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About Me

Ken Bautista is Co-Founder/CEO of Startup Edmonton, a campus and co-workspace for creative entrepreneurs, and Flightpath Ventures, working to activate and invest in early stage startups. Ken has been in the creative/tech industry for over 10 years, co-founding several interactive companies, most recently Rocketfuel Games, an educational games studio, winner of the VenturePrize competition in 2009. Over the years, Ken has been invited to jury and speak at international events including the Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum in Hong Kong, Banff World Television Festival and Canadian Arts Summit, and currently sits on the board of The Citadel Theatre and the President's Think Tank at the University of Alberta. For his efforts, Ken has been recognized in Avenue Magazine’s “Top 40 Under 40”, earned a Horizon Alumni Award from the University of Alberta, and was named one of “Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People” by Alberta Venture Magazine in 2011.