# Ross Andrew Paquette

> Ross Andrew Paquette is the Canadian co-founder, CEO and chairman of Maropost, which began as an email service provider in 2011 and expanded into commerce, retail, merchandising and customer service software. His public accounts emphasize customer relationships, profitable growth, the 2019 investor buyback, and the challenge of building a sales organization beyond the founder. He also founded Maropost CARES and is listed as CEO and chairman of Maropost Ventures.

- **Role:** Co-founder, CEO and Chairman at Maropost
- **Organizations:** Maropost, Maropost CARES, Maropost Ventures
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** University of Ottawa
- **Known for:** Built Maropost from an apartment-based email software business into a global commerce and marketing software organization., Maropost ranked eighth in the 2017 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, with 7,038% revenue growth from 2013 to 2016., Maropost ranked 159th in the 2018 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, with 650% growth.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2011** — Worked in marketing technology sales and later sold Oracle ERP software into the construction industry.
- **2011** — Started Maropost from his apartment while retaining a full-time sales job; Jagdeep Singh became his co-founder and CTO.
- **2016** — Sold a minority stake through a secondary transaction; his accounts differ on the exact percentage.
- **2017** — Founded Maropost CARES, according to his personal biography. Maropost ranked eighth in Deloitte’s Canadian Technology Fast 50.
- **2018** — Maropost announced a migration to Google Cloud Platform and ranked 159th in Deloitte’s North American Technology Fast 500.
- **2019** — Bought the outside investors out of Maropost.
- **2021** — Maropost announced its acquisition of Australian commerce platform Neto.
- **2022** — Maropost announced acquisitions of Retail Express and Findify, broadening retail and merchandising capabilities.
- **2025** — Maropost added Marcelo Cortes, Michael Litt and Loren Padelford to its advisory board.
- **2026** — Maropost launched a global partner portal; Paquette discussed the transition beyond founder-led sales in a September SaaS Podcast interview.

## Achievements

- Built Maropost from an apartment-based email software business into a global commerce and marketing software organization.
- Maropost ranked eighth in the 2017 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, with 7,038% revenue growth from 2013 to 2016.
- Maropost ranked 159th in the 2018 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, with 650% growth.
- Reported $63 million in 2021 revenue and a 52% EBITDA margin in an April 2022 interview with Nathan Latka; these are historical, self-reported company figures.
- Led the expansion into commerce and retail through acquisitions of Neto, Retail Express and Findify.
- Founded Maropost CARES, focused on environmental and wildlife conservation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared on episode 496 of The SaaS Podcast, published September 24, discussing Maropost’s origins and the long transition beyond founder-led sales.
- **2026-05** — On May 4, Maropost announced a global partner portal; Paquette emphasized equipping partners with tools and visibility used by internal teams.
- **2026-04** — Appeared on The Tech Founders Podcast in an episode published April 3 about ownership, profitability and Maropost’s expansion.
- **2025-12** — On December 2, Maropost announced new advisory board members Marcelo Cortes, Michael Litt and Loren Padelford.

## Links

- Website: https://www.rosspaquette.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossandrew1/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/RossAndrew
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rossandrew/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ross.andrew0

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Last updated: 2026-10-14