See you at CBRE?

🚀 Launch Academy Demo Day | Nov 16

• Launch's International Demo Day will feature nine stand-out international companies exclusive to Launch's programs that are actively fundraising. Each company will present a three-minute pitch. Investors, partners, and founders in the audience will be able to make an intro or even an investment commitment.

• Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to see the future of the tech sector on the virtual stage. Join Launch live from anywhere in the world on November 16 at 11:00 a.m. PT to get to know what the top companies from Launch's programs are building.

🚨 From the Home Key: Founder Drinks and VC Insights with Golden Ventures' Jamie Rosenblatt | Nov 23

• Join The Home Key this month to get insights – rooted in personal experience – on the changing venture capital landscape in Canada from a top investor at a premier early-stage investing firm.

• Speaker: This month's fireside keynote is with Jamie Rosenblatt, a partner at Golden Ventures.

• At Golden Ventures, Jamie works closely with founders, entrepreneurs, accelerators, and the broader startup community to help find, fund, and build exceptional early-stage companies. Some of his top investments include Float, Shakepay, Composer, Properly, Diversio, Crux OCM, and more.

• The Home Key event partners include Mind Meld PR, Fort Capital, Floorspace, and Plenish.

☕ Vancouver Tech Morning Coffee | Various

• As usual, you’re invited to join us every Tuesday between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. to connect with the Vancouver tech community in a casual environment.

• Don’t miss out on the final few stops of 2022! Sign up for your free spot:

  • NEAR CAPACITY: November 15 - CBRE, downtown

  • November 22 - addy, in Kits

  • November 29 - Microsoft, in Gastown

🌎 From Vancouver Entrepreneur’s Forum: A Celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week — Going Global | Nov 15

• Join Vancouver Entrepreneur’s Forum at an event that explores how local companies have scaled up and gone global. Speakers include:

  • Caterina Papadakos, director of technology banking, Silicon Valley Bank

  • Neil Aubuchon, chief commercial officer, AbCellera

  • Simeon Garratt, CEO, Spark

👀 entrepreneurship@UBC Venture Showcase 2022 | Nov 23

• UBC is home to a thriving community of entrepreneurs creating groundbreaking impact through research and innovation. Meet them at the Venture Showcase!

• The Venture Showcase features teams across UBC’s pipeline ranging from up-and-coming Ones-to-Watch teams at the outset of their journeys in incubation, Sneak-a-Peek ventures who are in the middle of commercialization, and Ready-to-Raise teams gaining traction at the acceleration stage (mainly HATCH Venture Builder teams).

🤝 TiE CXO - Exit stories and lessons learned: What founders need to know | Nov 30

• Exits matter because that’s when the founders, the team, and the investors get paid. TiE is hosting a panel of entrepreneurs with successful exits to talk about lessons learned.

• Speakers include

  • Maninder Dhaliwal, founding chair, TiE Vancouver Angels

  • Laurie Schultz, CEO, Galvanize

  • Judi Hess, CEO, Copperleaf

  • Sharad Mohan, founder, Trainerize

  • Ally Bharmal, commercial lawyer, Fasken

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💭 The 'Digital Transformation' Equation: Beyond the Buzzwords | Dec 1

• Digital transformation has been part of our business lexicon for about a decade now, and yet it remains a buzzword to most people. It's an unfortunate reality. Beyond the jargon lies a great potential to generate value for businesses in both new and existing ways.

• In this event, we've brought together a high-quality slate of leaders and operators with hands-on experience to help us dive beneath the surface of the buzz.

• Speakers include:

  • Peter Wrinch, CEO, Hollyhock

  • Jim Southcott, partner, Redshift Collective

  • Christian Nielsen, director of strategy, Monstarlab

• Event Partners include Monstarlab, Low Tide Properties, Redshift Collective, and Skyrocket Digital.

✅ #vtjtalks: Grading Vancouver’s Innovation Economy in 2022

• #vtjtalks monthly events bring together entrepreneurs, executives, talent, investors, and tech community members to network and learn.

• Join us next month to hear from local leaders about what went right and wrong for Vancouver's innovation ecosystem in 2022.Speakers:

  • Josh Nilson, co-founder and general manager, East Side Games

  • Kookai Chaimahawong, co-chair, Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum; venture partner, The51; ESG partner, UpperStage.Capital

  • Jacquie Griffiths, president, Invest Vancouver

  • Ilya Brotzky, CEO, VanHack

  • Michelle Sklar, head of venture growth strategy and entrepreneur in residence, entrepreneurship@UBC

• Vancouver Tech Journal members always get 50 percent off. Get this month's code by emailing [email protected]. Not a member? Become one.

Other upcoming events include the Fireside chat and social - Capital Raising in the New Normal (Nov 17), Google Developer Group | DevFest Vancouver 2022 (Nov 19), and many more.