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Herjavec invested in Aura Bora, an herbal sparkling water company.
Robert Herjavec is an Emmy Award Winner, Entrepreneur, Investor, Cybersecurity Expert, Lead Shark on Shark Tank, Author, Mentor, and Car Enthusiast, aligned with Cyderes.
Robert Herjavec founded The Herjavec Group, now one of Canada's largest information technology and computer security companies with over $200 million in annual revenue.
Herjavec founded BRAK Systems, which was sold to AT&T Canada (now Allstream Inc.) in 2000 for $30.2 million.
Herjavec was Vice President of Sales at Ramp Network, which was sold to Nokia for $225 million.
Robert Herjavec was born in 1962 in Varaždin, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Croatia). In 1970, at the age of eight, his family immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with minimal possessions, eventually settling in Toronto. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1984 with a degree in English literature and political science. During his early career, he held various minimum wage jobs, including waiting tables and delivering newspapers, which he credits for teaching him the importance of customer relationships.
Herjavec’s journey into technology began in the mid-1980s. He secured a position at Logiquest selling IBM mainframe emulation boards by offering to work for free for six months, eventually becoming General Manager. In 1990, after being terminated from Logiquest, he founded BRAK Systems, an Internet security software integrator, operating it from his home’s basement. BRAK Systems grew to become a prominent Canadian company and was sold to AT&T Canada (now Allstream Inc.) in 2000 for $30.2 million. Following this, he served as Vice President of Sales at Ramp Network, which Nokia later acquired for $225 million, leading to a brief retirement.
In 2003, driven by a desire to return to business, Herjavec founded The Herjavec Group, a security solutions integrator. The company significantly expanded from three employees and $400,000 in sales in 2003 to an annual revenue exceeding $200 million. In 2022, The Herjavec Group merged with Fishtech Group to form Cyderes, with Herjavec as CEO. He has also gained public recognition as an investor on the television series “Dragons’ Den” in Canada and “Shark Tank” in the United States and Australia. Herjavec has authored three books on business and success, sharing insights drawn from his entrepreneurial experiences.
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