Calgary, Alberta — January 19, 2026 — Leads & Copy — DeepMarkit Corp. has appointed Kevin Gopaul as a strategic advisor to support the continued development of its prediction markets platform.
Gopaul brings nearly 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, including capital markets, asset management, and public company advisory roles in Canada and the United States. He spent approximately 15 years at Bank of Montreal (“BMO”), including as President and Chief Commercial Officer of BMO ETFs, where he played a key role in building one of Canada’s leading ETF platforms.
Most recently, Gopaul served as Chief Investment Officer and President of REX Financial Canada. Throughout his career, he has been closely involved in the development, structuring, and distribution of investment products, and has advised publicly listed companies on market positioning, investor engagement, and capital markets strategy.
Steve Vanry, Chief Executive Officer of DeepMarkit, said that Gopaul has operated at the intersection of capital markets and product strategy for much of his career. He added that as the company advances its prediction markets platform, Gopaul’s experience navigating evolving market structures and investor expectations will be valuable as it thinks about long-term platform positioning and execution.
Gopaul stated that prediction markets are an emerging category with evolving market structure and technology requirements. He added that DeepMarkit’s platform-first approach is thoughtful and measured, and he looks forward to contributing from a governance and capital markets perspective.
Gopaul’s advisory role will focus on providing strategic input related to capital markets considerations and the broader positioning of the company’s prediction market platform.
DeepMarkit is a technology company building and acquiring platforms that enable next-generation digital experiences across prediction markets, blockchain infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and tokenization. DeepMarkit targets emerging ecosystems where innovative technologies drive user engagement and long-term value.
Prospect is a sports prediction market platform built on the Avalanche blockchain. Prospect’s proprietary ranking algorithm aims to turn real-world sports events into dynamic prediction markets that reward insight, strategy, and community competition. Prospect’s mission is to transform passive sports viewership into active participation.
On behalf of DEEPMARKIT CORP.
Steve Vanry
Chief Executive Officer
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information: This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, including statements regarding: the appointment of Mr. Kevin Gopaul as a strategic advisor to the Company; the anticipated benefits of Mr. Gopaul’s advisory role, including his expected contributions to the Company’s strategic priorities and the development of the Prospect Markets platform; and the Company’s long-term growth objectives.
Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such risks include, but are not limited to: the anticipated benefits of Mr. Gopaul’s advisory role may not be realized; changes in the scope or duration of the advisory relationship; regulatory, legal, and policy developments relating to prediction markets, gaming, and digital assets; competition from established and emerging platforms; market acceptance and user adoption; the availability of financing; technological risks including cybersecurity; and other risk factors described in the Company’s continuous disclosure filings available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
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Source: DeepMarkit Corp.
