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Darrell Kopke

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Executive Director, Scale Up at Scale Up
📍 Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area, Canada

Darrell Kopke is the Executive Director of Creative Destruction Lab-Vancouver and the Scale Up Program at UBCs Sauder School of Business. He is a serial entrepreneur, most notably as a co-founder of Wafr Technologies, which focuses on sustainable AI data center infrastructure. Colleagues describe him as generous, insightful, and an inspirational leader.

Outside of his numerous professional ventures, he is deeply committed to his family. Colleagues have noted that his dedication to his wife and two children is a defining aspect of his character, outshining even his significant business accomplishments. He also previously held a board position with a foundation aimed at ending homelessness in Vancouver.

He was part of the founding team at lululemon athletica, joining as the sixth employee and overseeing its initial growth to over $200 million in sales.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Executive Director, Scale Up
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area, Canada
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Scaling Ventures
As Executive Director of Scale Up at UBC, he helps high-potential Canadian companies navigate complex barriers to growth, from procurement to enterprise adoption and supply chain integration.
Sustainable Tech
He co-founded Wafr Technologies to create energy-efficient cooling solutions for AI data centers, aiming to significantly reduce energy and water consumption.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Executive Director, Scale Up
Scale Up
3-2025
Chairperson
Movmint
1-2025
Co-Founder
Wafr Technologies Ltd.
9-2021
Advisor
Omnicart
2-2020 - 7-2023
Director
Stoko
In the press

Media appearances

UBC Sauder launches Scale Up Program for defence and dual-use ventures. Featured in Vantech Journal
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Education
1999 - 2001
MBA
The University of British Columbia
1990 - 1993
BCOMM
Concordia University
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