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Did Eric Kys co-found Hoppier?
Yes, under the company's original name. BetaKit reported on July 18, 2018 that Desk Nibbles was "Founded by Eric Kys and brothers Cassy and Emil Aite in 2016", and the Ottawa Business Journal reported on May 15, 2020 that Hoppier "began its corporate life in late 2016 … under the name Desk Nibbles", naming Kys as one of Cassy Aite's business partners in the 2019 rebrand.
What did Eric Kys do at Desk Nibbles?
Carleton University's news story, published May 2, 2017, calls Desk Nibbles a company started by two Carleton students, Emil Aite and Eric Kys, working with the university's Lead To Win accelerator. It quotes Kys on the company's Ottawa customer base and its plans, and says the two fourth-year students were working full-time hours while finishing degrees in computer science and commerce respectively.
What does Eric Kys do now?
Not established. Hoppier's own about page, checked on 2026-09-22, lists only Cassy Aite (Co-Founder & CEO) and Emil Aite (Co-Founder & CTO) as its founders and does not mention Kys, and no source dated after the Ottawa Business Journal's May 15, 2020 story states a current role for him, so this profile does not claim one.
What is Hoppier?
Hoppier sends employees virtual gift cards and stipends with rules attached. Its own about page, checked on 2026-09-22, says it serves more than 1,200 companies across 60-plus countries from Ottawa and returns all unspent funds. That page dates the start to 2017, while BetaKit in 2018 and the Ottawa Business Journal in 2020 both dated the founding to 2016.