Innovation is a Special Operation.
ONE9’s mission is to solve national security challenges through innovation while delivering outsized returns to investors.
We are a team of national security end-users, unicorn-building entrepreneurs, and leaders in the Canadian ecosystem of dual-use technology innovation and investment.
Our mission is anchored by Canada’s first and only security-focused venture capital fund, ONE9 Special Mission Fund I, and operationalized through ONE9 Capability Labs.
We find, fund, and scale disruptive dual-use tech companies meeting commercial and security market demand.
ONE9’s venture investments are poised to deliver outsized returns thanks to our unparalleled access, networks, and proprietary deal flow.
We’re not investing in bombs and bullets; we’re investing in critical innovation.
We bridge the gap between private innovation and the national security enterprise.
Our Task Force of subject matter experts vets and validates the technology of our client companies in support of Special Mission Fund I, and the defence and national security enterprise.
The Lab
Centrally located in the National Capital Region, ONE9 Capability Labs is 5,300 sq/ft of collaborative space, currently housing multiple tenants operating in the national security and defence domains.
A flexible layout, frequent event hosting, and strategic foot traffic make ONE9 Capability Labs the ideal physical space to foster innovation and collaboration between public and private enterprises.
Capability Labs Featured Content
Al-Qaeda's Bio-Weapons Facility Revealed: Intelligence Agents, Canadian Forces & Afghan Anthrax Labs
For episode 2 of ONE9 Debrief, We travel back to Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2002 for the true story of how Canadian light infantry soldiers from 3PPCLI, worked with a top American intelligence agency to uncover an Al Qaeda anthrax research/manufacturing facility.
How a Warfighter pivoted to Defence Investment: The Origin Story of ONE9
This is the true story of how Canadian light infantry soldiers from 3PPCLI stationed at FOB Chapman near Khost Afghanistan, repaired, sourced ammo for, and used two Soviet T54/T55 tanks to defend their camp from Taliban rocket fire in the months following 9/11.