As more women in Canada continue to turn to entrepreneurship, there is a critical need for access to resources, capital and networks to support their business growth. Unfortunately significant barriers still exist. Women founders are less likely than their male counterparts to receive venture capital funding and the pandemic has hit women-owned businesses harder. The […]
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The Honourable Harjit Sajjan Announces Support For Innovation With PacifiCan
Today, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), spoke at the Vancouver Board of Trade’s New Economic Opportunities for Vancouver’s Tech Community event. During his remarks, Minister Sajjan spoke about his vision for PacifiCan and how it will support British Columbia businesses, including those in the tech sector. With […]
B.C. Hydrogen Community Launches Changemakers Consortium
The British Columbia Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) is partnering with businesses and government organizations to drive B.C.’s low-carbon hydrogen economy forward, with the launch of the B.C. Hydrogen Changemakers Consortium (BCHCC). The partnership was announced at last night’s official Consortium launch event hosted by CICE and attended by leading B.C. hydrogen players, […]
CREATE Vancouver to Feature Panel of Local Creatives Building the Metaverse and More
A meetup mixer entered around 3D creators is coming to the city of Vancouver this month. Presented by Secur3D, TerraZero, and Major Tom, CREATE Vancouver is happening on June 16, providing a time and place t0 connect, share, and learn with creators featuring a panel of local creatives building in the web3, NFT, and Metaverse areas. “From gaming to […]
Terramera Lands $2 Million from Government to Advance Clean Agritech at Scale
The Federal Government this week announced an investment to support the adoption of clean technologies throughout Canada. The $15 million investment is part of the Agricultural Clean Technology Program and will support nearly 50 projects across the country. “The fight against climate change aims to … help producers innovate and adopt more sustainable agricultural practices,” […]
Google Accepting Applications for Latest Startups Accelerator Canada Program
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 […]
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 […]