Turnpike and CGI in a strategic partnership.

CGI and Turnpike has formed a partnership for future growth. The purpose of the partnership is cooperation for mutual support and acceleration in distribution of services and product solutions around the world.

Jonas Borglin CEO of Turnpike says “We’re very happy to announce the new partnership with CGI and being part of the Unicorn Academy program. We’re leading customers in their pursuit of digital success and fast ROI – so we need both strategic excellence and smart tools - this is CGI & Turnpike.

The CGI’s Unicorn Academy combines the expertise of a global IT service provider with the agility of start-up companies and specific solution requirements of their clients. The companies will support each other and contribute their respective strengths for mutual benefit. Unicorn Academy was founded at CGI Düsseldorf, Germany 2019 and the program is now being rolled out at CGI Stockholm, Sweden.

Andreas Urban, Director & Head of Unicorn Academy explains. The Unicorn Academy is our start-up program for matchmaking & scaling start-ups that have reached an advanced stage to scale their ideas. As we are striving for more innovation and partnership we offer startups the global CGI network for scaling and matchmaking with our clients."

As part of the CGI Unicorn Academy, CGI supports Turnpike - in four key pillars:

1. Matchmaking: connecting the partner with existing or new customers as well as other partners and external stakeholders.

2. Sales preparation: preparing for sales to large enterprises and SMEs through customer-focused workshops & coaching on use cases, business case and proposal calculations and others.

3. Technology boost: support in the implementation of projects and as a booster for IT capacities through access to CGI's internal/external IT development capacities.

4. Expertise: CGI offers many years of experience in many industries and shares the knowledge of its experts on, for example, technical implementation challenges in existing customer solutions, market behavior in specific industries or sales to large customers and SME.

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 90,250 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions.

CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2022 reported revenue is $12.87 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB)

Co-Founder Björn Ögren, CEO Jonas Borglin, Co-Founder Carl Norberg