🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🌐👨‍💻 • building @sidedoor_vc • podcast @going_vc • ambassador @sandboxers

Vancouver, BC
Joined September 2007
Huge congrats to @KaranKunjur and @neelkunjur and the whole K2 Space crew! The satellites keep getting bigger and so does the momentum 🚀
Our biggest round yet: @K2SpaceCo has raised a $500M Series D at a $6.8B post-money valuation. The round was led by @kleinerperkins and @ICONIQCapital, with participation from @CapitalG, @lightspeedvp, @AltimeterCap, @sparkcapital, Sands Capital, @ARKInvest, @TRowePrice, and other existing investors. "Scaling” is probably the word I’ve used most often the past few months in conversations with our investors, customers, and employees when talking about what’s next for K2 Space in 2027 and beyond:  --We’re going to continue to scale up mass production, to deliver against the $1B + in contracts we’ve won to-date. --We’re going to scale up the satellite itself, from the 20kW Mega to the 100kW class Giga. Its no longer just 100kW, but we’ll save that update for another day. The capital from the Series D will turbocharge this scaling.   Thanks to everyone who has been on this journey with us for the last four years – let's keep building bigger.
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With heavy hearts, we say goodbye to beloved sloth Hurricane, who has passed away at 29. ❤️ Known for her curious nature and special bond with her care team, Hurricane brought joy to countless visitors and leaves behind lasting memories. She will be deeply missed.
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Hey so this is the best commercial created in my lifetime and it's not close
How is the internet less private than in 2006, when the whole family shared one computer? Back then, the internet was weird, personal, and all of ours. So, we got your favorite meme legends back together to say it louder: What happened to the internet? 1/3
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The Japanese government denied me entry and held me in solitary confinement for 24 hours over a standup comedy show with 40 attendees… (1/5)
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The poster was denied entry for planning to perform ticketed stand-up comedy shows, an activity requiring Japan's Entertainer visa/status and prohibited under Temporary Visitor (tourist) entry. moj.go.jp/isa/applicatio… moj.go.jp/isa/applicatio… musictourjapan.com/entertainer-vi… x.com/nihon_shimin/s…
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We're winning the War on Cancer
BREAKING: The FDA just granted accelerated approval to the first immunotherapy for a leading cause of cancer death in U.S. men under 50. This therapy allows certain patients to skip radiation, chemo, and surgery altogether.
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In less than a year, we’ve moved from our first funding to proven capability. This @Via_Satellite piece by @rmpodnar shares how our Series A will grow our engineering team, expand manufacturing, & build toward persistent, multi-orbit security coverage. satellitetoday.com/finance/2…
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Deep cut. Iykyk.
Texting is really nice on the Duo
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SHUT DOWN THE INTERNET. TWO WEEKS TO STOP THE SPREAD.
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Did y’all figure out what is in Jagmeet Singh’s bag and why were getting spammed with ads about it
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We’re 3 for 3 in orbit this October. This time, it’s space drugs. W-7 carries pharmaceutical hardware and a promising new type of cancer medicine known as a protein degrader. Microgravity will help overcome one of its biggest limitations: poor solubility.
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i saw sebulba in midtown houston on saturday night he was honestly a really nice guy, he was buying everyone shots. i think he just puts on his persona for the boonta eve classic and i get it.
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My statement on Albertans choosing to build a stronger Canada, together:
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More than THREE QUARTERS of Albertans have rejected even the IDEA of taking steps towards holding an independence referendum. Named for a daughter of Queen Victoria, the mother of Canadian Confederation, Alberta has today resoundingly re-affirmed Canadian sovereignty.
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lol
25% of the polls are in, results are staying largely the same
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Us millennials got to stick together
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I have tears in my eyes …
HAPPENING NOW in downtown Chicago, outside the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the historic center of onion futures trading
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As we wait impatiently for the second season of #HeatedRivalry, hockey season IRL has kicked off in Canada! The first few weeks were action-packed as Canadian teams began their race towards the Stanley Cup. Which Canadian team are you rooting for? 🏒
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A serious incident creating a major fire has occurred at CFB Wainwright, in Alberta. Our thoughts are with all the brave women and men affected.   We are working closely with the Government of Alberta and local authorities. Premier Smith and I are in close contact as are our relevant ministers and officials.
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“In the early 1960s, when Draper was one of the few people offering early funding to tech startups on the West Coast, he frequently had to start his meetings with entrepreneurs by explaining what venture capital was.” What a legend. RIP. No way these early practitioners could predict what VC could do in this world. But they blazed the trail.
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If you’ve already decided AI is only advancing things you don’t like, that’s all you’ll see. Step out of your bubble and algorithm. American entrepreneurs are getting endlessly creative right now
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