Venture capital comes to an end - as we know it

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

THIS MONTH

Tech Industry Social by VTJ x CBRE's HTFG

🗓️ Thursday, Feb 1 | 🎟️ Free registration

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

• This event will bring together a collection of Vancouver tech industry founders and leaders for networking, deal-making, and just plain old catching up.

• ​And as usual, your first drink is free, compliments of The High Technology Facilities Group!

Vancouver Tech Morning Coffee

🗓️ Tuesday, Feb 6 | 🎟️ Free registration

• ​​​​​You’re invited to join us every Tuesday between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. to connect with the Vancouver tech community in an informal atmosphere.

• ​​​​Check out a new office, discover a new career, find your next co-founder, or learn something new — do it all at one of our upcoming coffee meetups.

Capturing the AI Opportunity in B.C.

🗓️ Tuesday, Feb 13 | 🎟️ Become a VTJ member to register.

• ​Join Vancouver Tech Journal in partnership with Microsoft Vancouver for the launch of ‘AI in Action’ At Microsoft, a series of conversations that highlight diverse perspectives to cultivate AI literacy, ethics, and innovation to ensure that AI benefits everyone.

• This first event focuses on the AI opportunity in B.C. and how it can contribute to a more sustainable economy and society.

• Speakers include:

  • ​​Hon. Brenda Bailey, minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation.

  • David Seymour, VP and GM of Microsoft Vancouver

  • Walter Pela, managing partner of KPMG Vancouver.

• This is an event for members only and spaces are limited. Want to join, and have access to future events? Become a VTJ member.

The End Of VC As Founders Know It?

🗓️ Tuesday, Feb 13 | 🎟️ Buy tickets

• ​Is it the end of VC as we know it? Are we in the depths of an economic storm that just needs to be weathered? Have we entered a new normal, where the role that VC plays in the tech sector has simply changed? Should entrepreneurs be looking elsewhere for funding to fuel their startups? It's time to answer these questions and more.

• Speakers include:

  • Mark Bakker, general partner, Coho Growth Capital

  • Caterina Papadakos, partner, Fort Capital Partners

  • Maria Pacella, managing partner, Pender Ventures

  • Brianna Blaney, co-founder and CEO, Pocketed Grant Platform

• VTJ members receive 25% off. Email [email protected] for the code.

SPONSORED BY CUBE BUSINESS MEDIA

INNOVATEwest's Speaker Lineup Reveal!

As INNOVATEwest (IW) unveils its impressive roster of over 80 speakers, the Canadian tech world buzzes with anticipation. This multi-sector conference and exposition brings together leading figures from SaaS giants Clio and Jobber, and features investment powerhouses such as CapitalG and Bessemer Venture Partners.

The speaker list is a who's who of tech and business leaders from Microsoft, Google, Damon Motors, Blackberry, and Frontier Collective. Amidst this stellar lineup, IW also revealed a session that promises groundbreaking insights into the transformative potential of Generative AI. Led by Google Cloud Canada's vice president, Sam Sebastian, this sneak peek into the world of Generative AI offers a glimpse into a future where technology and business converge in unprecedented ways.

MUST-ATTEND EVENTS FROM OUR PARTNERS

• 26th Annual Vancouver International Privacy and Security Summit | March 6-8

• INNOVATEwest | April 16-17

Check out the full events list of tech events 

👩‍💼 VANCOUVER TECH MOVES

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

• Adam Jones joined Quandri as vice president of sales.

• Tradable Bits added two vice presidents of business development for their North American and Asian markets.

🤝 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:

• The BC Public Service is hiring for multiple roles

• MyFO (My Family Office) is hiring for multiple roles

• TTT Studios is hiring a Backend Engineer .Net / C#

• Powertech Labs is hiring an Engineering & Operations Team Lead- High Voltage Laboratory

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

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👋 YOUR COMMUNITY

🗣 VTJ Community Slack – Connect with the community using our dedicated Slack! This is your chance to network and chat with your friendly neighbourhood tech professionals from anywhere.

🤝 Vancouver Tech Jobs board – Looking for work? Looking for your next hire?

🗓️ Vancouver Tech Events Calendar – All the events in one place.

💪 Become a VTJ Corporate Member and get your brand in front of thousands of tech professionals, investors, decision makers, and leaders. Get in touch today.

📱 Stay connected with VTJ on Twitter and LinkedIn.

That’s it!

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