Vancouver Startup Week

Vancouver Startup Week Vancouver Startup Week is a jam-packed, week-long celebration of our community that builds momentum and opportunity around innovation and entrepreneurship.

We're led by local entrepreneurs in the Greater Vancouver Area and are virtually accessible across the globe this year. And we want you involved! The 2021 edition of will take place May 21-28.

🤔 Thinking about your next stage of growth? Whether you’re planning to scale, raise capital, or prepare for a future exi...
07/25/2025

🤔 Thinking about your next stage of growth? Whether you’re planning to scale, raise capital, or prepare for a future exit, the best founders know success starts with intention, and with the right insights along the way.

📣 That’s why we’re excited to share TechExit.io Toronto with the Vancouver Startup Week community. TechExit is Canada’s event where founders, investors, and dealmakers come together to share practical, real-world strategies for building and exiting businesses in today’s evolving market.

You’ll hear directly from founders who’ve successfully navigated acquisitions, learn what buyers are really looking for, and discover how to build optionality into your business from day one. 🔥

📈 If you’re aiming to scale sustainably, maximize your valuation, and stay exit-ready while you build, this is your next step.

Join us at TechExit.io Toronto and connect with the people, insights, and strategies that will shape your journey. 🤝

Learn more and register 🎟️ https://techexit.io/toronto

Before the global spotlight hit Vancouver, something remarkable happened behind the scenes. 🌟Vancouver Startup Week 2025...
06/13/2025

Before the global spotlight hit Vancouver, something remarkable happened behind the scenes. 🌟

Vancouver Startup Week 2025 brought together 5000+ attendees, 200 speakers, and 100 volunteers — not for show, but for readiness. We helped founders sharpen their stories, build real relationships, and step into Web Summit with confidence.

VSW isn’t a pop-up event. It’s a grassroots movement 11 years strong, powered by volunteers, rooted in community, and built to last. 💪

Start local. Think global. That’s what we’re about.
Read how VSW quietly set the stage for something bigger: https://vantechjournal.com/p/the-local-work-that-made-the-global-stage-worthwhile

One last throwback to an epic 🎉We laughed, we learned, we pitched, we partied - and we captured a lot of good memories...
06/08/2025

One last throwback to an epic 🎉
We laughed, we learned, we pitched, we partied - and we captured a lot of good memories along the way.

📸 Peep the recap in slides

We'd also love to hear about your experience at VSW2025!
🎁 Fill out the form at https://tinyurl.com/vsw2025feedback-attendee and you could win a free All Access Pass for 2026 👀

Thanks for making unforgettable 💙

Vancouver Startup Week 2025 was one for the books ✊📚It was a powerful reminder of what happens when founders, builders, ...
06/07/2025

Vancouver Startup Week 2025 was one for the books ✊📚
It was a powerful reminder of what happens when founders, builders, investors, and community champions come together.

📌 Thank you to everyone who shared a stage, a story, or a startup idea during the week!

Here’s a look back at some of our favorite moments 🙌

⚡️Real talk, real impact—with a side of AI.When we asked Ray Walia for an interview, his AI clone sent us the first draf...
06/06/2025

⚡️Real talk, real impact—with a side of AI.
When we asked Ray Walia for an interview, his AI clone sent us the first draft. (Yes, really.) But what followed was pure Launch Academy: human grit, tech-forward thinking, and community-first values.

Read how Ray Walia and Sam Chan, two leaders rooted in immigrant hustle, turned a tiny Gastown loft into a launchpad for 6,500+ founders and $2.5B in funding.

🔗 Read the full story on our blog https://www.vanstartupweek.ca/blog

Still buzzing from ⚡️What a week! From keynote moments to impromptu coffee chats, Vancouver Startup Week brought the e...
06/06/2025

Still buzzing from ⚡️
What a week! From keynote moments to impromptu coffee chats, Vancouver Startup Week brought the energy, the people, and the vision for what’s next.

🫶 Grateful for this community that shows up, supports, and builds together. Here’s to the ideas sparked and connections made! 🥂

📸 Swipe for some fav moments

📣 We want to hear from you! Vancouver Startup Week 2025 may have just wrapped up, but we’re already looking ahead to 202...
06/03/2025

📣 We want to hear from you!

Vancouver Startup Week 2025 may have just wrapped up, but we’re already looking ahead to 2026, and we want YOUR input to help shape what’s next!

✏️ Take our post-event survey by 9PM PT on June 8 and you’ll be entered into a raffle to win 1 of 10 free passes to VSW 2026!

Your feedback helps us build a stronger, more connected startup community.

Share your thoughts at https://tinyurl.com/vsw2025feedback-attendee

Didn’t get enough at VSW? Pull up to our social during Web Summit Vancouver! Network, chill, & good vibes only ✨
05/26/2025

Didn’t get enough at VSW? Pull up to our social during Web Summit Vancouver!

Network, chill, & good vibes only ✨

And that’s a wrap on Vancouver Startup Week 2025! Day 4 of VSW was a grand finale that went out with a bang 💥full of fou...
05/24/2025

And that’s a wrap on Vancouver Startup Week 2025! Day 4 of VSW was a grand finale that went out with a bang 💥full of founder fuel, future-focused tech, and unforgettable moments across the city.

The morning kicked off with startup wisdom straight from the source: the Techstars San Diego Founder Panel powered by SDSU gathered accelerator alumni to drop unfiltered gems on scaling, failure, and what keeps them building 🔧

AugSense + Smith Horn Group cracked open the future of AI Agents for product builders 🤖— think smarter workflows, faster decisions, and tech that works with you, not just for you.

The city kept buzzing with bold ideas at VTJ Talks where BC’s D2C trailblazers revealed how they built brands that actually cut through the noise⚡While Anna Gradie led a powerful session on science-backed strategies to lead with confidence and clarity 🧠

Inside View x Vancouver’s Microsoft 365 Community took us deep with a triple threat of tech + equity sessions:
1️⃣ Architecting for Scale – laying the tech foundation for future growth
2️⃣ Pitching to Win – storytelling strategies to secure customers + capital
3️⃣ Designing with Strategy – how early UX decisions shape product destiny 🎯

In the afternoon, Lotus STEMM delivered heart and purpose with Breaking Barriers, spotlighting the stories of South Asian women in tech & entrepreneurship 🌸💼 ProfitPad dove into founder evolution by exploring the leap from full-time to freelance to founder and Nubel spotlighted 4 emerging startups transforming the talent acquisition and recruitment scene 🌟

We rounded out the week with Web Summit’s How to Win a Pitch Competition arming founders with razor-sharp tips to turn a pitch into a yes 🎤

And of course… we partied. The VSW 2025 Closing Party was the perfect send-off, a night where founders, funders, and friends raised a glass (or two) to a four packed days of connection, ambition, and momentum.

As we pass the torch to Web Summit Vancouver, we close out the week the way we started it: together. 💙 Thank you for starting local and thinking global with us.

And that's a wrap on Vancouver Startup Week 2025! Day 4 of VSW was a grand finale that went out with a bang 💥full of fou...
05/24/2025

And that's a wrap on Vancouver Startup Week 2025! Day 4 of VSW was a grand finale that went out with a bang 💥full of founder fuel, future-focused tech, and unforgettable moments across the city.

The morning kicked off with startup wisdom straight from the source: the Techstars San Diego Founder Panel powered by SDSU gathered accelerator alumni to drop unfiltered gems on scaling, failure, and what keeps them building 🔧

AugSense + Smith Horn Group cracked open the future of AI Agents for product builders 🤖— think smarter workflows, faster decisions, and tech that works with you, not just for you.

The city kept buzzing with bold ideas at VTJ Talks where BC’s D2C trailblazers revealed how they built brands that actually cut through the noise⚡While Anna Gradie led a powerful session on science-backed strategies to lead with confidence and clarity 🧠

Inside View x Vancouver's Microsoft 365 Community took us deep with a triple threat of tech + equity sessions:
1️⃣ Architecting for Scale – laying the tech foundation for future growth
2️⃣ Pitching to Win – storytelling strategies to secure customers + capital
3️⃣ Designing with Strategy – how early UX decisions shape product destiny 🎯

In the afternoon, Lotus STEMM delivered heart and purpose with Breaking Barriers, spotlighting the stories of South Asian women in tech & entrepreneurship 🌸💼 ProfitPad dove into founder evolution by exploring the leap from full-time to freelance to founder and Nubel spotlighted 4 emerging startups transforming the talent acquisition and recruitment scene 🌟

We rounded out the week with Web Summit’s How to Win a Pitch Competition arming founders with razor-sharp tips to turn a pitch into a yes 🎤

And of course… we partied. The VSW 2025 Closing Party was the perfect send-off, a night where founders, funders, and friends raised a glass (or two) to a four packed days of connection, ambition, and momentum.

As we pass the torch to Web Summit Vancouver, we close out the week the way we started it: together. 💙 Thank you for starting local and thinking global with us.

Day 3 of Vancouver Startup Week 2025 was 🔥 from sunrise to sundown, delivering powerhouse panels, tactical workshops, an...
05/23/2025

Day 3 of Vancouver Startup Week 2025 was 🔥 from sunrise to sundown, delivering powerhouse panels, tactical workshops, and founder-first conversations across the city.⁣
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Things kicked off above the skyline at Cloud32 (Bentall 3) with the RBCx Founders Panel: How to Grow Your Venture from 0 to 1 🚀, where local tech founders from different sectors got candid about early-stage hurdles, breakthroughs, and how they turned ideas into impact.⁣
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Down the street at And-Co Offices, DMCL Chartered Professional Accountants & Voyer Law Corporation unpacked the essentials of raising U.S. capital and scaling across borders 🌍, followed by Careerin, who led a crash course on how to navigate the chaotic maze of investment success 🧩⁣
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The afternoon turned up the volume on investment readiness and storytelling. Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University wrapped a 🔥 30-sec pitch workshop—helping folks nail their vibe, story, and hook in half a minute flat, while Invoke Co. hosted a dynamic convo on product pivots and startup evolution. Vancouver Startups and Vision2Reality Foundation delivered vibes + wisdom 💬 with immigrant founders, chill networking and snacks⁣
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Big Money, Bigger Moves! 💰🚀 The evening wrapped with an incredible run of events: Trailblazers & Rising Stars by Boast✨, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP’s venture capital panel 💼, and Convergence flipped the script 🔄💸 with funders pitching to fund your next big move.🌟⁣
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💡VSW Day 3 = purpose, power, and community at its finest.⁣
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⚡ One more day left - let’s make it count! Get hyped for the fourth and last day of and come ready to close out the week with impact, energy, and inspiration! 💥🏙️🔥⁣
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