# Keith Ippel

> Keith Ippel is a startup investor at Spring Activator (Vancouver). See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Spring Activator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spring-is)
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/keith-ippel/1/889/923
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/keithippel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keith.ippel

Keith Ippel is a startup investor at Spring Activator in Vancouver. Co-Founder at Spring University.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open Ocean Robotics | Open Ocean Robotics collects ocean data with its solar-powered autonomous boats. They operate USVs with sensors, cameras, and communication devices to capture information from anywhere in the ocean. The company's contact modes are by phone, mail, and physical address. Information that can be used to protect endangered whale species, allowships to travel on more fuel-efficient routes, combat illegal fishing, and help us better understand the effects of climate change. Its boats are outfitted with sensors, cameras, and communication devices, allowing us to collect data from anywhere on the ocean and access it instantly.Open Ocean Robotics was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Victoria, British Colombia. | $2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 23, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alacrity Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alacrity-canada) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Antares Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antares-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DTN Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dtn-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Katapult Ocean](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katapult-ocean) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pacific Economic Development Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pacific-economic-development-canada) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Spring Activator

VC Fund · Vancouver, Canada

Spring Activator is an incubator and accelerator changing the entrepreneurship mainstream. While traditional incubators and accelerators tend to focus on technology ventures, it work with leaders and innovators to solve today’s societal challenges.

5 contacts available at Spring Activator.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Avary Kent | Chief People Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avary-kent |
| Caroline Angus | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caroline-angus |
| Chin Chang | Head of Growth | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chin-chang |
| Keith Ippel | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keith-ippel |
| Mari Mathews | Program Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mari-mathews |

## FAQ

### When did Keith Ippel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Keith Ippel closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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