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30 Startups for a Sovereign Canada | Canadian30

30 startups and ecosystem builders operating in the national interest
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Three Months of The Canadian Explorers
Fourteen conversations with the people shaping Canada’s future
 • Ethan Marcoux
Fighting Wildfires With Drone Swarms | Alex Deslauriers — Explorer Spotlight #9
FireSwarm builds drone-agnostic autonomy for ultra-heavy-lift aircraft that fight wildfires and move critical loads through contested environments.
 • Ethan Marcoux
Canada Needs American Dynamism
Building national interests with technology.
 • Ethan Marcoux
Autonomous Manufacturing for Ukraine | Kath Intson — Explorer Spotlight #8
Sentinel R&D is automating manufacturing of unmanned systems for the next generation of warfare.
 • Ethan Marcoux
The Icebreaker | Matthew Lombardi on Canadian Defence Startups
The Icebreaker co-founder and ONE9 director on procurement, founder traits, quantum cybersecurity, and the next generation of Canadian defence…
 • Ethan Marcoux
Vertical Takeoff Planes | Brandon Robinson — Explorer Spotlight #7
Horizon Aircraft is building a hybrid-electric VTOL designed to take off like a helicopter and fly like a conventional aircraft.
 • Ethan Marcoux
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The Founder Who Refused to Quit | Samuel Witherspoon, ANVIL
Listen now | Canadian Explorers II: From legal software to sovereign Canadian defence technology.
 • Ethan Marcoux
A Canadian Era of Startups, Defence & Greatness | Harley Finkelstein, Shopify
Be Too Good to Ignore: The President of Shopify on raising globally, reversing Canada’s brain drain, and building world-class companies from Canada.
 • Ethan Marcoux
Medical Manufacturing Anywhere | Dr. Harvey Hawes — Explorer Spotlight #6
Building Bloc Systems is building forward deployed medical microfactories for warzones, disaster response, and remote environments.
 • Ethan Marcoux
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The Canadian Explorers is the media for the founders building Canada's future, defence tech, deep tech, and the startups operating in the national interest. The impossible is still possible. Fortune favours the bold.
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