Why I'm growing my Vancouver AI company in Taiwan and Europe instead of the U.S.
Al Vigier, CEO of Vancouver AI company Caseway, explains why the firm is growing in Taiwan and Europe rather than the U.S. after withdrawing from a Silicon Valley accelerator. He cites a U.S. directive telling agencies to remove Canadian-made products from schedules, which stopped new U.S. business development while keeping existing registrations and two American customers. Caseway reports signed agreements and pilots in Taiwan, including a drone-software partnership with Kunway Technology, with revenue not yet realized there. He also describes European defence procurement opportunities under Canada's SAFE agreement.
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Al Vigier, CEO of Vancouver AI company Caseway, explains why the firm is growing in Taiwan and Europe rather than the U.S. after withdrawing from a Silicon Valley accelerator. He cites a U.S. directive telling agencies to remove Canadian-made products from schedules, which stopped new U.S. business development while keeping existing registrations and two American customers. Caseway reports signed agreements and pilots in Taiwan, including a drone-software partnership with Kunway Technology, with revenue not yet realized there. He also describes European defence procurement opportunities under Canada's SAFE agreement.
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- Caseway stopped new U.S. business development after a September 8 directive told American agencies to remove Canadian-made products from procurement schedules.
- Caseway's revenue currently comes from courts and law firms; Taiwan activity consists of signed agreements and scoped pilots, not yet revenue.
- A planned Taiwan partnership with drone maker Kunway involves a paid pilot, supplied hardware, then a per-unit licence and revenue share, with an MOU being finalized.
- Caseway says its defence customers wanted software to run on their own hardware under their own law, which made a U.S. expansion harder to reconcile.
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