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Prizes

BCIC-New Ventures Competition Prize Structure 2013

Prizes are awarded at the BCIC-New Ventures Competition Awards Ceremony on September 25, 2013. Prize packages may change without notice.

$107,000 BCIC first-prize package:

  • $80,000 cash from BCIC plus complimentary access to the BCIC Venture Acceleration Program for one year, valued at $7,200
  • $9,000 in-kind services from Ernst & Young
  • $9,000 in-kind services from Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
  • $2,000 in-kind services from NVBC’s bronze sponsors

$62,000 BCIC second-prize package:

  • $42,000 cash from BCIC plus complimentary access to the BCIC Venture Acceleration Program for one year, valued at $7,200
  • $6,000 in-kind services from Ernst & Young
  • $6,000 in-kind services from Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
  • $1,000 in-kind services from NVBC’s bronze sponsors

$42,000 BCIC third-prize package:

  • $28,000 cash from BCIC plus complimentary access to the BCIC Venture Acceleration Program for one year, valued at $7,200
  • $3,000 in-kind services from Ernst & Young
  • $3,000 in-kind services from Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
  • $1,000 in-kind services from NVBC’s bronze sponsors

$20,000 BC Bioenergy Network prize

$20,000 BCIC Resource Industry prize

$15,000 Vancity Social Venture prize

$40,000 Wavefront™ Wireless prize package:

  • $5,000 in cash
  • 12 months in the Venture Acceleration Program 
  • 12 months office space in downtown Vancouver (a dedicated cubicle in the Wavefront Accelerator Centre)
  • 12 months of complimentary Handset Library use and access to other services within the Accelerator Centre and additional in-kind services

Plug and Play Prize: One spot in the Plug and Play Tech Center Start-up Acceleration Program, $15,000 value,  awarded to the top performing ICT Company

For more information on prizing, including requirements for our sector-specific prizes, visit our Rules and Terms of Use.