Featuring short 90-second pitches from local entrepreneurs – some of whose promising ventures are backed by local accelerators and incubators.

We plan to be back in-person at VentureLabs downtown with the option to present via Zoom and watch the live stream.

A G E N D A 

NETWORKING (3:30pm to 4:00pm)

In-person networking and random networking on zoom.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS (4:00pm to 4:20pm)

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE) Global is an exchange program that gives experienced entrepreneurs from Canada, UK and the European Union to collaborate with each other.  Companies participating in this program will acquire knowledge and access to European markets.

Contact Stefano Del Farra stefano@iccbc.com or call (M/F 9am to 5pm) 604.682.1410

Global Affairs Canada helps Canadian businesses grow with confidence by connecting them with international opportunities, funding and support programs, and our network of Trade Commissioners in over 160 cities worldwide.

Contact: Claudia Kempe | claudia.kempe@international.gc.ca | 778-772-0934

WeBC provides sustained support that women business owners can access at every step in their journey, including business loans and expertise, accessible training and resources, plus regionally-based mentors to help their businesses grow and thrive.

Contact: Melanie Rupp | melanie@we-bc.ca | 250-868-3454 or 800-643-7014

VANTEC Start Up Visa (SUV) Pitch Perfect program will ensure alignment of the SUV candidate with investor and IRCC requirements.

Contact: James Rutherford | inwestventures@gmail.com | 604-559-4964

Entrepreneurship@UBC Immersion Week is a week long event for our UBC’s ecosystem of students, staff, faculty, alumni and entrepreneurship@UBC ventures, along with member of BC’s innovation community to come together with the purpose of demystifying entrepreneurship in the innovation economy. The event is designed to educate, build and inspire entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial leaders. This event is free and takes place September 27 – October 1, online of course! Register  here and see you at the event!

Contact: Chang Han | chang.han@ubc.ca

Startup Scaleup Summit The first annual Summit powered by Roynat Capital and Scotiabank celebrates the founder milestones and highlights the journey from idea to IPO for startups and investors.

Contact: Neelam Brar | Neelam.Brar@roynat.com

Founders Boost (a partner of Techstars & GAN) is a mentor-driven pre-acceleration program and our goal is to help early stage startups prepare for accelerators, seed investors and revenue by providing pitch coaching and mentorship during the program as well as connections to accelerators and VCs after the program.

Contact: Kenneth Ip | kennethip@foundersboost.com

Genome BC’s I² Fund provides commercialization funding (typically $1,000,000 to $1,500,000) for companies developing innovative life science technologies in BC.

Contact Pat Brady (604-675-1034 or pbrady@genomebc.ca) or Chang Han (778-928-5562 or chan@genomebc.ca) for more information.

ACCELERATOR SPONSORED PREVIEWS (4:20pm to 5:20pm)

Hyper Accelerator is the market leading startup accelerator program to help promising startup founders fund and scale their startup with our 100-Day Global Virtual Accelerator Program

Contact: Ash Singh ash@hyperaccelerator.com 

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute focus on accelerating innovations including medical devices and diagnostics that can improve the lives of people living with spinal cord injury.  Praxis is running the second cohort for SCI Incubate – in fall 2021 a program for early stage ventures with an application to SCI, and the SCI Accelerate second cohort are currently completing their program this month. Praxis recently partnered with universities across Canada for the ideation.clinic for early stage venture ideas — and Demo Day registrations are currently open.

Contact: Arushi Raina | araina@praxisinstitute.org

E8 Angels and the Decarbon8 deals: early stage opportunities for personal/for-profit and philanthropic impact investing in the climatetech revolution.

E8 will share the latest deals from its cleantech pipeline and notably from its Decarbon8 effort, which this past summer sourced high potential AgTech startups.  Be among the first to learn of the 2022 winners — and invest personally or by giving. E8  angels builds on its 16 years of cleantech investing; it is also currently raising a new E8 Ventures fund.  We’ll hear about open deals anyone can participate in with potential for impact and returns.

Contact: Mike Rea; mike@e8angels.com

SFU VentureLabs accelerates science and technology-based new ventures who have found their product market fit become profitable, sustainable businesses. These companies are supported by programs, mentoring, and services companies need most, when they need them most

Contact: Lesley Duncan | lesley@venturelabs.ca

entrepreneurship@UBC propels UBC innovations into the world through venture creation.

Contact: Chang Han | chang.han@ubc.ca

Spring Activator is a certified B Corporation® and 1% for the Planet member. It is a global incubator, accelerator, and advisory firm that empowers entrepreneurs, investors, and entrepreneurial ecosystem builders to change the world through innovation. With its advisory services, it has helped over 70 different incubators, accelerators, foundations, and governments across 5 continents enhance their capacity to maximize impact both in their local communities and globally.

Through its impact programs, Spring has helped more than 750 entrepreneurs create 350 companies and raise over $24M in funding. Spring has further catalyzed approximately $4.8 million in impact investments through its impact investor training programs.

Contact:  Keith Ippel | keith@spring.is

NETWORKING (5:30pm to 6:30pm)

In-person networking between investors, founders and community members. We will serve complimentary beverages and appetizers.

Online participants can meet in a number of dedicated breakout rooms.

NOTE: In our effort to share the pitches and presentations beyond our venue for a bigger impact we will record some of our events and make them available online.

By attending this event, you consent to the use of photography/video/audio in all forms of media, for any and all promotional purposes including advertising, display, audiovisual, exhibition or editorial use by VANTEC Angel Network without payment or other compensation.