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 […]
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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 […]
SIGGRAPH 2022 To Showcase Latest Innovations In Digital Art
SIGGRAPH is the world’s leading computer graphics and interactive techniques conference and it returns to the Vancouver Convention Center next month after being held virtually for two years. SIGGRAPH 2022 raises the stakes with 26 selected research projects out of more than 100 submissions from 27 countries as part of both its Emerging Technologies and Immersive […]
Thinkific Unveils All Women of Color Lineup for Think in Color 2022
Thinkific has announced the speaker lineup for its virtual summit Think in Color 2022 and it is one-of-a-kind. The annual event connecting, empowering, and promoting women of color in the knowledge economy will feature 20 top-tier speakers including, Lisa Nichols, Simran Kaur and Ellie Diop. “Think In Color is a safe, positive space for women […]
Vancouver Startups Selected To Participate In 2022 Google for Startups Accelerator
Two Vancouver-based startups have been selected to participate in the 2022 Google for Startups Accelerator Canada program. MintList and Miru join 10 other Canadian startups looking to grow and advance by bringing the best of Google’s products, people and technology to startups that leverage machine learning and AI today, or plan to in the future. MintList is […]
Here Is Why British Columbia Is Canada’s Fastest Growing Life Sciences Sector
British Columbia has a vibrant and thriving life sciences industry that is distinguished not only by local and national accomplishments, but also by international recognition. According to the report B.C. Life Sciences Update 2021: Building on a Foundation of Innovation, British Columbia’s ecosystem has never been stronger. The report, released by The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade […]