| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.07.2023 | New strategy to support B.C. businesses, protect ideas | CANADA, July 17 - Entrepreneurs and companies will soon have access to new resources to help them grow and protect their ideas and products with the launch of B.C.’s Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy.
As a key action in the StrongerBC Eco... |
| 05.04.2023 | 🏙️ Midweek Memo: Events szn in full bloom | Welcome to the Midweek Memo: a weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities. This week, discover the AI advancements that are being built in our city, find out how you can get a slic... |
| 30.03.2023 | Startups set to compete for $250,000 in cash and prizes in the New Ventures BC Competition | 2022 New Ventures BC Competition finalists (Photo: New Ventures BC)
Born during the dot-com boom in 2000, the New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC, is still going strong almost a quarter-century later. Competitors from acro... |
| 29.03.2023 | 🏙️ Midweek Memo: Apply to speak at our AI showcase | Welcome to the Midweek Memo: a weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities. In this issue, read about three upcoming VTJ events, $1000 in discounts on startup courses, and big moves... |
| 22.03.2023 | 🏙️ Midweek Memo: Do you know the Entrepreneur of the Year? | Welcome to the Midweek Memo: a weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities. In this issue, read about Canada's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year, next week’s WomenInWeb3 Summit, and 11 ot... |
| 15.03.2023 | 🏙️ Midweek Memo: Karn Manhas steps down as CEO of Terramera | Welcome to the Midweek Memo: a weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities. In this issue, read about a change in leadership at Terramera, a new location for our tech industry socia... |
| 09.03.2023 | 🏙️ Are you B.C.'s best new venture? | Happy Thursday. Welcome to the Morning Report. If someone else sent you this, you can subscribe right here, right now:
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What a week for decades-old competitions that showcase the best and brightest of the local tech community. Earl... |
| 08.03.2023 | 🏙️ Midweek Memo: New Ventures BC applications, Canada Soccer, and #vtjtalks | Welcome to the Midweek Memo: a weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities. In this issue, read about VTJ’s membership perks, Vancouver Day at SXSW, and multiple awards you can nomi... |
| 22.11.2022 | When it comes to giving back, time can be much more rewarding than money | By Kathleen Reid
In-kind giving is one of the most important aspects of Giving Tuesday (which this year falls on November 29), as well as philanthropy in general. Each year, around 40 percent of Canadians devote an average of 131 hours of t... |
| 04.09.2022 | The last companies standing in B.C.'s hottest competition | It’s the Labour Day long weekend: the annual holiday that’s not just about buying back-to-school tech deals at bargain prices, but which celebrates the achievements of Canadian workers. Join me in spending today reflecting on all the excell... |
| 02.09.2022 | New Ventures BC 2022: Meet the top 11 | Yield Exchange and co-founder Yvette Wu (speaking at left) are joining 10 other B.C. startups in the final stage of NVBC 2022. Photo credit: NVBC.
It’s time to get the popcorn out when a competition reaches the final stage -- especially wit... |
| 21.08.2022 | 💸 58 deals and $807M, so far | Last week, the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) released investment data for the first half of 2022. The province took in $807 million over 58 deals in the first half of the fiscal year — down from $1.83 billio... |
| 07.08.2022 | 263 jobs gone, 263 people for hire | With multiple rounds of layoffs, last week was tough for the local tech sector. But there was also a positive POV. It showcased the ecosystem’s capacity to come together and support everyone. And fortunately, this upcoming week, there are e... |
| 27.06.2022 | Here are the New Ventures BC top 25 ventures | Yield Exchange CEO Yvette Wu
The 22nd annual New Ventures BC Competition announced its top 25 startups, which form its round three pool.
On June 6, NVBC announced the 42 startups progressing in the competition from an initial 207 applicants... |
| 06.06.2022 | 42 B.C. startups to watch, according to New Ventures BC | Ovou founder Reza Varzidehkar
New Ventures BC announced the companies selected to advance in its 2022 competition, after evaluations from a panel of judges. The organizers have chosen 15 to move directly into round three, while 27 ventures ... |
| 11.05.2022 | 👀 7 upcoming events to attend | Good afternoon! Welcome to this week’s events round-up, brought to you by Switchboard. Between casual networking and full-fledged conferences, the next few weeks and months have something for everyone. See you soon!
⭐ #vtjtalks: Scaling Fro... |
| 27.04.2022 | 📅 Where you'll find us | Good afternoon! Welcome to this week’s events round-up, brought to you by TELUS. Between casual networking and full-fledged conferences, the next few weeks and months have something for everyone. See you soon!
TOMORROW » Start-Up Together I... |
| 24.04.2022 | Can a company from PoCo change the world? | Good morning! While Will is away sipping margaritas poolside, I’m… well, I was going to say I’m slugging it out in this horrid rain, but it’s actually nice right now and promises to stay that way for most of the weekend. And then it gets ba... |
| 20.04.2022 | 👀 12 upcoming events to attend | Good afternoon! Welcome to this week’s events round-up, brought to you by Acetech. Between casual networking and full-fledged conferences, the next few weeks and months have something for everyone. See you there!
SOON » VEF: Catalyzing Impa... |
| 10.04.2022 | It's big time for the Littles NFT project | Good morning! This week we’re looking forward to hosting VTJ Talks: Bootstrapping Startups & Secrets in partnership with Segev LLP and TIMIA Capital at The Home Key co-working space. Although it’s now sold-out, there’s a chance we’ll re... |
| 06.04.2022 | 📅 See you soon | Good afternoon! Welcome to this week’s events round-up, brought to you by Switchboard. Between casual networking and full-fledged conferences, the next few weeks and months have something for everyone. See you there!
Tech Industry Networkin... |
| 30.03.2022 | 🤫 Bootstrapping startups and secrets | Good afternoon! Welcome to this week’s Midweek Memo. Today, once again, we’re focusing on events because, well…we’re hosting one of our own. Below, we’ve got the details on it, plus everything else on our radar over the next few weeks. See ... |
| 27.03.2022 | 🏆 Icons, builders and rising stars | It’s Anthonia Ogundele here, on deck for this week’s journal. I’m a parent to an amazing 14 (soon to be 15) year-old girl and the founder of Ethọ́s Lab, a new STEAM-focused non-profit and after-school innovation academy for youth. We levera... |
| 16.02.2022 | Opinion: I love how tech supports me. Now, it’s time to talk about how to give back. | While a single day is set aside each year for showing our love to that special someone – or co-worker or customer – the Switchboard Team is committed to showing the B.C. tech community some love as often as we possibly can.
What’s to love a... |
| 09.12.2021 | 8 BC cleantech firms secure seed funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada | As part of its Seed Fund Program, Sustainable Development Technology Canada announced funding of $3.8M for 38 promising new cleantech companies across Canada. Eight of the companies are BC-based.
The Seed Fund Program supports promising ear... |
| 04.10.2021 | TrafficDriven, Train Fitness, Moment Energy secure podium at 2021 New Ventures BC Competition | A trio of Vancouver-based companies have finished top three at New Ventures BC’s 21st annual tech startup competition, beating out a pool of over 200 competitors.
TrafficDriven Technologies has taken home the $110,000 first prize package fo... |
| 03.10.2021 | 🦄 Another week, another unicorn | Good morning everyone! Do you know what day it is? It’s New Ventures BC (NVBC) Competition Awards Ceremony Eve. That’s right, tomorrow night we find out who will take the top spot in the 21st edition of the annual competition. It started wi... |
| 26.09.2021 | Strike one, strike two—then this startup was in | Good morning everyone! Have you checked out the weather forecast for this week? In Vancouver, we’re getting rain. A lot of it. So much of it that we’ve decided to change the location for this week’s morning coffee meetup. If you want to joi... |
| 20.09.2021 | Inside story: How Vancouver startup Matidor got into Y Combinator | Matidor co-founders Sean Huang and Vincent Lam
They say the third time's a charm. The saying rings true for Vancouver startup Matidor and its quest to breach the walls of the world’s most famous startup accelerator.
A month ago, co-founder ... |
| 16.09.2021 | Vancouver's Train Fitness launches on App Store | The Train Fitness team.
A few weeks ago VTJ spotlighted the top 10 startups in the New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC. But we didn’t just list them, we also told you why each venture had a shot a winning the whole competi... |
| 01.09.2021 | New Ventures BC reveals 10 finalists for 2021 competition | New Ventures BC has announced the top 10 British Columbia (BC) companies in its 21st annual tech startup competition. This year’s list of finalists were selected from a pool of over 200 competitors.
The top 10 includes healthtech, cleantech... |
| 31.08.2021 | NVBC 2021: The 10 most promising BC tech startups | The Traffic Driven team.
After kicking off the competition with over 200 companies, the 21st Annual New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC, is down to its final 10.
And instead of just sharing the top 10 list with you, we’re ... |
| 22.08.2021 | 👀 6 startups to watch | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the new subscribers reading this Sunday—the fourth Sunday, but somehow, not the last of August.
I invite you to stay connected with us all week on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Better yet, join us for coffee (... |
| 15.08.2021 | 🥇📚 Someone call Guinness | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the new subscribers reading this Sunday. I invite you to stay connected with us all week on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Better yet, join us for coffee (in person) to chat all things Vancouver tech this Tuesd... |
| 11.08.2021 | Medimap raises $3.5M seed round led by Tiny Capital | When Medimap CEO Blake Adam started the company in 2015, he says his goal was to “provide Canadians with an easy way of comparing wait times at walk-in medical clinics in their community.” Fast-forward six years and over 70% of the walk-in ... |
| 08.08.2021 | Federal funding at the forefront | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the new subscribers reading this Sunday.
As the day’s fourth cup of coffee courses through my veins—a 5:00am emotional roller coaster courtesy of the Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team will do that to ya—I inv... |
| 01.08.2021 | 38 stories you may have missed | Your Sunday Briefing | Hello, happy BC Day weekend and welcome to the new subscribers reading this Sunday. I invite you to stay connected with us all week on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Better yet, join us for coffee (in person) to chat all things Vancouver ... |
| 25.07.2021 | A cold front? In this climate? | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning. I’m penning this newsletter under the phallic-shaped shadow casted by the billionaire space race. No news on the completion date of Vancouver Tech Journal spacecraft…
…jokes aside, welcome to the new subscribers reading this S... |
| 18.07.2021 | This startup 4X'd its VC funding in 4 months | The Sunday Briefing | Hello and happy weekend. There will be no long introduction from me this morning because we have a ton of stories to get through and I don’t want this email to get clipped in your inbox. So let’s just get into it!
Welcome to the new subscri... |
| 11.07.2021 | Inside BC's barrage of burgeoning blockchain-based businesses | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and happy weekend. Most people subscribe to Vancouver Tech Journal for a reliable mix of not only news but also analysis, so that’s what you’re going to get today. Ready? Okay. For England to win today’s Euro 2020 final against... |
| 28.06.2021 | The Top 26 startups announced for 2021 New Ventures BC Competition | The 21st annual New Ventures BC Competition announced their Round 3 Top 26 startups.
On June 7, NVBC announced the 42 startups progressing in the competition from an initial 206 applicants. Of the 42, 15 moved directly into Round 3, with 27... |
| 27.06.2021 | This BC biotech facility will be the first of its kind in Canada | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and happy weekend. I hope you all have air conditioning. Because friends, our new Instagram account (@vantechjournal) is going to be sooo hot—and you should definitely follow it right now… And yes, it’s also like, a million deg... |
| 07.06.2021 | 42 promising BC startups to watch | New Ventures BC announced its 2021 Competition Round 2.5 and Round 3 ventures, after evaluations from a panel of 83 judges.
The Competition organizers have selected 15 ventures to move directly into Round 3, and 27 ventures pitching in Roun... |
| 31.05.2021 | The Techies: Vancouver Startup Week’s past and present, BC Place looks dashing in teal and coral and the PNP Tech Pilot lifts off | Remember events? Remember gauging a room to figure out who to talk to and drink tickets and trying to perfectly time the navigation needed between sessions and cold pizza? In a world flipped upside down and deeply digitized, it’s hard to re... |
| 16.05.2021 | Which Vancouver firm grew Q1 revenue 40x? | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this Sunday. Make sure to stay engaged all week by connecting with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse iOS app.
If you’re not al... |
| 14.05.2021 | 8 Vancouver digital health leaders to watch | Nearly a year ago, a local tech investor told me that COVID had enabled digital health to take a great leap forward. “I would say we’ve moved more in two months than probably in the last four to five years,” he explained.
As new digital hea... |
| 25.04.2021 | Where is the love for BC's tech sector? | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the hundreds of new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this Sunday. Make sure to stay engaged all week by connecting with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse iOS app. If y... |
| 17.03.2021 | New Ventures BC opens applications for 2021 competition | New Ventures BC has opened applications for its 21st annual tech startup competition, sponsored by Innovate BC. Applications close on April 12 at 10pm PST.
The competition is open to early-stage British Columbia (BC)-based tech startups tha... |
| 13.12.2020 | Sunday Briefing | #120 | Welcome to this edition of the Vancouver Tech Journal Sunday Briefing, your bi-weekly roundup of Vancouver innovation stories and insights.
Last week, reporters explored the steep drop in local venture financing; the Vancouver company provi... |
| 24.11.2020 | Nanaimo's aDolus Technology wins the 2020 New Ventures BC Competition, takes home $135,000 in cash and prizes | aDolus Technology has been crowned the winner of the 2020 New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC. The Nanaimo-headquartered cybersecurity startup took home more than $135,000 in cash and prizes, including the $115,000 Innovat... |
| 05.07.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #109 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Hootsuite hired Tom Keiser, former chief operating officer at San Francis... |
| 24.05.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #103 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
My latest piece of writing is a profile of Rich Osborn, the managing part... |
| 03.05.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #100 + Survey | Here we are at 100 issues. It’s time for a pulse check. Help improve this newsletter by completing a 1 question survey, and you’ll be entered into a draw for a $50 Amazon e-Gift Card. The survey is really only 1 question. Please complete it... |
| 27.02.2020 | AltaIR Capital вложился в разработчика ПО для ресторанов Cuboh | Как пишет New Ventures BC Society (NVBC), инвестиции помогут компании увеличить продажи и маркетинговые операции, а также ускорить развитие продукта и новых функций.
«Этот раунд доказывает, что мы нашли соответствие продукта рынку довольно ... |
| 08.12.2019 | The Sunday Briefing | #85 | The Vancouver Tech Journal spotlights the city's most important technology news and business stories. This is the Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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Vancouver’s Open Ocean Robotics, a startup that makes solar-powered drones that gather environmen... |
| 26.08.2019 | New Ventures snags $61.4M | Virginia-based New Ventures has raised around $61.4 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. New Ventures primarily makes healthcare investments; its portfolio includes biotech businesses such as ADC Therapeutics, Cibus and R... |
| 24.06.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #67 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing: Slack is a public company worth nearly $20B; Procurify just raised $20M; a local health tech startup is getting coverage in TechCrunch; and McDonald’s Green Concept Restaurant is coming to town. Enjoy.
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| 29.05.2019 | These 7 Vancouver startups, so hot right now. | The New Ventures BC Competition is one of North America’s largest annual startup competitions. Every year since 2011, hundreds of B.C.’s most promising early-stage companies have competed to win up to $300,000 in cash and prizes.
Past winne... |
| 27.03.2019 | New Ventures BC, BioTalent partnership encouraging businesses to hire tech students | New Ventures BC and BioTalent have announced a partnership aiming to assist BC biotech companies in accessing funding to hire post-secondary students.
New Ventures BC is running the Innovate BC Innovator Skills Initiative (ISI), which throu... |
| 01.10.2018 | Volta Air wins $110,000 grand prize at Innovate BC-New Ventures competition | Richmond-based Volta Air, which develops electric and zero-emission transport refrigeration units for delivery use, received the grand prize of $110,000 at the Innovate BC-New Ventures Competition.
The competition saw 10 finalists pitching ... |
| 22.09.2015 | Edvisor, Ziva Dynamics & Change Heroes top BCIC-New Ventures competition | New Ventures BC and the BC Innovation Council (BCIC) awarded over $300,000 to tech startups at their 15th annual awards ceremony, the BCIC-New Ventures Competition. The competition helped kick off Vancouver Startup Week.
Edvisor, an online ... |
| - | Are you B.C.’s top new startup? | Ready to put your startup to the test? The 2022 New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC, is now open for entries. Apply by April 11, 2022, for a chance to be named one of the top new tech companies in the province.
Last year, ... |
| - | Bulletin: New Ventures BC Competition applications are now open | The 2021 New Ventures Competition, presented by Innovate BC, is now accepting applications. Innovative tech startups from across British Columbia are encouraged to apply for the province’s largest and longest running technology competition.... |