
GOODLABS STUDIO
An Advanced Software Innovation Studio.
our story
We’ve come across some of the brightest technologists in our entrepreneurial path. Master coders with a business first approach to solutioning. Individuals who single handedly drove incredible product and application capabilities. Individuals who were the difference between success and failure on major business and technology initiatives. For those of us who have witnessed it, we know that one developer with the right mindset can have an astonishing impact.
We asked ourselves,
What if we could invite the best we’ve seen to work together?
What if we could harness the principles that make them special and replicate that?
And, what if we could apply deep learning to help every other developer to be that good?
GoodLabs was born.

our core team
Rafik Rhouma
GoodLabs Deep NLP Researcher. Postdoctoral Research Fellow. PhD Computer Science Université de Montréal
Christopher Smith
GoodLabs Machine Learning Researcher. PhD Candidate Medical Biophysics Western University
Chris McMahon
GoodLabs Machine Learning Researcher. Postdoctoral Research Fellow. PhD Quantum Material University of Waterloo
Michael Salvagna
GoodLabs Lead. Big+Fast Data. Cyber Security.
Professor J.P. Lam
GoodLabs Fintech+ML Advisor. UWaterloo Director of Arts+Business, Ex BoC Assistant Chief Economist
Dr Robert Wu
GoodLabs Medtech Advisor. Associate Professor UToronto. Clinical Epidemiologist
Abtin Afshar
GoodLabs Lead. DevOps. Kubernetes. Cloud.
Riyaz Somani
GoodLabs Investor+Advisor. Densify Co-founder+President.
Thomas Lo
GoodLabs Kickstarter. Fintech. High Performance Computing.
Alex Ostrovsky
GoodLabs Lead. Fintech. Machine Learning.
James Ho
GoodLabs Lead. Consumer App. Mobile.

join goodlabs
Do Great Things. Amazing Things.
you are exceptional
You love technology. Do you have the full stack? Is AI, ML, Big Data, DevOps your thing? Are you trapped in bland projects, the boring same old same old. The money is good, but are you hungry for more?
At GoodLabs Studio, our philosophy is choosing the best talent to work on only the best projects for the best companies. It is just that simple.
We handpick our customers, great companies doing great things, but difficult things, with a goal of making a real impact. When you are invited, and become a part of us, you are taking on the challenge of helping our customers achieve their mission, their moonshot.
Get invited
We the North!
Some fun facts about our backyard:
Toronto has the highest concentration of AI startups
UofToronto and UofWaterloo are ranked among the top 25 globally
Toronto is the 3rd largest tech centre in North America
We consistently outpace Silicon Valley for new tech jobs
Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Shopify, and many more are all flocking to Toronto. But GoodLabs beat them to it.
Contact us
250 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5H 3E5