New Ventures BC

Startup Seminar: Perfecting Your Fundraising Deck (Virtual Online Session / Webinar)
2023-05-31 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Vancouver)
Part of the 2023 New Ventures BC Competition
Presented by Innovate BC
Throughout the spring New Ventures BC will host our Startup Seminar Series, giving you the information you’ll need to build and grow your business, and even perform better in the #nvbc2023 competition!

What you’ll learn:
You probably already know that a well-crafted fundraising deck is essential when pitching to potential investors, but do you know how to create one yet? Come listen to Laith Shukri, Director, Ecosystem Engagement at RBCx, discuss the best practices to create a compelling pitch deck, including showcasing your brand’s story, identifying potential funders, understanding what they’re looking for, and getting people excited about your company.
Laith will dive into various topics such as how to understand fund economics, incorporate storytelling elements, empathize with investors, and how to leave a lasting impression based on your startup’s unique story. Come join this lively discussions where participation and questions are highly encouraged!

Details:
May 31, 2023, 12:30-1:30pm, Virtual Online Session / Webinar

Speaker:
Laith Shukri, Director, Ecosystem Engagement, RBCx

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Startup Seminar: SR&ED
2023-05-24 16:00
Part of the 2023 New Ventures BC Competition
Presented by Innovate BC
Throughout the spring New Ventures BC will host our Startup Seminar Series, giving you the information you’ll need to build and grow your business, and even perform better in the #nvbc2023 competition!
What you’ll learn:
EY Canada’s SR&ED team will review the Scientific Research & Experimental Development program and discuss how businesses, regardless of their corporate structure or size, can recover costs of R&D expenses through federal and provincial tax credits.
Learn how to determine whether you qualify for the SR&ED program and identify eligible expense activities and methods for claiming R&D expenses. The EY team will also share how SR&ED can bring value to your business, both as an operating capital opportunity and a way to positively position your company, product and process with investors.
Details: May 24, 2023, 3:45pm – registration, 4:00-5:00pm – seminar
Speakers:
Tamara J Tarnowsky, Manager, SR&ED and Business Tax Incentives, EY Canada
David Ko, Manager, SR&ED and Business Tax Incentives, EY Canada
Mo Mostafaei, Senior Manager, SR&ED and Business Tax Incentives, EY Canada
A livestream option is available.
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Startup Sprint Day 2
2023-05-06 09:00 - 16:30
Part of the 2023 New Ventures BC Competition
Presented by Innovate BC
Throughout the spring New Ventures BC will host a series of events, giving you the information you’ll need to build and grow your business, and even perform better in the #nvbc2023 competition!

Day 2 of 2: 2023 Startup Sprint
May 6, 2023 | 9:00am – 4:30pm | SFU Segal Graduate School of Business
Join New Ventures BC Competitors and the BC tech community at SFU Segal School of Business for a day packed with startup essentials! Come for the whole day or stay for select seminars. Space is limited, be sure to register in advance.

Agenda:
9am-9:30am: Registration open & welcome
9:30am-11:00am: Funding Fundamentals
11:15am-12:30pm: HR for Startups
12:30-1:30pm Lunch Break (bring your own or visit a nearby restaurant)
1:30-3:00pm: Pitch & Presentation
3:15-4:30pm: Sales & Marketing 101

Speakers:
Funding Fundamentals – Keith Ippel, Co-founder, Spring Activator
HR for Startups – Matthew Heiydt and Alison Fleischauer, Partner, BackStretch Recruitment Group
Pitch & Presentation – Charlyne Fothergill, HR Consultant & Startup Advisor, Volition
Sales & Marketing 101 – Peter de Verteuil, Executive in Residence, and Rochelle Grayson, Executive in Residence, New Ventures BC

Unable to attend in person?
Catch the livestream here. We will also upload the replay afterwards.

This event is free for startups, competition participants, students & NVBC Community (sponsors, mentors & volunteers). For everyone else, tickets are $20.
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Startup Seminar: Corporate Structure
2023-05-04 16:00 - 17:30
Part of the 2023 New Ventures BC Competition
Presented by Innovate BC
Throughout the spring New Ventures BC will host our Startup Seminar Series, giving you the information you’ll need to build and grow your business, and even perform better in the #nvbc2023 competition!

What you’ll learn:
Join New Ventures BC and Fasken for a workshop on Corporate Structure and Legal Agreements. This seminar will address the initial corporate matters you need to consider in building your technology company.
During this seminar, you’ll get essential insights into corporate structure plus some Q&A time from speakers Hardeep Gill, Samuel Li and Geoff Pedlow of Fasken.

Topics covered include:

Initial corporate structuring issues
Allocating founders shares
Preparing a financing plan
Sourcing seed capital
Allocating stock options
Financing a new venture
Taxes

Details:
May 4, 2023, 3:45pm – Registration, 4:00-5:30pm – Seminar, Fasken, 2900 – 550 Burrard Street

Speakers:

Hardeep Gill, Partner (Tax), Fasken
Samuel Li, Partner, Fasken
Geoff Pedlow, Partner, Fasken

Can’t make the event in person? A livestream will be available. Make sure you register below!

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Startup Seminar: Managing Your Intellectual Property
2023-04-19 16:00 - 17:30
Part of the 2023 New Ventures BC Competition
Presented by Innovate BC
Throughout the spring New Ventures BC will host our Startup Seminar Series, giving you the information you’ll need to build and grow your business, and even perform better in the #nvbc2023 competition!

What you’ll learn:
Trade-marks and patents can be daunting for the first-time entrepreneur. Do you need to go through registration? In what jurisdictions and when? What are the rules around the elements of intellectual property in Canada and beyond? Roger Kuypers and Ling Wong will guide you on this process, giving you the basics you need to better investigate your options.

Details: April 19, 2023, 3:45pm – registration, 4:00-5:30pm – seminar

Speakers:
Roger Kuypers, Partner, Fasken
Ling Wong, IP Lawyer | Patent & Trademark Agent, Fasken

Can’t make the event in person? Watch our livestream here.

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Startup Sprint Day 1
2023-04-15 09:00 - 17:00
Day 1 of 2: 2023 Startup Sprint
April 15, 2023 | 9:00 – 5:00pm | SFU Segal Graduate School of Business
Join New Ventures BC Competitors and the BC tech community at SFU Segal School of Business for a day packed with startup essentials! Come for the whole day or stay for select seminars. Space is limited, be sure to register in advance.

Agenda:
9:00am – Registration
9:30-11:00am – Product/Market Fit
11:15am-12:30pm – Introduction to Pricing for Innovation
12:30-1:30pm – Lunch break (bring your own or visit a nearby restaurant)
1:30-2:15pm – Financial Models
2:30-3:15pm – Government Funding Programs and Non-dilutive Funding
3:30-5:00pm – The Business Case – What an Angel Really Wants

Speakers:

Product/Market Fit – Dave Thomas, Partner, Rocket Builders & Lesley Duncan, Operations Director, SFU VentureLabs
Introduction to Pricing for Innovation – Ibbaka (speaker TBA)
Financial Models – Sean Hodgins, CPA, CA, Co-Founder, Tandem Innovation Group
Government Funding Programs & Non-Dilutive Funding – Cynthia Shippam, Industrial Technology Advisor, NRC IRAP and Brianna Blaney, Co-founder & CEO, Pocketed
The Business Case – What an Angel Really Wants – Mike Volker, Angel Investor & CEO, WUTIF Capital

Unable to attend in person?
We will have a livestream available.

This event is free for startups, competition participants, students & NVBC Community (sponsors, mentors & volunteers). For everyone else, tickets are $20.
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A Conversation with 2022’s Top Startups
2023-04-04 12:00 - 13:00
Tuesday, April 4 @ 12PM PST
Every fall, three B.C. startups take home the top prizes in North America’s largest startup competition: the New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC.
In case you missed it, in 2022 the coveted first, second and third place spots were awarded to OVOU, Beam Commerce, and VoxCell Bioinnovation respectively.
Join us during your lunch break for an intimate discussion with the founders of these winning companies who will share what they did to be successful and what pitfalls to avoid.
+ get some tips on being successful in the competition (applications are open!)

Speakers:

Reza Varzidehkar, Founder, OVOU
Varun Lundra, Co-Founder, Beam Commerce
Dr. Karlina Valente, CEO/CSO/Founder, VoxCell BioInnovation
Angie Schick, Executive Director, New Ventures BC
Raghwa Gopal, President/CEO, Innovate BC

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Startup Seminar: Building a Fundable Startup & 2023 Kickoff Networking Event
2023-03-28 16:00 - 19:30
Join us for the 23rd annual Competition Kick off Seminar followed by an exciting evening of networking! Speak to industry leaders, meet your fellow competitors, and mingle with past participants. This event is free for all BC tech startups, students, and our NVBC Community.
Not sure if you want to join the Competition? This is a great way to meet our community and decide if the Competition makes sense for your startup.
Agenda:
3:30pm – Seminar registration
4:00-5:30pm – Seminar
5:30-7:30pm – Kickoff Networking reception

SEMINAR
Building a Fundable Startup: What Founders Need to Know
There are seven evergreen rules of building fundamentally fundable startups that all early-stage founders need to know. These rules allow ventures to raise at higher valuations, raise faster and raise from the top investors. In good capital markets, such as the last two years, they were ‘nice to have’ but in a market climate like today, these rules are a ‘must have’ for ventures to successfully raise seed capital.
Speaker:

Maninder Dhaliwal, Managing Partner, Startup Studio – Accelerator and Venture Fund. She is the founding chair of TiE Vancouver Angels, and serves on the global steering committee for TiE Global Angels – the largest angel investor network in the world.

NETWORKING RECEPTION
After Maninder’s presentation, join us for our 2023 New Ventures BC Competition Kickoff Networking Event
Speak to industry leaders, meet your fellow competitors, and mingle with past participants.
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2023 Competition Info Session
2023-03-20 13:00 - 14:00
Join us online as we review this year’s competition process.
2023 New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC
Each year New Ventures BC runs 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. Applications for the 23rd annual competition are now open until April 11th.

Speaker: Angie Schick, Executive Director, New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC
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“What was really valuable to us as we were getting ready to raise for Pocketed, is how the Competition forced us to think through a business plan and gave us the opportunity to go to market strategy…You get the opportunity to work with unbelievable mentors that really helped us think through the parts of our business plan that weren’t strong or places we weren’t sure how to tackle.”- Brianna Blaney, CEO & Co-Founder of Pocketed, Top 10 Finalist #NVBC2021
