Vancouver Startup Week

🚀 Get ready to ignite your entrepreneurial spirit at Vancouver Startup Week's 10th Anniversary! 🎉 🤝 Come join us for a week-long extravaganza celebrating innovation, connections, and the thriving startup ecosystem of Greater Vancouver. Don't miss out on the excitement - let's make this year the biggest and best yet! ✨ Get your tickets NOW at https://lnkd.in/enp47Jn7, and bring a buddy for a discount! #VSW2024 #networking #vancouverevents Music credits: https://lnkd.in/evRfpWCs

Vancouver, you really showed up for VSW2024! Thank you so much for joining us, we loved your vibrant energy all week ⚡🫶 💡 We want your feedback! We're always looking to improve and bring bigger and better events to you. 👉 Fill out our survey by EOD Sunday, June 30 for a chance to win 1 of 2 pairs of VSW2025 tickets! Link: https://lnkd.in/gynNFrxK #VSW2024 #VancouverEvents

🏥✨ Join us for an insightful dive into Healthcare AI for Startups hosted by Google Cloud! Connect with industry leaders, explore cutting-edge innovations, and be part of shaping the future of healthcare! 👉 Sign up: https://lnkd.in/gEJDpQrU 🗓️ June 25, 2024 at 9:30AM - 2:30PM 📍 Vancouver Club, 915 W Hastings St, Vancouver #GoogleCloud #HealthcareInnovation #AIForHealthcare #VancouverEvents

Can you believe that VSW2024 has come to an end? Here's a recap of the final day, Day 8... ☕ The day started with a refreshing morning coffee at Matchstick Coffee Yaletown hosted by Lighthouse Labs, where we networked with fellow innovators and shared our startup journeys. 💼 Next, we gained crucial financial insights from DMCL Chartered Professional Accountants at their session on navigating the financial terrain for early-stage startups. 📚 Innovate BC's panel on leveraging intellectual property offered strategic advice on how to use IP to set startups up for success. 🍂 In the afternoon, Futurpreneur's final Ohpikiwin Series workshop celebrated the beauty of fall and reflected on Indigenous value systems and teachings. 🌐 Be Pacific hosted a thought-provoking discussion on the best paths for ecosystem growth: employment, entrepreneurship, or education. 🤖 The DVNet AGI Friday panel delved into the future of AI, discussing policies and resources needed for a sustainable and socially positive AI landscape. 🔍 We explored Vancouver's tech ecosystem at a roundtable with CITI, Lighthouse Labs, Tech2Step, and Vancouver.dev, where founders and investors discussed the opportunities and challenges in positioning Vancouver as a premier tech hub. 💳 At the RBCx panel, experts shared innovative approaches to debt financing for startups and scaleups, offering invaluable advice on leveraging diverse funding mechanisms. 🌟 Convergence x CS Dojo event featured insightful talks on AI mindset and adoption, with distinguished speakers sharing unique perspectives on the future of AI. 🎉 Finally, we wrapped up VSW2024 with a memorable Closing Party at Uber Lounge in Steamworks Brewpub, celebrating the end of an incredible week with fellow founders and innovators. 🚀 Thank you to everyone who made VSW2024 an unforgettable experience! Stay connected and keep the momentum going. Check out more on our website (vanstartupweek.ca) and stay tuned for next year's events. #VSW2024 #VancouverEvents #Networking

DAY 7 IS A WRAP! 🎉 Today was packed with insightful panel discussions, interactive workshops, and dynamic networking sessions that showcased the best of Vancouver's entrepreneurial spirit. As we look forward to the final day of VSW2024, excitement is building for a grand finale to celebrate our vibrant startup community. Don't miss out on tomorrow's events and make the most of this last chance to be part of something extraordinary! ☕ Now for a quick recap of today's highlights, we started off this morning with good vibes at the LGBTQ Morning Coffee Meet Up with Method + Metric and Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce. 🥾 After that, we dove straight into the thick of things, joining in Nexum's workshop on How to Start a Business with Minimal Capital and gaining insight on how to bootstrap. ⚖️ Then, we joined the DVNet panel that discussed the 'AI mindset for impact,' understanding both the opportunities and dangers that this powerful tool can have on jobs, education, financial and social policies. 💪 At Futurpreneur's Ohpikiwin Series: Summer, we reflected on the importance of goal setting, budgeting and learning about saving and investing for the future. This workshop is part of a series dedicated to the financial empowerment of young Indigenous entrepreneurs, supporting their aspirations while integrating heritage and cultural values. 🧠 In the afternoon, we joined Overdrive to learn how to automate the tasks that we hate with AI. A distinguished panel shared tips on integrating automation into our business processes to enhance productivity and streamline day-to-day operations. ⭐ Then, we got inspired by Lisa Shield's incredible journey navigating the competitive environment of building an emerging growth business and becoming a successful female founder. Her conversation with Osler's Laura Webb, EHG Practice and Venture Fund Group Partner, provided a unique learning opportunity. 🍻 At Futurpreneur's Startup Social, we networked with young entrepreneurs, mingling, exchanging ideas, and making valuable partnerships. We continued to network at the Weekly Happy Hour with Startup TNT, where we connected with local entrepreneurs and investors over drinks, had fun, shared knowledge, and forged new friendships. 🌱 To conclude the evening, we joined CareerIn Tech Society at the Vancouver Startup Ecosystem Panel + Dell Pitch Tour: Founders Boost Vancouver Demo Day. We learned from the panel speakers as they discussed the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities, then met promising pre-seed startups from Dell's Pitch Tour. We hope you get a good night's sleep and can't wait to see you all tomorrow for a last hurrah! 😃 #VSW2024 #VancouverEvents #Entrepreneurship #Networking

-- And that's a wrap on Day 6 of VSW 2024! Another incredible day of connecting with Vancouver's vibrant startup community. What were your highlights? ☀️ We started off the day strong with an inspiring panel where immigrant entrepreneurs shared their stories, challenges, and triumphs in the startup world. 💰Then, we learned about how to get funding during early stages with Osler, including latest trends in venture finance, funding options, avoiding common pitfalls, and many more tips. 🌟 At Eleven Eleven Talent Collective's workshop, we learned how to attract talent, especially in early stage startups and in competition with larger, more established companies. 🌱 As part of the Ohpikiwin Series by Futurpreneur, we reframed the concept of credit with an Indigenous lens in the Spring workshop. ♟️ We then attended a crash course in SEO strategies for startups with Method + Metric before heading to Two Ravens' in-depth masterclass on fundraising, learning both strategic and tactical topics. 🚀 In the afternoon, we joined various workshops, panels, and activities, including CoPilot AI's event where team members shared their diverse paths to tech, Google Cloud's workshop on leveraging AI with Google Cloud, and a panel spotlighting Asian Canadian founders with Cold Tea Collective. 💫 The night concluded with a Web3 meetup, where enthusiasts mingled and networked to build relationships with other Web3 professionals. Let's make the most of our last two days of VSW2024! #VSW2024 #VancouverEvents #Entrepreneurship #Networking

Can you believe that VSW2024 is already halfway over? A quick recap of Day 5... 🍵 We started off the morning early with Vancouver Tech Morning Coffee with Vancouver Tech Journal & CBRE's HTFG, connecting with other bright minds over a cup of coffee. 🐝 The day was packed with exciting events! First, we joined Boast and learned how to prepare for a VC round, understanding what investors are evaluating for. Then, we created compelling pitches at a workshop. We also joined RBC's Early Stage Founders Panel, getting insight on how to fundraise and Sales Primer's workshop on how to pitch with the right numbers. Before lunch, we joined Futurpreneur's Winter workshop in the Ohpikiwin series, reflecting on Indigenous value systems and teachings. 👚 At a fireside chat with Ink LLP, we learned about building apparel companies from the ground up. Next, we gained insight on the power of community and how to nurture thriving support systems and ecosystems. 🌆 After that, we discovered the story of CoPilot AI and how they leveraged outside expertise and built AI competency within the organization. We then hung out at The51 and Toast's Networking Event while getting insight from a panel of founders and CEOs before joining another panel on how to navigate the entrepreneurial landscape. 🚀 The evening was stacked with thoughtful panels, including VVAM's panel with Minister Brenda Bailey that discussed how we can grow Vancouver into a strong innovation hub. 🤝 In the evening, we networked at the Recruitment Fair presented by New York Institute of Technology - Vancouver where top talent from across Vancouver met with companies building their dream teams. 🍻 We ended the night with happy hour at the Founder Summer Party, mixing and mingling with other founders and decompressing after a long day. ☄️ Let's keep the momentum going! Check out the events on our website (vanstartupweek.ca/schedule) and we hope to see you around! PS: If you're looking to join our events last minute, the Last Minute Pass is now available at vanstartupweek.ca/tickets #VSW2024 #VancouverEvents #Networking

👀 Getting major FOMO from all the amazing workshops, meetups, and panels at VSW2024? Last Minute Passes are now available at vanstartupweek.ca/tickets 💡 Don't miss this opportunity to learn from and connect with the brightest minds in the Vancouver startup ecosystem. Grab your tickets and join us for the last few days of VSW2024! 😉 PS: Complimentary entry to VSW Recruitment Fair (happening at 6PM today) is also included! We're going paperless this year so make sure you sign up at https://lnkd.in/eSEr-RfF #VSW2024 #VancouverEvents

⏰ The clock is ticking on VSW2024! Don't miss your chance to snag an All-Access Pass and unlock the full experience - insightful workshops, networking events, exclusive panels, and more! All-Access passes will be available at vanstartupweek.ca/tickets until 5 PM today. 💫 PS: VSW Recruitment Fair tickets are complimentary for All-Access Pass holders! #VSW2024 #VancouverEvents

Day 4 of Vancouver Startup Week is officially a WRAP, and wow - what a whirlwind it's been, and it's only Monday! 🤝 This morning kicked off with an inspiring panel from Vision2Reality Foundation, which empowered newcomers and fostered a supportive and inclusive environment within the entrepreneurial community. 💆 Next, we joined a workshop on mindfulness in entrepreneurship, where we learned 10 tailored techniques for entrepreneurs to enhance resilience, focus, and well-being in the dynamic and stressful world of startups. ☕ After a quick refuel at Funk Coffee Bar's pop-up, we joined the Unbounded Thinking workshop to incorporate innovative thinking into our day-to-day practices. 💹 In the afternoon, the secrets of startup funding were revealed in the Be Pacific: Enabling the Ecosystem panel, where we explored diverse funding opportunities and commercialization support tailored for startup ventures. 🚀 At the Zero to $20K MRR: How to Fast Track to Paying Customers workshop, we learned about the real, doable steps to snag actual paying customers and build products using real feedback to achieve our startup dreams. 🧠 We then returned to the And-Co Offices for The Cofounder's Hub, learning about how to find the right cofounder and networking with fellow entrepreneurs and making connections that could shape the future of our startup journeys! 🔥 And finally, we wrapped up the evening with the Founder-Funder Fireside Discussion hosted by Osler, where we explored the ins-and-outs of these nuanced relationships. ⚡ Today was a packed day with many insightful learnings, if you missed out on Day 4, you missed OUT! But don't worry, there's still so much more to come this week! Head over to vanstartupweek.ca/schedule to see what epic events await you tomorrow. #VSW2024 #VancouverEvents #Networking #Entrepreneurship