New Ventures BC is a non-profit organization that recognizes, encourages, and supports entrepreneurship in BC’s technology sector. Each year we run the New Ventures BC Competition, the largest and longest-running tech competition in BC, offering education, coaching and awarding $250,000 and prizes to BC startups. We offer a mentored, Distance Venture Acceleration Program focused on customer discovery and Market Validation Training. Through our Innovator Skills Initiative grant program we give tech companies and startups, up to $10,000 a year to hire a BC post-secondary student.
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New Ventures BC Competition
eventAnnual competition offering over $250,000 in cash and prizes to help launch and grow tech startups
AccelerateIP
acceleratorIP-focused acceleration program
IP Pathways
otherIP support and guidance program
Mosaic Accelerator
acceleratorAccelerator program for startups
Startup Readiness Engine: A R2WSV Series
courseStartup readiness program
Lead Generation and Sales Mentorship
otherMentorship focused on lead generation and sales
and 1 more programs
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Founded by Wal van Lierop in 2000. Competition presented by Innovate BC. 4,000 startups supported have created 15,000 jobs and raised $3.4 billion in financing. Located in Vancouver, BC.
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Not-for-Profit
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British Columbia (BC)
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