontal SaaS / HR & Payroll

The story

Sparkbay is a Montreal-based employee engagement SaaS founded in 2014. It sells pulse surveys, turnover prediction, and manager coaching to medium and large organizations, with regional data hosting (Quebec/EU) and HRIS integrations across 40+ providers. It is not an embedded finance company — no payments, banking, lending, or card issuing footprint.

Last 12 months

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Product timeline

2014

Sparkbay founded in Montreal as an employee engagement and pulse survey platform.· launch

2024

Reached ~10 years in business, serving 30+ countries in 11 languages, with data residency options in EU and Quebec.· expansion

The stack

0 layers disclosed in Sparkbay’s embedded-finance stack

Accounting gap: none

Sparkbay — frequently asked

Where is Sparkbay headquartered?

Sparkbay is founded in 2014 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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