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Luke DeCoste

Luke DeCoste

Co-founder, Proof

GovTech

Luke DeCoste co-founded Proof, the Whitehorse govtech startup that digitized government approvals, with Ben Sanders in fall 2016; Daylight Automation acquired it in January 2022. He was Proof's chief governance officer. He now teaches entrepreneurship, holds an adjunct appointment at Dalhousie University and is completing a PhD at Claremont Graduate University.

Luke hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Luke co-founded Proof, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Did Luke DeCoste co-found Proof?

Yes. Yukon University reported on June 7, 2019 that "Proof was co-founded by Yukon tech entrepreneurs Ben Sanders and Luke DeCoste in fall 2016", with Wes George joining in 2017. CBC News, on February 17, 2019, captioned a company photo "Proof Data Technology co-founders, Sanders, Luke DeCoste, Wes George".

What was his role at Proof?

Chief governance officer. His Policy Options author page, first published February 11, 2019, describes him as "chief governance officer and co-founder at Proofgov.com, a Canadian software startup".

What happened to Proof?

It was acquired. BetaKit reported on January 25, 2022 that Daylight Automation was acquiring Proof Data Technology and that Proof would rebrand to Daylight after its client contracts ended on March 31, 2022. DeCoste's own site, checked September 23, 2026, lists "proofgov.com (acquired; Techstars, Creative Destruction Lab alumni)" among ventures he co-founded.

What does he do now?

Entrepreneurship teaching and research. His own site, checked September 23, 2026, says he holds "an adjunct faculty appointment at Dalhousie University, where I am the Academic Lead for AI2Market" and is "completing a PhD in Positive Organizational Psychology at Claremont Graduate University". It also lists MindFrameconnect.com as a company he co-founded.

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