Ali Ardakani has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of Life Sciences British Columbia (LSBC). Ardakani succeeds Scott Phillips, Founder and CEO of StarFish Medical, who served as Chair of the LSBC Board for the past three years. “I feel privileged to take on this role at such a pivotal time for the […]
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How to Thrive During Downturn: Lessons from Founders Who Know
Have you heard? Spirits are down. It’s been difficult to avoid news of layoffs in BC this year, which has disheartened some. However, TiE Vancouver is bringing a solution! The not-for-profit angel investor forum funding Canadian entrepreneurs is hosting a very topical panel discussion: How to thrive during a downturn using lessons from founders who […]
BC Tech Hosts Dragon’s Den Pitch Night
BC Tech is hosting their first ever Dragon’s Den Pitch Night for the #2022TIAs tomorrow. The event will feature all 10 finalists of the #2022TIAs Company of the Year – Startup Award category as they pitch to our esteemed panel of judges. This year’s Company of the Year – Startup Award finalists are: Arya Health […]
Celebrate NFT Day On September 20th With Dapper Labs
September 20, 2022 marks the five-year anniversary of when Dapper Labs CTO Dete Shirley first submitted the NFT standard ERC-721 and coined the term “non-fungible token.” Since then, NFTs have become the heart of countless communities, innovation, and mainstream adoption of blockchain technology. To celebrate the special date and occasion, September 20th has been named […]
Nominate Vancouver’s Cleantech Leaders For The Foresight 50
Vancouver is a cleantech cluster. More than one-third of the country’s cleantech ventures are based in British Columbia and the region has been recognized as a top 10 cluster worldwide. Much of the recent progress on this front can be attributed to the work of Foresight, Canada’s largest cleantech accelerator, and the light their annual […]
Nominate Your Fav New Ventures BC Alumni For Impact Award
Over the past 22 years, we’ve seen New Ventures BC (NVBC) alumni achieve great things: going from innovative ideas all the way to multi-million dollar companies. Last year NVBC created a new award category and turned back the clock to honour AbCellera with inaugural Alumni Impact award. This year they want the community’s help again […]
TiE Vancouver Launches CXO Event Series For Operators Of Startups And Scaleups
This fall our local TiE Vancouver chapter is hosting a series of learning, mentoring and networking events for operators of startups and scaleups and the first event is on September 29th. TiE Vancouver is part of TiE Global Angels, an umbrella organization representing the TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) chapters in North America and their affiliated […]
Immersion Week at UBC Looks to Weave Equity, and Justice into Fabric of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs and innovators who seek to bring ideas and projects to bear should ensure practices and belief systems are imbued with values-based approaches necessary to the sustainability of our future, suggests a University of British Columbia event looking to weave “justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion into the fabric of entrepreneurship.” entrepreneurship@UBC Immersion Week wants to redefine […]
Learn From Top Tech Industry Giants At Traction
Technology giants and industry leaders from around the world are coming to Vancouver this week to attend Traction Conference. Taking place in-person on August 10th and 11th at JW Marriott Parq, Traction is the perfect event for entrepreneurs looking to grow revenue and business. The two-day event features a slew of tech giants and business […]
Future Capital Partners with BDC to Train 150 Angel Investors
Vancouver’s Future Capital has announced a second Women in Technology Series. The learning and opportunity platform for investors says the collaboration with BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture will launch this summer. The collaboration aims to “activate a new pipeline of women angel investors and diversify the ecosystem that supports tech founders,” according to a […]