The 20th New Ventures BC Competition presented by Innovate BC has officially begun. Despite the current uncertain circumstances, this year’s annual competition broke records with over 240 applications from B.C.’s early stage tech startups and this week they announced the 214 startups that are moving onto Round 2. What’s next for the competitors? The ventures […]
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Don’t Miss the 2020 New Ventures BC Competition’s First Seminar
This year’s New Ventures BC Competition is on and the first online seminar of the season is on Wednesday, March 25th. Join entrepreneur, mentor and angel investor, Ralph Turfus for Assessing the Opportunity where he’ll explore the positioning statement and cover the following questions: – What is your go to market strategy? – What is […]
New Ventures BC Competition Celebrates 20 Years
The 2020 New Ventures Competition, presented by Innovate BC, is officially underway. Applications are open for early-stage tech ventures from across the province who are looking to establish themselves as one of B.C.’s fastest growing startups. 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the province’s largest and longest running startup competition. Over the last two decades, […]
Investors Deliver $1.6 Million Seed Round to Cuboh
Victoria startup Cuboh has raised a $1.6 million seed round from Altair Capital, Good News Ventures and Dash40 Ventures. The Vancouver Island startup integrates delivery apps such as Uber Eats and Doordash with point of sale (POS) systems in restaurants across the U.S. and Canada. The new funds will help the company aggressively expand its sales and marketing […]
The New Ventures BC Competition is Back
The 20th Annual New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC, is back and they’re searching for BC’s best new tech startups. This year they’re giving away over $250,000 in non-dilutive cash and prizes, including a $10,000 top regional startup prize, to the most promising tech ventures across the province. The competition’s previous winner list is long […]
The 3 Grant Programs Every BC Tech Company Should Take Advantage Of
When building your tech startup, every bit of funding helps. Here are three grant funds that will have you training up your team and hiring bright new talent in no time. B.C. Employer Training Grant from Work BC What it is: A grant that helps your company provide skills training to new or current employees. You […]
Explore Your Career Options at Tech Talent Vancouver
Exploring your career options in Vancouver? We’ve got the event for you! Produced in partnership with Techcouver, the Tech Talent Vancouver Job Fair is a unique recruiting event that connects Vancouver’s fastest growing companies with the top tech talent in the city. Throughout the evening, hiring company execs pitch a crowd of potential employees on […]
New Ventures BC Announces 2019 Startup Competition Winners
This year’s New Ventures BC startup competition wrapped up tonight with an awards ceremony during Vancouver Startup Week. 10 companies were still in the running for over $250,000 in cash and the winners were crowned at The Imperial. Lumen5 took home the $105,000 Innovate BC first-prize package. The two year-old company empowers brands to share […]
New Ventures BC Announces Top 10 for 2019
New Ventures BC has announced the Top 10 companies of this year’s startup competition. The New Ventures BC Competition started in 2000 under the direction of Wal van Lierop, to encourage innovation in BC’s tech sector. Since then, the organization has supported 2,360 startups, who have created 3,720+ jobs and have raised $302 million in […]
New Ventures BC Announces Companies Moving to Top 25
New Ventures BC has announced the companies that are moving on to Round 3 of this year’s startup competition. The New Ventures BC Competition started in 2000 under the direction of Wal van Lierop, to encourage innovation in BC’s tech sector. Since then, the organization has supported 2,360 startups, who have created 3,720+ jobs and have raised […]