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Founders / Steven Hallam

Steven Hallam

Steven Hallam is the founder of Koonkie, a health and biotech AI company based in Vancouver. Koonkie received a C$2.9M grant in July 2026 from DIGITAL Global Innovation Cluster.

Founder of Koonkie.

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Koonkie

Bioinformatics and eDNA analytics with AI ecological restoration monitoring.

Role
Founder
HQ
Vancouver, BC
Founded
2016
Status
Active
Disclosed raised
C$2.9M
Latest round
Grant, Jul 9, 2026
Website
koonkie.com

Investors: DIGITAL Global Innovation Cluster

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Data as of November 10, 2026.

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