Meet BC’s top emerging tech startups at the 2026 NVBC Demo Day, presented by RBCx.
Why attend?
See pitches that usually happen behind closed doors. Watch select Top 25 companies from the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition pitch their startups live, outside of the judging room, for one exclusive evening.
Get an early look at high-potential ventures. Discover what they’re building, how they’re gaining traction, and where they’re headed before they’re on the broader investor radar.
Connect with BC’s innovation ecosystem. Meet investors, founders, and leaders from across the province.
Are You an Investor? Attendance is by Application Only
To create a curated, high-value experience for both founders and funders, attendance is limited to investors and NVBC volunteers.
Investors are invited to apply via a short questionnaire. Capacity is limited.
Agenda
3:30–4:00 PM: Doors Open & Registration / Networking
4:00–4:05 PM:Welcome Remarks
4:05–4:30 PM: Top 10 Company Pitches (2 minutes each)
4:30–5:10 PM Networking Break
5:10–5:40 PM: Top 25 Company Pitches (1 minute each)
5:40–6:30 PM: Networking Reception
Ever wondered why the web is the way it is — or who decides where it goes next? The W3C's Technical Architecture Group (TAG) is a group of 12 people tasked with stewardship of the web platform. They review proposals, advise spec authors, and write documents like the Design Principles that shape how new web technologies are built. The TAG is in Vancouver for their face-to-face meeting, and they're joining us for an open panel. Bring your questions about the platform, the opportunities it brings, the challenges it faces, and the features you'd like to see. They're keen to hear from developers and content authors — this is a conversation, not a lecture. Panelists Heather Flanagan — Spherical Cow Consulting Jeffrey Yasskin — Google Brian Kardell — Igalia Yves Lafon — W3C Christian Liebel — Thinktecture Schedule 5:30 — Doors open, food & mingling 6:00 — “What’s New in Web? 2026 Edition” (Christian Liebel) 6:30 — Panel (moderator: Marcos Cáceres, Apple) Free to attend. Everyone welcome — from folks who just started writing JavaScript to people who've been arguing about specs for a decade.
We’re a community dedicated to understanding the foundations of large language models through thoughtful, rigorous discussion. Each week, we gather in downtown Vancouver to engage with influential papers, exchange ideas, and learn together in a welcoming, intellectually curious environment. Please read the paper beforehand (It's okay not to understand everything), meeting is primarily for discussion. 📖 This Week’s Paper Efficient Memory Management for Large Language Model Serving with PagedAttention https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.06180 🕒 Schedule 6:00 PM — Arrival, introductions, and announcements 6:30–7:30 PM — Paper presentation and discussion 7:30 PM onward — continued conversation Past Readings: https://github.com/meghakalia/LLM_paper_reading_group Discord : https://discord.gg/CSmN35Ebm (By friends at a larger machine learning reading group)
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