Kai Goodall

I’m currently building liquid bipropellant rockets at Waterloo Rocketry and giving out microgrants to capital-constrained builders at Merge Club .

I turned down a $500 000 TC job offer in Silicon Valley to study Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo.

In my free time, I shoot photos on film, go whitewater kayaking, downhill ski, and visit new coffee shops. My best time is spent working on a project I’m passionate about or trying something new with friends.

Over the past 3 years, I have...

• Spent 6mo designing satellites at Canada’s biggest satellite company, Telesat (Grade 11 + 12)
• Worked with executives at companies such as Amazon, Shell, and BenchSci to propose new products and internal tools, some of which are in use today
• Started and shut down a deeptech startup trying to build sunglasses that could cure opioid addiction
• Started an NGO in Tanzania to solve poverty with motorcycles, hired our first employee, and shut down after running a pilot and running out of funding
• Raised grant capital to build a rocket engine
• Deployed over $10 000 in microgrants
• Moved to San Francisco for 3mo to build everything from open-source wearables to 3d printed fighter jets
• Had a lot of fun and learned a lot :)

Over the next 3 years I hope to...

• Build / work on a rocket that goes to space
• Deploy $100 000 in microgrant capital
• Have even more fun and learn even more :)

Links

You can find my film photos here

I'm always up for a chat! You can dm me on Twitter or shoot me an email :)