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 Impact: Strengthening Our Climate Solutions Ecosystem | April 26
Join the Vancouver Entrepreneurs’ Forum to explore the funding landscape of impact-driven companies, as well as building and strengthening our climate solutions ecosystem.
Speakers and featured companies include Jay Crone (Telus Ventures), Shannon Bard (entrepreneurship@UBC), Juvarya Veltkamp (InBC Investment Corp), Mike Winterfield (Active Impact Investments), BinBreeze, Circular Rubber Technologies Inc., SkyAcres Agrotechnologies Inc., Solaires Enterprise Inc., Tradle and more!
Female Founder Meetups | April 21
entrepreneurship@UBC has launched a new monthly event series for female and non-binary founders called our 'Female Founder Meetups' designed to build back community as we return to in-person events and 1:1 networking. This will be hosted in-person at UBC Robson Square.
Acetech member highlight: Maka Health
Today, with almost 60% of adults having at least one chronic disease, the Maka Health platform is being built to demystify how people achieve their health goals through data-driven functional and integrative medicine.Â
The all-in-one-health dashboard integrates professional support with leading-edge health science towards personalized paths to wellness encompassing expert practitioners, supplements, and practices that measurably transform lives. Learn more.
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Badhouse Pitch+Learn: Episode #12 | April 21
This 12th edition of this friendly pitch event series for pre-seed software startups will have legaltech + proptech pitches. The final line-up of featured pitches is set, however, any founder who registers to watch (FREE) can request to give an elevator pitch at the end of the event (even if their startup is not software-focused).
Guest investor jury includes Katheleen Eva (StandUp Ventures), Chris Neumann (Panache Ventures), Alex Norman (N49P). Guest speaker is Raymond Luk, founder of Hockeystick. Hosted by Ralph Baddour (Badhouse Ventures).
Swiss Innovation FEST: STEAM Symposium and Networking Reception | April 22
Engage with thought leaders during a keynote and panel bringing expertise from STEAM. Moderated by Sanem Güvenç, the conversation will bring light to fresh questions, issues and opportunities in how we think about collaboration.
IP Fundamentals with Innovate BC & Innovation Asset Collective | April 26
Join Innovate BC to celebrate World IP Day with a presentation on IP Fundamental Access to intellectual property resources is so important to help protect and develop innovative ideas. Innovate BC is very pleased to partner with Innovation Asset Collective to companies this opportunity.Â
Agtech Building Food’s Future | April 26
Join CityAge, in collaboration with EMILI, Bioenterprise and Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster, as they take a look at how technologies are building the future of food, how we can invest in them, and how cities can implement them.
Connect with 150+ Vetted Senior Developers Looking For Their Next Roles
Looking to meet and hire senior developers? Attend VanHack’s upcoming Virtual Hiring Event for Senior Developers, the fastest way to meet vetted global tech talent with 7+ years of experience. 💪
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Start-Up Together IRL by Badhouse Ventures + OVHcloud Startup Program | April 28
Daytime: Guest speakers will include early-stage VCs, startup lawyers, startup accountants, PR/communications experts, tech startup founders, and more! In parallel, several of the guests will be holding bookable "office hours" for short 1-on-1 consultations and priority will be given to evening party ticket holders.
Evening: Startup community party/soirée will feature NFT artists, live music, and complimentary food and drink.
entrepreneurship@UBC 2022 Investor Showcase | May 10
May 10 marks e@UBC’s second annual Investor Showcase, spotlighting high-potential, investible ventures across a range of industries currently supported through the HATCH Venture Builder (HATCH) to our investor community.
New Ventures BC Competition Events & Seminars
Join New Ventures BC for multiple seminars and networking events. Speak to industry leaders, meet fellow competitors, and mingle with past participants. Event topics include pricing products, innovation and IP, governance, sales and marketing.
NFT BC: Art Panel & Party | May 1
NFT BC is an art party hosted by Simkin Artist Management featuring panel discussions from some of the top NFT artists in the world, a curated selection of local artworks and a musical performance.
Speakers include Mad Dog Jones, Fvckrender, Victor Mosquera, Carmilla Sumantry, Baeige, Smeccea and Richerd.
Tech Talent North | June 8
On June 8, 2022, attend Tech Talent North, where tech's HR leaders meet to develop strategies to supercharge their talent engines. Since 2002, Tech Talent North has showcased the most progressive companies and the most innovative ideas for Human Resources in tech. Save almost 30% when you register by the Super Early Bird deadline on March 3rd.
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