Coming on the success of Artificial Intelligence network of British Columbia’s Launchpad pitch competition at CrossOver, AInBC is partnering with the Traction Conference to host a National AI Showcase where Canada’s top AI startups will pitch global investors for Seed and Series A funding. The two-part event includes an investor-only demo day on October 13th where […]
Four B.C. Companies Selected For Washington State Startup Market Accelerator
The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) today announced the launch of its third Canadian Startup Market Accelerator program. The Accelerator is a partnership between WTIA, Global Affairs Canada, and Trade and Invest British Columbia, and will prepare 10 B2B SaaS companies for expansion into the U.S. market. “Our third Canadian Startup Market Accelerator brings together […]
Get Immersed In Entrepreneurship At UBC’s Immersion Week
entrepreneurship@UBC is hosting Immersion Week starting on September 27th. Immersion Week is a five day online event for UBC students, staff, faculty, alumni and BC’s innovation ecosystem to come together with the purpose of demystifying entrepreneurship in the innovation economy. This week-long event will cross 3 tracks of content and includes keynote speakers, insightful panels, roundtable […]
Banff Venture Forum Returns As Hybrid Event for 2021
Mark your calendars for the 2021 Banff Venture Forum, Canada’s premier tech commercialization event, scheduled for December 6th – 9th. The hybrid event will combine virtual content with an in-person entrepreneur bootcamp and networking reception at the iconic Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel on December 8th. The Banff Venture Forum features presentations from some of Canada’s […]
TiE Vancouver Hosts Fireside Chat With Angel Rasool Rayani
TiE Vancouver is hosting a fireside chat with local angel investor Rasool Rayani on September 29th. In conversation with Maninder Dhaliwal, chair of TiE Vancouver Angels, Rayani will be speaking about building startups and fundraising. Rayani is a prolific angel investor with a focus on health innovation and consumer packaged goods including food. His investments include […]
New Ventures BC Announces Top 10 for 2021 Competition
New Ventures BC has announced the Top 10 companies of this year’s startup competition. The New Ventures BC Competition started in 2000 under the direction of Wal van Lierop, to encourage innovation in BC’s tech sector. Since then, the organization has supported 2,360 startups, who have created 3,720+ jobs and have raised $302 million in financing. Who […]
TiE Vancouver Hosts Fireside Chat With Angel Norm Francis
TiE Vancouver is hosting a fireside chat with local angel investing pioneer Norm Francis on June 22nd. In conversation with Maninder Dhaliwal, chair of TiE Vancouver Angels, Francis will be speaking about building startups and fundraising. Francis was the founder of Pivotal Software – the company that invented the concept of 360-degree customer relationship management (CRM), […]
New Ventures BC Narrows Field for 2021 Startup Competition
The 21st annual New Ventures BC Competition presented by Innovate BC is well underway. Despite the current uncertain circumstances, this year’s annual competition broke records with over 200 applications from B.C.’s early stage tech startups. 206 of those startups moved onto Round 2 and today they announced the names of 15 companies that are advancing directly into Round […]
Launch Academy Giving Away $100K In Scholarships To Aspiring Entrepreneurs
The past year have been difficult for a lot of people, but in particular for the younger workforce. Launch Academy is stepping up to help out. Ray Walia & Launch Academy are giving away $100,000 worth of scholarships for their online Launch Your Startup program for up to 300 aspiring entrepreneurs who have found themselves […]
TiE Vancouver Hosts Fireside Chat With Angel Investor Hannes Blum
TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) was founded in Silicon Valley in 1992 by successful entrepreneurs with roots in the Indus region (the Indian subcontinent). With a mission to support startups through networking and the raising of capital for entrepreneurs, TiE has spread over 72 chapters in 17 countries with over 20,000 Members. TiE Vancouver is hosting a […]