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ONE9 invests in mesh radio maker, goTenna
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — prnewswire.com — ONE9 Special Mission Fund I (ONE9) has chosen goTenna as its first investment after the Fund's initial close. goTenna specializes in communications solutions in off-grid, remote, and denied environments, offering rugged and portable devices that enable long-range and peer-to-peer communications via radio waves and proprietary mesh networking technology.
AeroVironment, Inc. to Acquire Tomahawk Robotics
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — businesswire.com — AeroVironment’s unmanned systems paired with Tomahawk Robotics’ AI-enabled technology will allow warfighters to operate various connected robotic solutions in the battlefield and share information between multiple domains with one common controller
ONE9 Invests in Syracuse-based Hidden Level Inc.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — newswire.ca — ONE9 Special Mission Fund I ("ONE9") announced today its investment in Syracuse-based Hidden Level Inc., a dual-use technology developer of passive sensing technology across the full radio frequency (RF) spectrum in high-interference environments.
New fund allows Bay Street to invest in Canada’s national security
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — bnnbloomberg.ca — A new venture fund led by a co-founder of Shopify Inc. and a retired squadron commander from Canada’s Joint Task Force 2 is aiming to bring cutting-edge national security technologies to Bay Street.
ONE9 Venture Partners Launches $50M Special Mission Fund I
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — privatecapitaljournal.com — ONE9 Venture Partners has announced the launch of Special Mission Fund I, a specialized venture capital fund focused on national security and critical infrastructure.
Former JTF-2 officer, Shopify Co-Founder Launch Security-Focused Venture Capital Fund
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — thestar.com — When Glenn Cowan worked with Canada’s elite special operations unit, Joint Task Force 2, he had a front-row seat to security threats and the wide range of technologies being developed to fight serious problems.
Shopify Co-Founder Joins Former Soldier to Raise $50M Security-Tech Fund
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — thelogic.co — Ottawa-based ONE9, led by former soldier Glenn Cowan and Shopify co-founder Daniel Weinand, is raising what it says is Canada’s first fund focused on national security and critical infrastructure startups.
Canadian Armed Forces Veteran, Shopify Co-Founder Team Up for $50 Million Military Tech Fund
OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Betakit.com – With the assertion that “building companies is a special operation,” ONE9 Venture Partners has announced the launch of its Special Mission Fund I. The fund is focused on national security and infrastructure and will be co-led by general partners Glenn Cowan and Daniel Weinand.
Former Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay QC, PC joins ONE9 as a Strategic Advisor
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — Newswire.ca — In 2007, ONE9’s Founder Glenn Cowan and then Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay met under ‘unusual circumstances’ in an official capacity in the heart of Kandahar City; the story itself is worth the price of admission.