Building What's Next.
It isn't just a slogan
It’s how we start every conversation. It’s how we identify the future-fit ventures we work with. It’s how we partner with Founders to accelerate and de-risk the innovation process and create meaningful impact and return on investment. And it’s how we accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that prioritizes social and environmental goals as much as fiscal ones. That is why Thin Air Labs was created.
Our model
Thin Air Labs is an ecosystem studio that invests in very early stage innovation through its venture arm, helps ventures succeed through its impact services team and helps nurture the innovation ecosystem through its involvement and influence with community builders and critical ecosystem partners.
Our beliefs
Founders First
Founders are uniquely capable of
influencing the success of their business. We partner with them on their journey.
Support Early to Reduce Risk
Active participation helps de-risk & accelerate the growth of ventures.
Human Impact = Greater ROI + IOI
Return and impact on investment is driven by the size of the impact on humans.
Three experienced entrepreneurs...
James Lochrie
CAPITAL PARTNER
Co-founder of the global fintech startup Wave, entrepreneur, investor, ideator and volunteer focused on creating new solutions to big problems.
Jim Gibson
COMMUNITY PARTNER
Published author, entrepreneur, founder, venture financier, board member and community builder re-imagining new ways of generating value.
Greg Hart
DESIGN PARTNER
Ideas architect, people-first designer, lifetime entrepreneur, systems thinker, agile master planner with a future-forward intuition.
...and a team of unlike minds
Rick Bird
Chief Operating Officer
Crystal Phillips
Health Lead
Mitchell Gillespie
Chief Growth Officer
Bob Tomes
Leader Effectiveness Lead
Leah Sarich
Head of Story
Andrew Browne
Business Development
Katie Greene
Funding Catalyst
James Grant
Marketing Lead
Lucas Bock
Software Developer
Ben Hilborn
Funding Catalyst
Rosemary Sanchez
Software Dev. Lead
MK Kim
Software Developer
William Lee
Software Developer
Katie Underwood
Software Developer
This uncharacteristic team enables us to take a bold approach to ecosystem venture building in Alberta and beyond.