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Building Ai systems for companies

"Don't Even Think Once"

Born in Toronto, raised across China and Malaysia (22 years in Asia), educated in New York. Built businesses spanning Vancouver, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. Experience across 3 continents, 5 countries, and 80+ cities shaped a unique perspective on technology, business, and solving problems at scale.

Timeline

Two decades of building real products

1990s — 2008
China · Malaysia · Hong Kong
Asia Foundation

16 years in China, 6 years in Malaysia. Built fluency in Mandarin, developed deep understanding of Asian markets and business culture. Formative experience that shaped a global perspective on technology and commerce.

2008 — 2010
China · Canada
Cosmetics Import/Export

First venture: importing high-end cosmetics from Canada to China. Learned supply chain, international trade regulations, and the realities of scaling physical product businesses across borders.

2010 — 2014
Vancouver · Beijing
Real Estate Technology Entry

Transitioned into Vancouver real estate market, working across 80+ cities. Identified massive inefficiencies in real estate technology. Began building tools to solve actual problems agents and brokers faced daily.

2014 — 2022
Vancouver, BC
Spark RE Technologies — CEO & Founder

Founded Spark RE Technologies. Built team, scaled to $6.7M revenue, served thousands of real estate professionals. President of BC Real Estate Tech Association. Company successfully acquired. Learned how to build, scale, and exit.

2023 — 2025
Vancouver, BC · Remote
Board Advisor & Strategic Advisory

Board Advisor for Hive Technologies, guiding product strategy and market expansion. Strategic Advisor for MediaLife.ai, an AR media platform activating fandom touchpoints through immersive augmented reality campaigns for anime studios, exhibitors, and convention organizers.

2024 — Now
Vancouver, BC
Security Research & Intelligence Platforms

Full pivot to security research and AI-powered intelligence systems. Building SCAFU (security intelligence), Nuculair (OSINT platform), and AURA (outbound automation). Focused on finding real vulnerabilities, contributing to bug bounties, and establishing credibility in the security industry.

2025
Vancouver, BC
Nelson Investments — Partner

Strategic investments in technology and real estate. Focus on companies solving real problems with scalable solutions. Active involvement in portfolio company strategy and growth.

Recognition

Featured work and industry coverage

BC Business

"Spark RE Technologies transformed how real estate professionals manage their business, scaling to serve thousands across British Columbia."

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CanadianSME

"A proven entrepreneur who understands how to build technology that solves real problems in traditional industries."

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The CEO Views

"Simeon Garratt's approach combines deep technical expertise with practical business acumen—rare in the technology space."

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Philosophy

Six principles that guide everything

01

Solve real problems

Build tools that address actual pain points, not imagined ones. Talk to users, understand their workflow, solve their problems.

02

Privacy first

Security and privacy aren't features—they're requirements. Build systems that respect user data and implement defense in depth.

03

Ship, then iterate

Perfect is the enemy of done. Ship early, gather feedback, improve rapidly. Real users provide better insights than theory.

04

Learn from users

The best features come from watching people use your product. Observe, listen, adapt. Users will show you what they need.

05

Bridge industries

The best innovation happens at intersections. Apply lessons from one domain to solve problems in another.

06

Open source mindset

Share knowledge, contribute back, build in public. Rising tides lift all boats. Good ideas deserve to spread.

Get in touch

Let's build something meaningful

Whether you're looking for technical consulting, security research, or just want to discuss interesting problems, reach out. Always open to meaningful conversations.