Hopper Co-Founder Dakota Smith Departs

An October 3, 2026 report said Hopper co-founder Dakota Smith stated on LinkedIn this week that he has left the Montreal-based company, after leading its most important division, Hopper Technology Solutions, for three years and serving as head of the B2B business. An October 5 report said Smith is a Hopper co-founder and CEO of the B2B division HTS, announced his departure on LinkedIn, spent 13 years at Hopper, and played a key role in founding the division that provides travel technology to banks, airlines and others. That report also said Hopper stated CEO and co-founder Fred Lalonde will continue to oversee both Hopper and HTS. Earlier reports said Smith led HTS for three years and served as head of the B2B business; follow-up reports said he was HTS CEO and spent 13 years at Hopper. Currently the public information is only his own announcement of departure; the reports did not disclose a reason for the departure.