knickerson@omersventures.com
It is tremendously exciting meeting founders who change your world view. Many become lifelong friends. The gifts of knowledge and friendship they share with me is meaningful beyond measure. Companies come-and-go, but I want to surround myself with these geniuses forever.
Known for his innovation and visionary thinking, Ken is an active investor specializing in research and development, software engineering and business strategy. He is the CEO of private investment and R&D firm iBinary LLC.
His many achievements include bringing Hotmail to Microsoft as GM of Microsoft Network Canada, early Internet and Network Management to Rogers as VP Development and research in emergent systems for banking and insurance. Ken is an active and past board member at companies including Kobo, Atomic Reach, Synbiota, Agora Mobile, Synaptop, SKULogix, docSpace, Chapters Online, OpenCola and several others.
He is a member of the IEEE and ACM and is actively engaged in philanthropy focused on early education needs.
Energy
Non-Von Neumann Architectures
AI/AGI/Robotics
Genetics and Space