Tomorrow: the hardware decisions behind the AI buildout

A report card on Vancouver’s innovation economy

Fundraising and critical minerals, coming up

​Is your organization rethinking its hardware strategy for the AI era? What to refresh, what to extend, what AI capacity really costs and how circular procurement can protect both your budget and your sustainability goals? Let's talk strategy!

Join Vancouver Tech Journal and ReuseTechBC for 'The Hardware Behind the AI Buildout', an executive evening for the CIOs, CTOs, IT leaders and procurement and sustainability teams making these calls.

​Behind every great company is a story of vision, resilience, and bold decision-making. In this session, we bring together women who are shaping the entrepreneurial landscape as founders building companies from the ground up and as funders backing the next generation of ideas.

​Join us for an inspiring conversation where our panelists share the leadership lessons they've learned along the way: navigating challenges, taking risks, building teams, raising capital, and creating space for others to succeed. Expect candid stories, hard-won insights, and practical advice you can take back to your own journey

​Raising capital is never easy — and in today’s market, founders need more than just a great pitch to secure the right investors. This edition of #VTJTalks brings together experienced Vancouver founders and investors to share their real-world fundraising stories, lessons learned, and practical strategies for success.

​Vancouver Tech Journal and the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) are bringing together two communities that don’t meet often enough: BC’s tech ecosystem and its mineral exploration sector. Join us for an evening with explorers, tech founders, investors and industry leaders as we explore:

It’s report card time for Vancouver tech.

2026 has been a big year for the city’s innovation economy. There have been major funding rounds and exits, the second edition of Web Summit Vancouver, new momentum in AI, defence tech, quantum and life sciences, and fresh government investment in the sector. But the year has also brought real challenges, from access to growth capital and the cost of living to talent retention and competition from other global tech hubs.

​So how did Vancouver actually do?

A lot of SWEs can ship something great, but then get stuck on the next part:

From this event you get:

Are you a purpose-driven founder wanting to do more memorable pitches so you can get the funding you need to address world problems? 

If so, on Wednesday, November 18th at 4pm (PT) join Pitch Coach, Brenda Benham for “3 Tips Founders Seeking Funding Can Use to Improve their Next Pitch”. *

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