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Stephen Lake

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Founder/CEO at North · Founder at Jetson Home

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

FoundedJetson HomeNorth · YC

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×3Stephen: together at University of Waterloo
Stephen: together at The Hospital for Sick Children

About

Stephen Lake founded Thalmic Labs (later rebranded as North), a Y Combinator company, and currently leads Jetson.

Founder/CEO at NorthYC W13

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YC

Stephen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Stephen can intro founders to North's investors below.

North's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013

Co-founders at North

MBMatthew Bailey
Matthew BaileyFounder
AGAaron Grant
Aaron GrantFounder

Founder at Jetson Home

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In turn, Stephen can intro founders to Jetson Home's investors below.

Jetson Home's investors · 8

8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2026ACTivate CapitalCanberra · since 2026ACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSSan Francisco · $10M – $30M checksActive Impact InvestmentsNorth Vancouver · $1M checks · since 2026Afore CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksCarbonAmsterdam · $100K checksEclipsePalo Alto · since 2026Garage CapitalWaterloo · since 2026

Co-founders at Jetson Home

AGAaron Grant
Aaron GrantFounder
MBMatthew Bailey
Matthew BaileyFounder

Experience

  1. JetsonCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentNorth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  2. Creative Destruction LabMentor - Climate Streamcurrent2022 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  3. GoogleAdvisor, Product & Business Strategy, Senior Director of Product, Devices & Services2020 — 2023Canada
  4. NorthCo-founder & CEO [Acquired by Google in 2020]2012 — 2020Kitchener, Canada Area
  5. CommunitechBoard Director2013 — 2019Kitchener, Canada Area
  6. Vector InstituteBoard Director2017Toronto, Canada Area
  7. The Next 36Alumnus2010 — 2011Toronto, Canada Area
  8. DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Institute für Robotik und MechatronikMedical Robotics Engineering2010Munich Area, Germany
  9. The Hospital for Sick ChildrenResearch Student - Medical Robotics2010Toronto, Canada Area
  10. Sentinelle MedicalEngineering Designer - Prostate Solutions2009Toronto, Canada Area
  11. Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienneSpacecraft Engineering2008Montreal, Canada Area
  12. General DynamicsSystems Design Engineering - Maritime Helicopter Project2008Ottawa, Canada Area

Skills & more

C++11Solidworks11C7Java5Leadership68Strategy33Strategic Planning16Public Speaking5Entrepreneurship78Product Development51Robotics30Start-ups25
+12 moreWearable ComputingProject ManagementEngineeringProduct ManagementBiomedical EngineeringMedical DevicesResearchProject PlanningConsumer ElectronicsFundraisingMechatronicsElectrical Engineering

Languages English · German

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Stephen Lake?
Stephen Lake founded Thalmic Labs (later rebranded as North), a Y Combinator company, and currently leads Jetson.
Where does Stephen Lake work?
Stephen Lake is Founder of Jetson Home and Founder/CEO at North.
What companies did Stephen Lake found?
Stephen Lake founded Jetson Home, North.
Where did Stephen Lake go to school?
Stephen Lake studied at University of Waterloo (BASc, Honours Mechatronics Engineering); ETH Zürich (Visiting Scholar, Robotics); University of Toronto (Certificate in Entrepreneurship, The Next 36).

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