The Science Fair Foundation BC has opened registration for 2023 Sweatin’ For Science, presented by AbCellera. This fitness fundraiser, the Foundation’s largest annual science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fundraising and awareness campaign, is returning for the third straight year this May. This year’s theme is “Sci-Fi to Reality” and will explore advancements in technology […]
UX Work Celebrated with the 2023 Vancouver User Experience Awards
Every day, new industries are taking advantage of what User Experience has to offer, seeing the value it provides not only to their customers and users, but their internal teams. The 2023 Vancouver UX Awards will be back on March 29th and submissions are open. Inspired by the expanding growth in the User Experience practice, […]
Foresight Launches Innovation Network to Catalyze Cleantech Innovation Across the Province
Today Foresight Canada announced the launch of the BC Net Zero Innovation Network (BCNZIN), an initiative that will accelerate the development and adoption of critical climate solutions from across the province and establish BC as a global leader in cleantech innovation. The opportunity and the need for BCNZIN was shaped by Foresight’s work back in 2019, when […]
Nominations Open for 2023 BC Cleantech Awards
British Columbia is becoming recognized as a cleantech cluster. The province was recently recognized as a top 10 cluster worldwide and six B.C. companies were named to 2023 Global Cleantech 100. Who’s making the biggest difference in cleantech in British Columbia? Nominations are now open for Foresight’s annual BC Cleantech Awards across 10 award categories. All entries […]
An Open Call for Clean Energy Innovation
To accelerate the world towards a net-zero carbon future we need to catalyze breakthrough innovations that have the potential to significantly reduce GHG emissions and address ‘hard to decarbonize’ challenges. The British Columbia Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) is doing just that. The CICE has announced their 2023 Open Call for Innovation with expression […]
Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum Hosts Ask Me Anything Fireside Chat
If you could ask one of your most aspirational role models or mentors anything that would be super meaningful for a fast growing startup founder, what would it be? In today’s uncertain global tech and investment climate, where more measured decision-making and optimizing resources is top of mind, what “been there, done that” advice would […]
Canada’s Fastest-growing Life Sciences Sector Is Hiring
With $1.3 billion of capital raised in 2021, B.C.’s life sciences sector has never been more robust. In fact, B.C. is Canada’s fastest-growing life sciences sector, employing roughly 20,000 people at over 2,000 companies. And according to BioTalent Canada’s 2021 National Report, the sector will likely require 65,000 additional workers by 2029. To help fill […]
The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale Returns April 27th
The Forum is a Canadian charity that mentors, educates and empowers women entrepreneurs. For 20 years they’ve been supporting businesses big and small. Now in its 7th year, The Forum Pitch is a program that helps women entrepreneurs navigate and fast track their funding journey. Addressing the barrier of access to capital, The Forum Pitch gives women […]
New Year, New Rules? What Venture Capitalists Are Looking For In 2023
With an impending recession and continued global political instability, 2023 looks to be a challenging time for startups to be raising funding. But it’s not all bad. If you peel back the surface and look deeper, there’s a huge amount of “dry powder” in VC funds waiting to be deployed. Valuations are more realistic and […]
Early Stage Fundraising in 2023: What Founders Need To Know
Our local TiE Vancouver chapter is hosting a series of learning, mentoring and networking events for operators of startups and scaleups. After a series of sold-out events, they’re at it again on January 31st with a panel on early stage fundraising in 2023 and what founders need to know. Spearheaded and moderated by TiE Vancouver’s Maninder […]