One9 Ventures
Venture capital investor; participated in Strider Technologies' Series A ($10M, Oct 2020) and Series B ($45M, Apr 2022).
One9 Ventures (ONE9) styles itself as Canada's first national-security-focused venture platform, syndicating capital into disruptive security and defence technology companies across advanced manufacturing, autonomous systems, cybersecurity, and critical-infrastructure resilience. Founded in 2013 by Glenn Cowan while he was still a serving JTF2 squadron commander, the firm was acquired by Kensington Capital Partners in April 2025 to become Kensington's dedicated defense/security investment platform.
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- Firm
- One9 Ventures
- Headquarters
- Ottawa, Canada
- Founded
- 2013
- AUM
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- Thesis
- One9 Ventures (ONE9) styles itself as Canada's first national-security-focused venture platform, syndicating capital into disruptive security and defence technology companies across advanced manufacturing, autonomous systems, cybersecurity, and critical-infrastructure resilience.
- Website
- www.one9.ca/
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One9 Ventures participated in Strider Technologies' $10 million Series A funding round (October 2020).
PR Newswire: Strider Technologies Announces $10 million Series A Funding Round to Combat Nation-State Directed IP Theft and Supply Chain RisksVerified2020-10-27 - 2
One9 Ventures participated in Strider Technologies' $45 million Series B round, led by Valor Equity Partners (April 2022).
PR Newswire: Strider Technologies Raises $45 Million Led by Valor Equity PartnersVerified2022-04-27 - 3
Kensington Capital Partners acquired ONE9's venture capital business in April 2025.
Business Wire: Kensington Acquires ONE9 Venture Capital BusinessVerified2025-04-02 - 4
Glenn Cowan, quoted directly: 'I formed ONE9 in 2013, while I was a Squadron Commander... Joint Task Force Two.'
VatorNews: Meet Glenn Cowan, Founder and CEO of ONE9Verified2022-03-25