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2019 New Ventures BC Competition

Presented by Innovate BC. Applications for the 2019 Competition are now open.

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

We can help you accelerate

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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New Ventures BC is an incredible way to develop and accelerate your venture – it provides access to incredible mentors and adds velocity to you venture.

Careteam Technologies Inc, 2018 Vancity Social Venture Prize Winner

The services have been amazing.  We’ve received invaluable accounting and legal support.  As far as the cash is concerned, we’ve invested it in launching our first commercial product.  The prize money allowed us to accelerate our hiring plans and to grow our amazingly talented team.

Ziva Dynamics, 2015 Second Prize

The most invaluable and well run program we have ever participated in – simply a #mustdo for any tech entrepreneur in BC.

My Best Helper, 2012 Third Prize

We are targeting a much larger market with a better business plan, and have closed $1m in seed funding. We’re creating more jobs, all as a result of participating in the competition.

Novarc Technologies, 2016 Finalist

We are extremely grateful for receiving the recognition and support from the team behind the competition. Being recognized as a winner provides us with additional validation in support of our fund raising activities.

Microdermics, 2016 First Prize

See all past winners