Press Release – TheAppLabb

May 26, 2020February 16, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: TheAppLabb donates a gift of $20,000 to Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation along with Srinarayanathas Foundation

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Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation supports a lot of amazing programs aimed at creating a world of possibilities for kids and youth of diverse groups with disabilities through specialized programs, clinical care, rehabilitation and complex care. The donation was made to provide support towards research, programs and services for these kids.
TheAppLabb and Srinarayanathas Foundation joined hands for the inaugural Paddle for Good Charity Tournament held earlier in March 2020, an initiative to donate up to $20,000 for a charity or non-profit of choice. TheAppLabb won the table-tennis tournament and chose the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation as their charity.
Kundan Joshi, TheAppLabb’s CEO said, “It feels incredibly privileged especially in today’s times of greater need, to contribute towards a great local cause. TheAppLabb’s purpose is to enable technology and innovation to deliver positive social impact and it’s our honor to contribute to an organization that creates innovative programs to support and empower kids with disabilities. It feels great to have made a meaningful difference in the lives of these wonderful kids.”

About Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth living with disability, medical complexity, illness and injury. Holland Bloorview is a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and serves over 7,500 families annually. Website: www.hollandbloorview.ca/

About TheAppLabb
TheAppLabb is a Toronto based app development company focused on strategy, design and development of exceptional apps that create impact and drive business outcomes. TheAppLabb’s SaaS based platforms provide built-in intelligence and scalability to help retailers, consumer goods companies, healthcare companies etc. transform their digital journey. Over 13 years, TheAppLabb has built more than 500 apps with their passion and expertise in technology helping businesses master their domain and mark themselves as leaders of the future. Website: www.theapplabb.com/

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October 24, 2018February 16, 2022

TheAppLabb CEO Announced as EY Entrepreneur of Year Finalist

Kundan Joshi, CEO of leading technology innovation firm TheAppLabb, is a finalist for the annual EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards, the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award ceremony will be held October 25, 2018 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, bringing together the most notable and innovative figures in the current Canadian business climate.

Kundan started his career as an engineer and took the leap to found a company based around the disruptive power of mobile. Over the years TheAppLabb has undertaken hundreds of Digital Transformation projects for clients such as Hudson’s Bay, Samsung, Dell, RBC and Teknion, and helped them through strategy, design and development of transformative experiences with Apps, Artificial Intelligence and Mixed Reality.

TheAppLabb’s mission is to improve human experiences, while driving business outcomes for clients through technology innovation, and in the last 11 years, they have delivered over 500 apps through 8 global offices.

Kundan’s passion for creatively applied technology has helped him build TheAppLabb from a Toronto agency to an international company with offices in New York, Hong Kong and Silicon Valley. Kundan continues to take part in the local business network, participating in round-table discussions whenever opportunity presents. Watch this segment of CTV news to see Joshi weigh in on the transformation of NAFTA, and how it might impact Canadian tech companies.

About The EY Awards

The EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards are meant to recognize and celebrate remarkable Canadian business. Every year, millions of Canadians put their hard work and ingenuity into building the country they call home. Whether native or newcomer, the Canadian business ecosystem has a place for everyone, which is reflected in this year’s nominations.

The EY Entrepreneur of the Year is a 25 year old program that has become a staple in the business calendar. Over 71, 000 guests cumulatively have attended the annual winner’s banquets. Ernst and Young is a multinational services firm that is amongst the gold standard in it’s field. The awards foster the collaborative spirit of Canada, where we rise by helping others. Other nominees for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards include Wealthsimple, Whitehorse Liquidity Partners, TouchBistro and Endy.

“Winning an award from EY has allowed my business to gain not only credibility, but great marketing nationwide. EY has such a broad following that when a business wins an award, that business grows immensely. I would recommend competing in EY Entrepreneur of the Year to any CEO, as it allows you to network, gain new connections and market your business nationally.”

-Alex Maclean, CEO East Cost Lifestyle, 2016 Atlantic Business-To-Consumer Products & Services Winner

About TheAppLabb

Technology has changed just about everything. When the world changes, the wisest of businesses figure out how to evolve and plan strategically for the unknown. TheAppLabb is a custom mobile application development company that creates custom mobile technology solutions that help businesses achieve their goals. Custom apps, prebuilt app platforms such as for on-demand delivery or retail businesses, and emerging tech projects in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Conversational Bots and Mixed Reality are some of the services offered, in line with a effectively built strategy. With our passion and expertise in emerging technology we’ve helped businesses master their domain and mark themselves as leaders into the future.

About The Gala

The EY Awards will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre at 222 Bremner Blvd, Toronto. The evening begins at 5:30 with a reception, with dinner and the awards ceremony following at 6:30. The sold-out black tie gala is funded by sponsors such as CBC, Bell, BNN, Air Canada and The Globe and Mail.

The EY Entrepreneur Awards are tomorrow, October 25 2018. Stay tuned for further updates from TheAppLabb to see if Kundan takes home the prize! In any case, it’s bound to be an electric gathering of Canada’s best.

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September 12, 2018February 16, 2022

Google Economic Impact Report Highlights The Power Of The Web

There’s absolutely no question that the internet is one of the greatest driving forces of our economy. The digitization of education, employment offerings, business communications and product development has helped to level the playing field for all Canadians to participate. TheAppLabb is honoured to be included in Google’s Economic Impact report on how Google’s suite of services enables businesses to create, collaborate and scale.

Kundan Joshi initially studied engineering before opening his eyes to the disruptive potential of mobile technology. This foresight has come to fruition with the enormous success of app-based businesses that looked at the market landscape and used technology to mould it to their advantage. Joshi founded TheAppLabb to assist businesses develop an innovation route for their own operations. The union of technical prowess, strategy and customer-centrism has allowed TheAppLabb to grow to a global app company with expertise in a broad range of emerging technologies.

Google products have helped Canadian businesses generate 10.4 billion dollars of economic activity for the year 2017. Google’s simple interface, ease of use and collaboration focused structure give businesses powerful tools to create and store their assets. In Ontario and Canada-wide, local businesses wouldn’t be the same without the backbone of Google.

The whole report, created by Deloitte, can be found here.

TheAppLabb is honoured to be featured alongside prominent Canadian businesses such as Skip The Dishes, Shopify and Wealthsimple. Google will continue to be an important business partner for years to come, helping Canadian businesses large and small to operate at the highest possible standard.

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June 20, 2018February 16, 2022

The App Labb CEO is Recipient of RBC’s 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year Award and RBC’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award

Selected from The RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award winners, Kundan Joshi, founder and CEO of The App Labb is 2018’s recipient of RBC’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

During the awards ceremony, Kundan expressed his gratitudes, “I dedicate this honour to my family, mentors and my team at TheAppLabb. Sincere thanks to all my friends and well wishers who voted for me. I share this award with you!”

TORONTO, Jun. 20, 2018– For the last 10 years, the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards have highlighted stories of Canadian immigrants who have demonstrated incredible contributions and achievements in Canada. Last night, during the awards ceremony, Kundan Joshi, founder and CEO of TheAppLabb, was awarded the 2018 RBC Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award.

Since its inception, Canadian Immigrant has celebrated the accomplishments of all immigrants in Canada, including community advocates, volunteers, successful entrepreneurs and cultural icons. Hundreds of nominations are received, from which 25 finalists are shortlisted by a diverse judging panel of past winners.

Amongst the list of Top 25 Award Winners is an Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner. The recipient is an entrepreneur who has made positive contributions through their business in Canada.

This year’s Entrepreneur of the Year award winner, Kundan Joshi, is no exception to the rule. His outstanding work in the world of Canadian business includes the Toronto Innovation event held last year to create awareness of the tech innovation scene in Toronto. In addition, Kundan is on the board of Peel Colleges to support and advocate for the study of STEM subjects in schools.

Part of winning the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award, RBC donates $500 to a charity on behalf of each winner. Kundan has chosen to donate $500 to Indspire, a national Indigenous-led charity that invests in the education of Indigenous people.

Winners of RBC’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, Kris Depencier, RBC Royal Bank Regional President, and Sanjay Agnihotri of Metroland. Award winners from top left: Kundan Joshi, Karl Subban, Rana Zaman, Sara Asalya, Nav Bhatia, Dr. Raj Khanuja, Roberto Campanella. Bottom left: Mario Monteiro, Loizza Aquino, Josephine Victoria Yam, Dr. Saroj Niraula, Naseem Somani, Isabel Kanaan.

Kundan immigrated to Canada from India in 2000 and shortly after he received his Bachelor’s of Engineering at Western University.

In 2004, Kundan officially became a Canadian and said this about obtaining his citizenship: “Canadian people are warm, caring, friendly and tolerant. Identifying myself as a Canadian, as one of them, is my favourite part of being a Canadian. I am proud to be a citizen of truly democratic, secular, multicultural nation, that has embraced amazing people from all parts of the world.”

Kundan Joshi with Kris Depencier, RBC Royal Bank Regional President, and Sanjay Agnihotri of Metroland

The App Labb’s parent company, Joshi Inc., started its journey in 2007. Building the technology company from the ground up, Kundan and his wife Surbhi Joshi opened the small design and development firm in Toronto and began creating web and software applications.

Fast forward 11 years, where The App Labb now consists of 50+ employees and has built over 500 apps for more than 360 clients.

The App Labb continues to grow towards being a leader in the emerging technology industry. “If you can imagine it, with technology, we can achieve it,” he tells Canadian Immigrant.

Kundan and the rest of us at The App Labb are particularly excited about the possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and the AI-powered projects we currently have in the works.

Stay tuned for more information!

About Canadian Immigrant

Attracting more than 400,000 readers each month and over 100,000 visitors a month online, Canadian Immigrant is a national multimedia platform to help immigrants succeed in Canada, with content, resources and events on careers, education and settlement. Canadian Immigrant is the producer of the cross-country Career, Education and Settlement Immigrant Fairs. Canadian Immigrant is a division of Metroland Media Group, a dynamic media company with more than 100 community and daily newspapers in print and online, as well as innovative websites including wheels.ca, goldbook.ca, flyerland.ca and localwork.ca.

About The App Labb

TheAppLabb is an app development company in Toronto focused on strategy focused on strategy, design and development of intelligence and immersive app experiences that disrupt the status quo and drive business outcomes. Through impactful design and improving upon traditional processes, we’re able to develop custom mobile solutions that enhance the end user experience. Through the use of emerging technologies, we’re able to transform a standard roadmap into a positive customer journey. As a leader in the mobile technology space, we’ve built over 500 apps for more than 360 clients in the past 11 years. Learn more at https://theapplabb.com/

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