TORONTO, June 1, 2017 /CNW/ - Toronto's Caribbean
Carnival has a new title sponsor: Peeks Social Ltd., a
live-streaming App founded by Torontonian Mark Itwaru. Itwaru, a
serial entrepreneur who has successfully built several technology
companies, has strong ties to the ever-popular Toronto event, which is celebrating its 50th
anniversary this year.
Dr. Arnold Itwaru, Mark's father,
served on the festival Board in its early days. Originally from
Guyana, he immigrated to
Canada in 1969.
"As a Torontonian and given my family's long history with the
Toronto carnival, I am thrilled
that Peeks Social will be its title sponsor in 2017 and for years
to come," says Mark Itwaru, Chairman
and CEO of Toronto-based Peeks
Social Ltd. "Toronto's
carnival is the premiere event of its kind in North America, attracting over a million
visitors from the GTA and around the world. The event
continues to grow and I expect that people will soon be talking
about it in the same breath as they talk about carnivals in Rio and
the Caribbean!"
This year's Peeks Toronto Caribbean Carnival will feature more
floats, music, celebrities and fun than ever before. The theme
"Celebrating Our Heritage: From Then to Now" will infuse every
aspect of the festival, from the parade route to the shows and all
performers including singers, pannists and calypsonians.
"Carnival captures Toronto's
vibrant multiculturalism, and the entire Peeks Social team is proud
to support the 50th anniversary edition of the festival," continues
Itwaru. "Especially on the occasion of Canada's sesquicentennial, it's going to be a
celebration like no other and put a BIG spotlight on our wonderful
city and all it has to offer." The Peeks Toronto Caribbean Carnival
will have a dedicated channel on the Peeks network and users can
download the free Peeks app to view livestreams of the event.
"We look forward to working with Peeks to cultivate a new global
online audience and to generate new revenues for the many artists,
performers, charities, and community groups that participate in the
Carnival," said Denise
Herrera-Jackson, CEO of the Festival Management
Committee.
Peeks Toronto Caribbean Carnival will run from July 7 to August 7, 2017. Carnival events will
showcase originality, culture, and history to millions of
spectators attending in downtown Toronto or watching on television and online.
For more info visit: torontocaribbeancarnival.com
ABOUT PEEKS
Peeks Social Ltd. is the world's first e-commerce-enabled
live-streaming platform, an application that allows users to upload
and share personal videos in real time and earn real cash. Peeks
allows viewers to quickly and easily express their appreciation of
live or archived videos by simply tapping on their mobile
screens to send tips or make purchases. Users in more than 100
countries are using Peeks to share content and earn money doing it!
Peeks is available free on the App Store, Google Play or by
visiting www.peeks.com.
ABOUT MARK ITWARU
Mark Itwaru is a distinguished
and proven innovator in the emerging technologies industry. A
serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of IT and technology
development experience, he has created solutions for mobile
commerce, mobile marketing, social media, social-marketing,
e-commerce and payment processing. Mark is the developer of the
innovative 900 Pay, a mobile money transfer system that is widely
used around the world. He holds several technology patents in
mobile commerce and payment processing. Mark pioneered an e-wallet
solution for payment transactions that has processed billions of
dollars at his previous company, Navaho Networks Inc. He also
founded Miiscan, an interactive ad network platform, and founded
Telebuy, a mobile e-wallet payment tech platform. Mark is currently
the Chairman & CEO of Peeks Social Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: PEEK)
which develops retail and corporate social media and social
commerce products by bringing together broadcast media, social
networking and mobile commerce. Peeks Social was featured in the
2017 TSX Venture 50, a ranking of the top performers on the TSX
Venture Exchange and was ranked number one overall in the
technology sector. Mark is based in Toronto, Canada.
SOURCE Peeks Social Ltd.