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Our 2023 Venture Showcase is happening November 29, 2023!
Join us November 29 for the 2023 Venture Showcase to meet entrepreneurs from our community who are set to be the next generation of leaders in impact and innovation.
The Venture Showcase features teams across our pipeline ranging from up and coming ‘Sneak-a-Peek’ teams at the outset of their journeys in incubation, ‘Ones-to-Watch’ ventures who are in the middle of commercialization and ‘Ready-to-Raise’ HATCH Venture Builder teams gaining traction at the acceleration stage. This event will give you a preview of our entire community, connecting you with venture teams and our wider innovation network. Check out our 2022 Post Event Report for more information.
EIW23 Wrap-up
That marks the end of another fantastic entrepreneurship@UBC Immersion Week: across 3 days, 60+ speakers and 600+ attendees, we can confidently say that this year was ‘one for the books’! Thank you to everyone who joined us and inspired collaboration and action against the Climate and Human Health Crisis we are facing. Thank you to all of our speakers and sponsors for supporting the event.
Venture Shoutouts
Koodos to our ventures
- OnDeck Fisheries AI won Canada’s Ocean Supercluster for Electronic Monitoring, taking home $1.5M
- Orca Water completed their pre-seed round of $600,000+
- Viridis Research took home the $10,00 Innovate BC Sustainability Prize at the New Ventures BC Competition
- Seleste won the $5,500 Luminaries Diamond-in-the-Rough Award at the New Ventures BC Competition
- Immfinity Biotechnologies and Orca Water were selected in the top 10 New Venture BC Awards
Special shoutout to our Climate Venture Studios Lead, Shannon Bard, on winning the Clean50 Award!
Alumni Updates
Exciting updates from our Alumni who are transforming the world
- A2O Advanced Materials Inc. was awarded the Innovate BC Ignite Award
- Arca was granted $1.25M from the B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy to fast-track the commercial scaling of its air-to-rock carbon mineralization solution.
- Aspect Biosystems won Company of the Year – Scale at 2023 Technology Impact Awards
- ChopValue and leading real estate firms joined forces to recycle 12 million chopsticks!
- Elevated Signals recently closed their Series A financing
- Simbi Foundation’s is increasing efforts to revitalize Indigenous languages in B.C.
Upcoming Events
AI & Ethics: The Conversations Companies Need to be having today
October 17 • 5:00PM • UBC Robson Square Theatre In this session you will hear about use cases and insights covering a range of topics such as how companies (employers) adopt AI technologies for talent recruiting, hiring and HR practices; media communications, authentic content and digital rights; and data privacy, tech efficiencies and IP. >> Learn more and RSVP >>
Women Founder Meetup
October 18 • 8:30AM • UBC Point Grey Join us on Wednesday, October 18 at UBC Point Grey for our Women Founder Meetup for women and non-binary founders and leaders across our ecosystem! >> Learn more and RSVP >>
Women Founder Meetup
October 19 • 4:30PM • UBC Robson Square Join us on Thursday, October 19 at UBC Robson Square for our Women Founder Meetup for women and non-binary founders and leaders across our ecosystem! >> Learn more and RSVP >>
TechPong 2023
October 19 • 4:30PM • UBC Robson Square Grab your paddles cause it’s on like ping pong—Vancouver’s ultimate party with a purpose is back and bigger than ever. >> Learn more and RSVP >>
Policy Communications Workshop Series
October 30 • 12:30PM • Hybrid CSDI will manage and conduct an integrated series of eight workshops across UBC to help students, faculty, and staff communicate their research effectively to stakeholders for policy change. All workshops will be hybrid, with an option to join online via Zoom. >> Learn more and RSVP >>
Invest in BC presented by Lumira Ventures
November 2 • 8:00AM • Terminal City Club Attendees can expect a dynamic program featuring compelling company pitches, insightful presentations, and engaging panel discussions. Entrepreneurs participating in this exclusive event gain an invaluable platform to share their stories, receive actionable feedback, and establish connections with diverse stakeholders. >> Learn more and RSVP >>
Mark your calendars – Our Venture Showcase is on November 29th!
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