Mar 9, 2021

Vancouver Startup Events - Issue #18

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Vancouver Startup Events

The personalized insider newsletter for all things startup in Vancouver.

Welcome to another issue of Startup Digest Vancouver! Whether you are an entrepreneur, investor, or community partner, don’t forget to sign up for some amazing upcoming events and programs. Have a suggestion or event you want to promote or resources you need? We would love to hear from you!

Missed Startup Grind Global Conference 2021? Typically this event draws over 10,000 people globally to Silicon Valley each year covering 10 stages and topics to inspired, educate and connect entrepreneurs & investors.

Find all the conference recordings here Some must see talks from 2021 include:

Geoff Ralston | President of Y Combinator

Stacey Abrams | Board Chair of Fair Fight Action

Biz Stone | Co Founder of Twitter

Tamar Yehoshua | Chief Product Manager of Slack

FEATURED EVENT (Registration Closes This Weekend)

Global Goals Jam Canada 2021

Do you have a passion for solving social challenges to improve lives? Do you want to be part of a select group of committed people who will spend a weekend designing and hacking innovative solutions to challenges that can help Canada contribute to achieving the Global Goals? Join us for the #GlobalGoalsJamCanada2021 on March 19-21, 2021. Let’s jam for a better planet!

The Global Goals Jam Canada 2021 program is organized by the SDG Innovation Lab, Centre of Entrepreneurship, Centennial College, and Canadian Partners with support from UNDP and Digital Society School Amsterdam as part of Global Goals Jams around the world.

Register here

New To Startup Digest Vancouver?

Startup Digest is led by volunteer curators who curate the best startup events in

the city that is tactical, actionable, and timely.

Continued success on your startup journey.

Henry & Vlad

Startup Digest Vancouver | Curators

If you have an event our community shouldn’t miss out on? Submit it here. Please make sure you are logged in and select Vancouver as the city for submission. Alternatively, email henry.soo@startupdigestmail.com

Competition - New Ventures BC (Application Now Open)

Have the best new startup in BC? Enter for a chance to win $250,000 in cash and prizes. $250,000 in cash and prizes

Each year, we give away prize packages to our top three finalists, plus sector-specific industry prizes. They’re all announced and awarded live at the Awards Ceremony.

The full 2021 prize list will be announced in April.

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March 11

2021 Battle of the Pitch Decks Tickets, Multiple Dates |

VIATEC presents 2021 Battle of the Pitch Decks - Thursday, 11 March 2021 | Wednesday, 2 June 2021 - Find event and ticket information.

Battle of the Pitch Decks is back, and this time the competition is not only crossing regional borders, but provincial ones too! Join us virtually in Vancouver, Whitehorse, Victoria and the Okanagan as three startups pitch-off in their cities for local prizes, followed by each city winner battling it out in the finale for ultimate bragging rights!

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March 12

Terminal.io - Register for Tech Talks

This regular educational series brings you world-renowned tech leaders, joining us on the Terminal stage to share hard-earned insights on the topics that matter to you.

In honour of International Women’s Day and in the spirit of diversity, equity and inclusion, Terminal is hosting an event focused on women in leadership roles. In this Terminal Tech Talk we focus specifically on women in engineering management as they discuss how they got started, challenges they faced along the way, and the wisdom they would like to share with those interested in engineering management roles.

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March 12

#IWD2021: Leadership in a Time of Crisis

Eventbrite - Entrepreneurship@UBC presents #IWD2021: Leadership in a Time of Crisis - Find event and ticket information.

Leadership in a time of crisis: As women stand on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, both the strength of their contributions and disproportionate burdens they carry, amplify the significant gaps in gender equality. Who are the leaders in our communities we can draw inspiration from and how are they leading in their organizations, institutions and communities?

Inspired by UN Women’s theme for International Women’s Day 2021

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March 18

Fireside Chat with John Montalbano

Eventbrite - TiE Vancouver presents Fireside Chat with John Montalbano - Thursday, 18 March 2021 - Find event and ticket information.

TiE Vancouver is thrilled to host Angel Investor John Montalbano, in conversation with Maninder Dhaliwal, chair TiE Angels Vancouver!

John will be speaking about startups and fundraising. During Q&A, the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions of the speaker.

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March 19 (Applications Open)

Canada - Global Goals Jam 2021

Calling changemakers, developers, designers, strategists, social innovators, and all enthusiasts to design and hack impactful solutions for the grand challenges of the world. Winning teams get cash awards.

To register for The Global Goals Jam Canada 2021, click here.

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Impact Investor Challenge | Spring Activator | Apply Now

A program to help investors and entrepreneurs learn the ins and outs of impact investing and fundraising. Accepting applications for 2021!

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Techstars Startup Digest Vancouver Startup Events is curated by:

Henry Soo - Curator @ Startup Digest Vancouver
henry.soo@startupdigestmail.com

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