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What company did Griffin Keglevich co-found?
Float, a Toronto business finance company. Float's about page, checked 2026-09-19, lists Keglevich as Co-Founder alongside Rob Khazzam (Co-Founder and CEO) and Ruslan Nikolaev (Co-Founder and Head of Product). BetaKit reported on 2021-07-13 that Keglevich and Nikolaev started Float in 2019.
How did Float get started?
BetaKit reported on 2021-07-13 that after internships at Uber and Shopify, Keglevich and Nikolaev ran into the pain of expense reports and reimbursements; Keglevich had been out of pocket thousands of dollars for a company event he helped plan as an intern, paying on three personal cards. The University of Waterloo reported on 2024-02-23 that the pair joined its Velocity incubator in 2019 and went through a number of ideas before landing on Float.
What does Griffin Keglevich do at Float?
Float's about page, checked 2026-09-19, says he is responsible for the company's shipping and payments, and that he previously worked in software engineering at KPMG and Shopify.
How much has Float raised?
The University of Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science reported on 2026-07-29 that Float closed an $85 million CAD all-equity Series C led by Inovia Capital, with Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Garage Capital continuing and BDC Capital and Northleaf joining.