BC Tech

Located in Kelowna, BC, and serving the Okanagan community. We give entrepreneurs the mentorship, connections, and community they need to build technology-driven ventures. As the Okanagan tech community and companies within it continue to grow, so does our support model. Coined ‘Continuous Acceleration,’ we deliver unique programming for different stages of growth. The reality is, each stage of the entrepreneurial process demands a different set of tools and we are constantly iterating in an effort to meet those needs.

Empowered incubates and accelerates driven entrepreneurial leaders capable of building outstanding startups that bring customers and institutional capital knocking on the door. Our unique model incubates talented Canadian entrepreneurs and Foreign entrepreneurs and connects their start-ups with international customers. We invest seed capital and time in the best scalable start-ups so that our start-up founders can aggressively pursue their revenue goals.

e@UBCO's mission is to provide enriching opportunities for the UBCO community to engage in entrepreneurial thinking and inspire action on some of the worlds most pressing problems.

At GetFresh Ventures (GFV), we help founders scale smarter, grow profitably, and exit on their terms—without losing control of what they built. Most funding models prioritize investor returns first. We prioritize founders. Instead of forcing you into aggressive fundraising cycles, dilution traps, or "grow-or-die" timelines, GFV offers a different path: Revenue-first growth, capital-efficient scaling, and founder-aligned exits. We work with founders who want to build real businesses with real customers, strong margins, and strategic flexibility—not just chase valuations.