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Emily Edwards
November 22, 2023

Welcome to the Midweek Memo: your weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities.

  • Join a candid and insightful discussion on the intricacies of navigating the tech landscape as a woman with co-founders.

  • This panel will go beyond the glossy success stories to explore the genuine challenges and triumphs of finding and collaborating with co-founders.

  • From the initial spark of partnership to the highs and lows of shared entrepreneurship, our diverse group of seasoned professionals will share their experiences — the good, the bad, and the downright ugly.

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The Black Women Business Network and its partners, Black Buildup and TAP Network, invite you to participate in a research project exploring the underrepresentation of Black professionals in B.C. and Alberta’s tech sectors.

Systemic barriers in Canada lead to unfair treatment and disadvantages for racial groups, especially Black individuals. The technology industry lacks significant Black representation. Addressing and understanding these disparities is crucial for a more equitable society.

The 10-minute survey is anonymous and an opportunity to share your experiences and contribute to our understanding of diversity in the tech sector.

  • ​Join the Vancouver Tech Journal team and our partners at CBRE's The High Technology Facilities Group for our last Tech Industry Social of the year.

  • ​The HTFG are the leaders in sourcing inspired, exceptional office space for Vancouver’s start-up and tech community. Get to know them by visiting their website, following their LinkedIn, or connecting directly with Alain Rivère.

  • ​This event will bring together a collection of Vancouver tech industry founders and leaders for networking, deal-making, and just plain old catching up. As usual, your first drink is free!

  • ​#vtjtalks monthly events bring together entrepreneurs, executives, talent, investors, and tech community members to network and learn.

  • ​Join us this month to hear from local leaders about what went right and wrong for Vancouver's innovation ecosystem in 2023.

  • Our year-end review panel includes:

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Achieving results for climatetech companies

In the Canadian climatetech industry, 2024 will mark a pivotal moment. Fasken has successfully completed over CAD $400 million in venture financings for climatetech companies in the last 12 months. Leveraging our extensive legal expertise in this sector, we are able to navigate the current challenging fundraising environment to structure and close deals. Learn more: Climate Tech | Fasken.

  • Panache Ventures and Fasken are excited to welcome four leading California VCs to Vancouver to share their views on startups, the investor landscape and the opportunities for founders outside of Silicon Valley.

  • Speakers include:

  • Moderating:

  • As one of the top 40 research universities in the world, UBC attracts global leaders who are leveraging their insights and discoveries to solve some of the most pressing problems facing the world across climate, human health, and social impact. Meet them at this year’s Venture Showcase.

  • The Venture Showcase features teams across the entrepreneurship@UBC pipeline, ranging from up-and-coming ‘Sneak-a-Peek’ teams at the outset of their journeys in incubation, ‘Ones-to-Watch’ who are in the middle of commercialization, and ‘Ready-to-Raise’ HATCH Venture Builder* teams gaining traction at the acceleration stage.

📅 More must-attend events from our partners

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Mark your calendars: Strategic Industries Analytics

Set to be released next week, the Strategic Industries Analytics Project is a deep-dive exploring twenty years of economic trends in some of Invest Vancouver’s key export-oriented industries in the Metro Vancouver region. Stay informed about the key takeaways by following Invest Vancouver on LinkedIn and subscribing to their newsletter!

👩🏻‍💼 Vancouver Tech Moves

Major personnel changes, including promotions, hires, and departures:

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Are your tech salaries competitive? Find out. With in-depth compensation data from 200+ tech companies, TAP Network’s 2023 Tech Sector Salary and Total Rewards Survey provides a clear picture of salaries in Canada’s tech sector.

💼 Vancouver Tech Jobs

Whether you're looking for a dream role or a dream employee, Vancouver Tech Jobs has you covered, with open jobs including:

Check out who else is hiring on our Vancouver Tech Job Board »

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🙋 Your online community

Did you know you can connect with your tech community using our dedicated VTJ Slack? We know not all of you can get to our events in person, so this is your chance to network and chat with your friendly neighbourhood tech professionals from the comfort of your home. Join your VTJ Community Slack.

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