Vancouver Startup Week

Vancouver Startup Week (VSW) is a week-long celebration that builds momentum and fosters connections among entrepreneurs, investors, leaders, and friends within the Greater Vancouver startup community.

#VSW2019 was a total success - stay tuned for information on #VSW2020!

What Happens During the Big Week?

Events and Networking

In partnership with local companies, we provide workshops, panels, networking events tailored for our startup community in tech, marketing, financing and more. Check out our jam-packed schedule for #VSW2019.

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Recruitment Fair

We want to create new opportunities and support local job seekers. So, we're connecting top talent and companies for an evening of engaging conversation. If you're looking to add great talent to your growing team - this fair for you!

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Hackathon

In partnership with TTT Studios and VIDIA we brought to life VanHacks, an annual hackathon. Dedicated to helping those helping our community, VanHacks is designed around the mantra of acting local and thinking global.

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Community Crawl

Get the chance to walk into inspiring and fun workplaces for a behind-the-scenes experience in the city’s most innovative startups.

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Shoutouts From Our Community

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Michelle Caira
Founder & CEO of Fit Mama
I can honestly say that the Vancouver Start Up Week was not only a highlight in my entrepreneurial journey, but also a week that helped me to drive my business forward. The schedule for the week is intense, but worth it. From the very first session I met key connections, future collaborators, suppliers, and peers. In my honest opinion I would highly recommend this event to anyone who is serious about setting up a business and keen to learn and contribute. The sense of community and "you are welcome here" was felt throughout the week. Do not miss this event!
Matt and Anson
Founders of A&K Robotics
Meet A&K Robotics. They build autonomous vehicles for indoors. By a stroke of fate, A&K's founders met at VSW in 2014. Matt, coming from corporate finance with a passion for tech, and Anson, an engineer and entrepreneur-at-heart quickly learned that they both shared a vision and belief that robotics/AI can improve our world and quality of life. Soon after Matt won the Global Competition, they took a leap of faith to go in on this venture, and have never looked back.
Chris Hobbs
President of TTT Studios
VSW was a week that not only highlighted what Vancouver’s tech community has to offer, but developed a sense of camaraderie, innovation and vibrancy within our hub. Events like this are exactly what Vancouver’s most inventive minds need to get their creative and technical juices flowing.
Graham Phillips
Azure Cloud Specialist, Microsoft
Microsoft was thrilled to be the platinum sponsor of VSW 2018, as it provided a unique opportunity to engage with the Vancouver tech community. Microsoft was able to host a series of impactful and inclusive events catering to a wide variety of startups, IT professionals, developers, and students throughout the week. It was a great platform to showcase some of our new technology and provide the community with hands-on experience and industry insights from leading tech professionals. If you didn’t go last year, next year is a must!

Vancouver Startup Week

About VSW

What Happens During the Big Week?

Events and Networking

Recruitment Fair

Hackathon

Community Crawl

Shoutouts From Our Community

Michelle Caira

Founder & CEO of Fit Mama

Matt and Anson

Founders of A&K Robotics

Chris Hobbs

President of TTT Studios

Graham Phillips

Azure Cloud Specialist, Microsoft

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