Quick Facts
Biography
Ghassan Halazon is a Jordanian-Canadian technology and e-commerce entrepreneur. He founded EMERGE Commerce, Inc., a Toronto based savings and discount network which includes four websites, including UnderPar.com, Wagjag.com, Buytopia.ca, and Shop.ca.
Life
Halazon was born and raised in Amman, Jordan. He attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and holds an MBA from Georgetown University. He currently resides in Toronto, Canada
Career
Halazon worked with Citigroup as an investment banker in New York before founding TeamBuy, Canada's first group buying marketplace, in 2009.
He founded his second venture, EMERGE Commerce Inc., formerly Transformational Capital Corp., an e-commerce consolidator, in 2016. EMERGE Commerce, Inc. went on to acquire UnderPar.com, Shop.ca, Buytopia, and WagJag, which was acquired from the Torstar Corporation.
Public speaking
In 2011, Halazon presented a talk at the TEDx Talk Dead Sea. In 2018, he presented a talk at the TechTO conference entitled 'Beyond the Wreckage. In November 2018, Halazon was a speaker at the Harvard Arab Conference.
Media appearances
In 2011, Halazon was listed among Canada's 30 most eligible bachelors by Canada's National Post.
Halazon appeared on the Canadian version of the entrepreneurship reality TV show "Dragon's Den," and attributed some of his success with TeamBuy to the exposure gained through the show.
Philanthropy
Halazon sits on the Board of Directors of the Be-Abled Society, a non-profit organization that assists people with non-visible disabilities transition back into everyday life.