In 2020, Google launched its first Startup Accelerator in Canada. Since then the company has rolled out additional accelerator programs to support different technical areas, graduating more than 50 Canadian startups. Google is now accepting applications until June 21 for the third cohort of its Startups Accelerator Canada program. The program is open to startups […]
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Webcouv3r and Angel Forum Collaborate on DAO Night
Have you heard of DAO? A Decentralized Autonomous Organization is like a member-owned community without centralized leadership, according to one definition from Ethereum, as well as a “safe place to commit funds to a specific cause.” Webcouv3r, which hosts web3 events in the Vancouver area, is collaborating with Angel Forum to spotlight some of the Vancouver […]
Vancouver Startups Ready for Collision in June
The Collision Conference is returning to its first in-person event in two years, marking Toronto’s Enercare Centre June 20 through 23. The tech event will be the largest international gathering of its kind in Canada since prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, with more than 30,000 attendees expected to convene in our nation’s fintech hotspot. “While we’ve successfully […]
TiE Vancouver To Send Startup To Global Pitch Competition In Dubai
It’s been well documented that the pandemic disproportionately reduced venture capital funding for female founders last year, despite a greater boom in fundraising thanks to megafunds and the rise of Zoom investing. In an effort to reverse that trend locally, TiE Vancouver is bringing the well-established TiE Women program to Vancouver. TiE Vancouver is part […]
Vancouver To Host Womxn-First Web3 Conference
Less than 3% of all VC funding goes to womxn-led ventures. In Web3, funding can be accessible, transparent, and equitable. Presented by F3, F3STIVAL is a two-day conference welcoming 1,000+ womxn to web3 in Vancouver. Organized by womxn and for womxn, F3STIVAL promises to empower womxn with education, networking, and access to capital. Attendees will […]
Innovate BC Now Accepting Applications for $300,000 R&D Grant
Applications are open for the Innovate BC Ignite program. The Ignite program funds B.C.-based innovation projects in the areas of natural resources, applied science and engineering. Up to $300,000is available to fund B.C.-based innovation projects that could help benefit people in the areas of natural resources, engineering and applied science. The funding is awarded to […]
Meet The 14 Ready-to-Raise Ventures At UBC’s 2022 Investor Showcase
entrepreneurship@UBC is hosting their 2022 Investor Showcase in-person on May 10th at UBC Robson Square. From human health discoveries and technological advancements to climate solutions and social impact, UBC entrepreneurs are putting Canada on the global stage, leading ventures who are solving the most pressing challenges we face today. entrepreneurship@UBC in collaboration with the Institute […]
Creative Destruction Lab Launches New Compute Stream In Vancouver
In the midst of a digital transformation precipitated by a global pandemic, Creative Destruction Lab-Vancouver is launching CDL Compute, a specialized stream to advance core enabling technologies that will have the impact of the printing press, personal computer or internet. CDL-Vancouver is based at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. […]
Jelly Academy Partners with Black Business Association of B.C. to Provide Skills Training
Digital Marketing program, Jelly Academy, is partnering with the Black Business Association of B.C. (BBABC) to award 10 individuals skills and business development funding to enroll in their program for the year of 2022. Jelly Academy is a digital marketing course created by Vancouver based agency, Jelly Digital Marketing and PR. BBABC is an organization […]
Countdown to Collision Comes To Vancouver on April 27th
Collision, the fastest growing technology event in North America, is coming to Vancouver next week. In the lead-up to the Collision Conference on June 20-23 select cities across Canada will be hosting Countdown to Collision events with the Vancouver edition taking place in the Fairmont Waterfront on April 27th from 6-9pm. Speakers on the night […]