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Damian McCabe

Damian McCabe

Co-founder, Hyper

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Damian McCabe co-founded Hyper, a Toronto- and San Francisco-based company that used voice AI to screen non-emergency 911 calls, and served as its chief product officer. Motorola Solutions acquired Hyper in April 2026. Before Hyper, McCabe co-founded Connected, a Toronto software product development firm started in 2014 that Thoughtworks acquired in 2022.

Damian hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Damian co-founded Hyper.

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Who founded Hyper?

BetaKit reported on 2025-07-23 that Hyper was co-founded by Canadian repeat entrepreneurs Damian McCabe and Ben Sanders, with McCabe as chief product officer and Sanders as CEO.

What happened to Hyper?

The Globe and Mail reported on 2026-04-09 that Motorola Solutions acquired Hyper, that financial terms were not disclosed, and that Hyper's 18 employees, including founders Ben Sanders and Damian McCabe, would join Motorola.

What did McCabe build before Hyper?

BetaKit reported on 2022-04-27 that Thoughtworks was acquiring Connected, a Toronto software product development firm founded in 2014 by Mike Stern and Damian McCabe to help companies build software-powered products.

What was McCabe's role at Connected?

McCabe's personal site, checked 2026-09-25, describes McCabe as co-founder and EVP of Product and Technology at Connected, and lists an earlier title of VP of Engineering at Connected Lab, the firm's original name.

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