Event Details
Join us for our annual open network!
VANTEC Open Network 2020
Wednesday, September 9
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Accelerator & Company Presentations
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Investor/Founder Breakout Rooms
We will share the event link with registered attendees
After a summer break, we're kicking things off with our Open Network
meeting. Meet BC's Accelerators and some of their most promising
ventures. Catch up on changes and programs supporting the BC Tech
Startup Ecosystem from the industry leading organizations.
This is a great way to get the lay of the land and make new connections.
We encourage aspiring angel investors and new startup eco system members
to experience and connect with our vibrant community.
Learn more about BC's Accelerators on our blog.
Important note: we will share the event link and password to our online
meeting with registered attendees and members via a separate email.
VANTEC Members can access the company profiles and presentations on
GUST. Videos of the Investor presentations will also be available
on-demand after the event.
NETWORKING 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
We will have random breakout rooms to connect with investors and
founders and a dedicated breakout room for new and aspiring angel
investors to learn more about the VANTEC Network and its affiliated
angel funds.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS 4:00 PM - 4:25 PM
Women's Enterprise Centre is a non-profit organization devoted to
helping BC women start, lead and grow their own business.
New Ventures BC supporting 2,530 early stage tech startups, creating
3,720 jobs and raised $335 million in financing over 20 years of
operation
Volition Pitch Nights Improving the odds of attracting investors and
mentors
Tandem Innovation: We provide a network of Contract CFO’s,
Accounting and Bookkeeping Professionals with co-founder mindsets to
collaborate with visionary entrepreneurs to innovate and grow businesses
from startup to exit.
Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum. An online and offline platform for
technology entrepreneurs to cultivate connections and create
conversations designed to stimulate ideas.
Angel Forum connects promising early stage ventures with accredited
angel capital and we look forward to telling you more on how we plan to
do that the remainder of 2020!
INDEPENDENT UPDATES & PREVIEWS 4:25 PM - 4:35 PM
If you wish to make a presentation, please complete and submit the
application form.
UPDATES
_Presenting companies to be announced._
PREVIEWS
Dot Apply | Education | Gust | Online platform that helps
students through the application process by connecting them to education
agents.
ProMaintain | Construction | Gust | Cloud-based application
that uses real-time generated data from sensors and actuators to assess
and monitor equipment and provide ongoing preventative maintenance.
Uni Express Inc. | Transportation | Gust | Canada’s
Preeminent Crowdsourced Delivery Platform.
E-Pharma Clinic | Software | Gust | IoT based system which
uses an automated medicine dispenser for patients, backed by using a
cloud-based storage system.
Re-Hub Therapy Corp. | Electronics / Instrumentation | Gust |
Break-through innovative technology for therapeutic recovery using
Virtual Reality.
Springboard Athletic Connections Corp. | Consumer Services | Gust | Springboard is a unique digital platform, engineered to help kids
& their parents prepare for professional sports recruiters,university
and college scholarships.
Tires2U Express | Consumer Services | Gust | One-stop
innovative solution that combines an easy to use mobile application with
bonded mobile technicians to provide onsite services for our customers
ACCELERATOR SPONSORED PREVIEWS 4:35 PM - 5:15 PM
_Presenting companies to be announced later._
adMare BioInnovations is Canada’s Global Life Sciences Venture,
building the Canadian life sciences industry from sea to sea.
Founder Institute is the world's largest pre-seed startup
accelerator
Launch Academy is Vancouver’s leading entrepreneurship facility
that has incubated more than 3500 entrepreneurs of which 300 have grown
their startups to Seed and Series A stage and raised over $300 Million
in funding.
entrepreneurship@UBC propels UBC innovations into the world through
venture creation.
Foresight Accelerator | Western Canada’s core technology
innovation centre. Where cleantech comes together.
INVESTOR AND FOUNDER NETWORKING 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
We will have breakout rooms to meet with the companies and will leave
the meeting room open for networking.
Investor Decks
The company presentations and investor packages, including more details
on the team, financials and other documents are available to VANTEC
members on the Gust platform. Email us at info@vantec.ca if you
have any questions
SIGN UP
Company Highlights & Hires
Funded by Angels
_Companies that presented and raised capital at VANTEC can email their
news and talent searches to marketing@vantec.ca and we'll share selected
__highlights._
Cuboh is helping food services businesses manage their online
orders. The Victoria-based company is looking to hire the following
roles: Office Manager, Full Stack Software Developer, Customer
Success/Setup Specialist.
ThisFish is a purpose-driven technology company seeking to
transform global seafood supply chains to make them more traceable and
transparent. We are doing this by leveraging the latest in software and
hardware technologies to transform a 2,000+ year old industry. We are
starting with seafood factories, the most critical nodes in global
supply chains. We are a globally distributed, multicultural team that is
very inclusive and we love the impact we are striving to achieve. The
Vancouver based company is looking for a Data Scientist / Engineer.
Sponsor of the Month
SFU VentureLabs accelerates science and technology-based new ventures.
They help companies who’ve found their product-market fit become
profitable, sustainable businesses—supporting them with the programs,
mentoring, and services companies need most, when they need them most.
Contact Randall McGregor at randall.j.mcgregor@gmail.com for further information on how to register
