About
Stephen Lake founded Thalmic Labs (later rebranded as North), a Y Combinator company, and currently leads Jetson.
Founder/CEO at NorthYC W13
Intro paths
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
Co-founders at North
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Matthew BaileyFounder
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Aaron GrantFounder
Experience
- JetsonCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentNorth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Creative Destruction LabMentor - Climate Streamcurrent2022 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- GoogleAdvisor, Product & Business Strategy, Senior Director of Product, Devices & Services2020 — 2023Canada
- NorthCo-founder & CEO [Acquired by Google in 2020]2012 — 2020Kitchener, Canada Area
- CommunitechBoard Director2013 — 2019Kitchener, Canada Area
- Vector InstituteBoard Director2017Toronto, Canada Area
- The Next 36Alumnus2010 — 2011Toronto, Canada Area
- DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Institute für Robotik und MechatronikMedical Robotics Engineering2010Munich Area, Germany
- The Hospital for Sick ChildrenResearch Student - Medical Robotics2010Toronto, Canada Area
- Sentinelle MedicalEngineering Designer - Prostate Solutions2009Toronto, Canada Area
- Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienneSpacecraft Engineering2008Montreal, Canada Area
- General DynamicsSystems Design Engineering - Maritime Helicopter Project2008Ottawa, Canada Area
Skills & more
C++11Solidworks11C7Java5Leadership68Strategy33Strategic Planning16Public Speaking5Entrepreneurship78Product Development51Robotics30Start-ups25
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Wearable ComputingProject ManagementEngineeringProduct ManagementBiomedical EngineeringMedical DevicesResearchProject PlanningConsumer ElectronicsFundraisingMechatronicsElectrical EngineeringLanguages 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/CEO of North.
- What companies did Stephen Lake found?
- Stephen Lake founded 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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University of Waterloo mafia200
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ETH Zürich mafia103
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University of Toronto mafia101
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Creative Destruction Lab mafia31
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Vector Institute10
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