Steven Jast

ROI Research on Investment, Inc. provides international trade and development services. The firm’s services include business retention and expansion, lead generation, in-market representation, tradeshows and events, intelligence, modern economic and development training. The company was founded by Steven Jast and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Part of Economic Modeling LLC, Gazelle.ai, Inc. is a business intelligence platform that uses proprietary artificial intelligence to forecast a Canadian company's likelihood to expand. Gazelle.ai is based in Montréal, Canada and was acquired by Economic Modeling LLC on April 12, 2023. Since launching in 2017, Gazelle.ai is now used in over 40 countries by thousands of users and has won numerous awards for its AI capabilities and remarkable growth. The company, founded in 2015 by Steven Jast, grew out of a desire to enhance the methods used by business development professionals to identify growth companies around the world in targeted industries. The CEO is Simon Leroux.