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VoxCell BioInnovation wins $10K pitch competition at Web Summit Vancouver

VoxCell BioInnovation wins $10K pitch competition at Web Summit Vancouver

Healthtech standout beats out fellow BC startups GlüxKind, SkyAcres, and yPilot for the title of Startup All-Star.

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Sustainable colourants startup Lite-1 wins Web Summit’s first-ever all-female PITCH final

Sustainable colourants startup Lite-1 wins Web Summit’s first-ever all-female PITCH final

The win capped off a multi-day contest that saw 35 startups pitch live.

Erin Gee
Erin Gee
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Founder Spotlight: Matt Astifan

Founder Spotlight: Matt Astifan

The Internet Masterminds founder reveals how pivoting from film to teaching led to building a thriving community and business

Lisa Tanh
Lisa Tanh
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Founder Spotlight: John Fong on stepping back from a leading company to recharge and create f28 Studio

Founder Spotlight: John Fong on stepping back from a leading company to recharge and create f28 Studio

The seasoned CFO gets candid about his experience in burning out from the ‘sandwich generation’ press that led to hitting a ‘hard reset’ and starting his own company

Lisa Tanh
Lisa Tanh
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Member Spotlight: Jillian Climie

Member Spotlight: Jillian Climie

The compensation expert shares why she left Lululemon to start a consultancy that helps women negotiate compensation and employers build more inclusive workplaces

Lisa Tanh
Lisa Tanh
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Startup Spotlight: Connectcz is the new Vancouver-based app for introverts looking to make new connections in 100 countries

Startup Spotlight: Connectcz is the new Vancouver-based app for introverts looking to make new connections in 100 countries

Founder and software engineer, Amit Goldy, shares why he risked leaving an award-winning Silicon Valley startup to bootstrap Connectcz

Lisa Tanh
Lisa Tanh
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Member Spotlight: John Zurowski

Member Spotlight: John Zurowski

From leading sales at the likes of Xerox and Salesforce, Zurowski shares why he ventured out on his own to focus on supporting SMBs

Lisa Tanh
Lisa Tanh
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People Moves: Christine Tatham promoted to chief people officer at Redbrick

People Moves: Christine Tatham promoted to chief people officer at Redbrick

The seasoned HR executive shares reflections from her journey in not settling for one path when it came to her life and career

Lisa Tanh
Lisa Tanh
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Member Spotlight: Cathie Malone

Member Spotlight: Cathie Malone

Learn why the senior product manager left the U.K.’s largest credit agency to make her mark in Vancouver’s tech scene

Lisa Tanh
Lisa Tanh
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Founder spotlight: Why Jeff Angus built a marketing agency for early-stage tech companies

Founder spotlight: Why Jeff Angus built a marketing agency for early-stage tech companies

A seasoned marketing exec, Jeff shares what differentiates Three Horizons Group from other agencies and how its work has helped clients raise north of $100 million over the past decade

Lisa Tanh
Lisa Tanh
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Startup Spotlight: Fintel Connect is scaling growth for fintech and banking companies

Startup Spotlight: Fintel Connect is scaling growth for fintech and banking companies

Serial entrepreneur and marketing veteran, Nicky Senyard, shares how Fintel Connect became a leading partner for the likes of BMO, Scotiabank, RBC, and CIBC

Lisa Tanh
Lisa Tanh
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How (and why) to get a job at Pulse Labs

How (and why) to get a job at Pulse Labs

The inside scoop from Aisling Carty on what the company — backed by Madrona, Amazon, and Google — is focused on in building their solutions and teams

Lisa Tanh
Lisa Tanh