04.02.2025

Kensington Acquires ONE9 Venture Capital Business

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04.02.2025 ❯ Kensington Acquires ONE9 Venture Capital Business ❯ Click here to learn more ❯

Innovation is a
Special Operation.

Solving national security challenges through innovation while delivering outsized returns to investors.

We find, fund, and scale the next generation of defence and security technology companies.

Capability Labs

ONE9's mission is to solve national security challenges through innovation while delivering outsized returns to investors.
goTenna pro gives a presentation on their PRO-X2 mesh networking system during a Technology Showcase event at ONE9 Capability Labs in Ottawa.

A public/private hub of innovation, investment, and value-creation.

As the bridge between end-users and startups, ONE9 Capability Labs works synergistically with ONE9’s venture investing to identify capability gaps and validate technology, thereby derisking investments and creating deal flow. Our international Task Force of SMEs helps our clients align private sector capabilities with public sector demands.

Venture Capital

ONE9's mission is to solve national security challenges through innovation while delivering outsized returns to investors.
Former JTF-2 Squadron commander and ONE9 founder, Glenn Cowan, prepares for a HALO jump under night vision.

Canada’s first and only national security and defence investment platform.

We’re not a traditional VC — we’re national security end-users and trusted business leaders operating at the intersection of innovation and investment. We don’t invest in technology — we invest in the companies and capabilities vital to our security and prosperity.

Investment Portfolio

  • "ONE9 is strategically deploying private capital to find, fund and scale the dual-use technology essential to both our national security and future prosperity. Its combined experience bridges battle spaces and boardrooms."

    — Peter Mackay, National Post, Feb 2023

  • "Bringing in ONE9 as an investment partner was a no-brainer for us. Having a strategic partner in Canada with such a depth of knowledge and access to key markets significantly strengthens our position and allows our company to solve key national security challenges on both sides of the border."

    — Jeff Cole | CEO, Hidden Level

  • “ONE9 has proven to be a truly strategic investor for Strider. They are a trusted partner and our first call when navigating the Canadian market to solve real-world national security challenges while driving business for us in a new market.”

    — Greg Levesque | CEO/Co-Founder, Strider Technologies

  • "ONE9 Capability Labs was the obvious choice when Avalon needed subject matter expertise as we progressed through the IDEaS program. ONE9 quickly connected us with an industry expert with deep national defence and technical experience to help us iterate our product for the defence domain.”

    — Russ Baker | VP/Co-Founder, Avalon Holographics

  • "CapLabs has proven to be the perfect space for us as we grow our defence technology business. We’ve benefitted from not just the physical space, but also the network effect of the end-users and decision-makers constantly coming through the Lab."

    — Kynan Walper | CEO, Ghost Risk Management

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04.28.2025

Slingshot Aerospace Technology Showcase

Special Event

Click here to register ❯ 04.28.2025 ❯ Slingshot Aerospace Technology Showcase ❯ Special Event ❯

Technology Showcase

ONE9's mission is to solve national security challenges through innovation while delivering outsized returns to investors.
Slingshot Aerospace, a ONE9 Portfolio company provides industry-leading AI, data, and insights to support mission-critical space training, planning, and operations.

Slingshot Aerospace

Join us on April 28th for a demo of industry–leading space situational awareness technology at ONE9 Capability Labs in Ottawa.

Presented in collaboration with NordSpace and the Canadian Space Launch Conference

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ONE9's mission is to solve national security challenges through innovation while delivering outsized returns to investors.

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