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2019 New Ventures BC Competition

We're down to our Top 10 Finalists. Vote for your favourite startup.

Venture Acceleration Program:

Mentorship + education for early-stage startups

Innovator Skills Initiative (ISI) grants

Get up to $10,000 to hire a BC student

We're BC's premiere tech competition and early stage accelerator

2530 startups supported in 18 years

3720+ jobs created by top NVBC companies since 2000

$335 million raised in financing

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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.

$250,000+ in cash and prizes to the best new startups in BC.

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While we did not end up winning cash prizes that year we did gain incredible value through the networking, mentorship and education that NVBC provided. We made connections that continue to be of value today.

Adventure Engine, 2008 Top 10
What do you guys think about this one? Not a standard testimonial. Useable or not worth it? The competition puts a different kind of performance​ stress on the CEO and team. This makes a “welcome” break from the usual, and often times it was refreshing to have another well-aligned effort to strive towards.
Go99, 2018 Top 10 Finalists

We hoped for a good vetting of our business by a credible and well-regarded jury. The results exceeded our expectations. The insight provided by our mentors was instrumental in preparing and refining our presentation, while contributing to the development of our business.

Solegear Bioplastics, 2010 Second Prize

Through each stage of the competition we learned from industry leaders on everything from fundraising to execution strategy.  On behalf of our entire team I would like to sincerely thank NVBC for giving our business the best “kick start” possible.

Hiretheworld.com, 2010 1st Prize Winner

The experience has been simply fantastic. A lot of work, but great planning exercise and disipline to make sure you are working ON the business and not just IN it!  I have definitely learned that if you don’t, you can get lost in the details and not see the forest for the trees!

finditez.com, 2011 Regional Finalist

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