Startup Events in Vancouver

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. **Updated Agenda** 3:30–4:20 PM: Doors Open & Registration / Networking 4:20–4:30 PM:Welcome Remarks 4:30–5:00 PM: Company Pitches 5:00–6:30 PM: Networking Reception 6:30 PM: Event ends By registering for this event, you consent to receive email communications from New Ventures BC, including our e-newsletter and updates about programs and events. You may unsubscribe at any time. By attending, you acknowledge that photos and videos may be taken and used by New Ventures BC for marketing and promotional purposes.

Open Coffee Club is a casual gathering of people involved/interested in founding, operating or funding startups. The vibe is more hangout than event and provides people with a regular time and location to talk shop, discuss news, ask questions and and meet others in the startup community they may only see occasionally at more formal events. Location: Nelson the Seagull, 315 Carrall St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2J4 Once You Arrive: You can locate us by looking for the table with the small LED display: "Vancouver Founders Open Coffee Club." Google Maps link to Nelson the Seagull Contact Steve at sdancho@hotmail.com to get a link to join our WhatsApp discussion board. Thanks to our sponsors! Voyer Startup Lawyers - voyerlaw.com See you there!

We’re back with another Vancouver Digital Networking Evening — a casual meetup for tech professionals, founders, creatives, product people, investors, and anyone building in the digital space. Join us on September 15 at Malone’s Taphouse for real conversations, new connections, and a relaxed evening with Vancouver’s tech and startup community. Whether you’re building, hiring, investing, job searching, exploring new ideas, or simply looking to meet more people in the industry, this is a great place to connect. ### 📅 Event Details: 📍 Location: Malone's Taphouse, 608 W Pender St, Vancouver, BC 📆 Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM ### 🤝 What to Expect: 👥 Meet founders, engineers, product leaders, creatives, marketers, and investors 💡 Share ideas, exchange insights, and explore possible collaborations 🍸 Enjoy a casual, welcoming atmosphere — no pitches, no pressure ### 🔗 Why Attend? ✅ Grow your network in Vancouver’s tech and digital community ✅ Meet potential collaborators, clients, mentors, hires, or co-founders ✅ Discover new opportunities across tech, product, design, marketing, and startups 🎟️ Tickets are free, but space is limited — RSVP to secure your spot. Let’s keep building great things — together. And as always, please support the venue by grabbing a drink at the bar. 🍹 #VancouverDigital #VancouverTech #NetworkingEvent #TechCommunity #StartupMeetup #DigitalEvening #TechNetworking #VancouverEvents

This September, FoodRevolution, The Pass and VC Village are bringing their communities together in Vancouver to experience what’s being built next. Taste a product before it reaches the shelf. Touch a biomaterial still being perfected in an R&D lab. Experience a new technology for the first time. Discover a new variety growing in trial rows. Meet the personalities behind the innovation. The FoodRevolution Innovation Lounge brings founders, investors and industry leaders into the same room to get closer to the products, ideas and people shaping the future — to taste, touch, ask questions and discover something before it reaches the mainstream. Some of what you’ll experience is ready for market. Some is still being tested, grown or perfected. That’s the point. Come curious. Meet the community. Experience what’s next. September 17, 2026 | 4:00–6:00 p.m. Gastown, Vancouver Registration is required. Space is limited.

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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 Speculative Decoding https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.17192 https://aman.ai/primers/ai/speculative-decoding/ 🕒 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/6kaDdZeUm (By friends at a larger machine learning reading group)

☕ Cerebras Cafe Compute | Vancouver An exclusive evening for AI engineers, founders, and builders. Join a curated group of developers for a hands-on session exploring what becomes possible when inference is no longer the bottleneck. Bring your laptop, build alongside other AI practitioners, exchange ideas, and experience Cerebras in action. This isn’t a conference. It’s a small, interactive builder session designed for meaningful conversations, live experimentation, and collaboration. Co-hosted by Daniel, Cerebras Ambassador, and Sigrid Jin, Codex Ambassador Schedule 6:00 PM Doors open. Settle in and connect with fellow builders. 6:15 PM Welcome and introduction. 6:20 PM Cerebras with Daniel. 6:30 PM Codex with Sigrd. 6:40 PM Live Zoom Q&A. 7:00 PM Introduction to the build session. 7:15 PM Hands-on build sprint. Build, experiment, and collaborate. 7:45 PM Participant show-and-tell. 8:05 PM Networking and discussions. 8:30 PM Event concludes. Why attend? Cerebras is the world's fastest AI inference, up to 15x faster than leading GPUs. Cerebras Inference is powered by our Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE-3) - the world's largest AI chip. Experience the speed for yourself with OpenAI Codex-Spark, powered on Cerebras, or one of the open source models like GLM 4.7. Get free compute at Cerebras.ai. Whether you’re building AI agents, coding assistants, voice AI, or production LLM applications, this is an opportunity to experience the platform firsthand alongside fellow builders and members of the Cerebras community. Seats are intentionally limited to keep the experience interactive and conversation-driven. Register early to secure your spot. Join our rapidly growing communities: Discord ↗ Reddit ↗ X ↗

A year ago, we hosted our first Thread brunch because we truly believe that some of the best ideas start with good coffee, delicious food, and the right women around the table. Join us for our anniversary brunch with other local women in tech and beyond to connect, swap stories, and enjoy great conversation. Bring your appetite, and we handle the vibe. ⚠️ Limited to 25 guests. If you RSVP, we are counting on you as another woman in tech might miss her chance. 🌹 The Thread RSVP Code By registering, you commit to honoring your word and showing up in person. A lot of care goes into planning every Thread event. Last-minute cancellations or no-shows impact hosts, venue partners, and the quality of our gatherings. If you cannot attend, please cancel at least 48 hours in advance so another person can take your spot. No-shows are tracked to protect the quality of the experience. Thank you for helping us raise the standard of in-person meetups. 📸 Photography & Video Photos and videos may be taken during Thread events. By attending, you consent to their use across The Thread’s social media, website, and channels. If you prefer not to appear in event photos or videos, please let the host or photographer know and avoid joining group photos. About The Thread Vancouver The Thread is a grassroots, volunteer-led initiative connecting international women+ across Greater Vancouver’s tech and startup scene through in-person gatherings, practical upskilling, shared opportunities, and leadership pathways. We value real-life connection, generosity, and honoring our word. Upcoming Thread Events Threadsgiving | A Thanksgiving Potluck for Women in Tech - https://luma.com/event/evt-mnkgdTbzYtDnIFs Hips & Hibiscus | Tahitian Dance for Women in Tech - https://luma.com/event/evt-MW2gy9WBhtfSeX2 Bites & Brilliance in Burnaby | Brunch for Women in Tech - https://luma.com/event/evt-TvEmxhCVaOuCZCN Stay Connected The Thread | Women+Tech Vancouver Join WhatsApp | LinkedIn | Instagram

Important: Register on the event website is required for admission. RSVP on meetup is turned off. Welcome to the Agentic AI Builder Lab, in collaboration with Google Cloud. Join us for deep dive tech talks on Agentic AI, hands-on experiences on code labs, workshops, and networking with speakers and fellow developers. What to expect: 👩‍💻 Code in guided labs to master the basics. 🛠️ Build your own agentic AI project from the ground up. 🎤 Demo your creation and Win fantastic prizes and industry recognition. Agenda: \- 5:00pm\~5:30pm: Checkin\, food and networking \- 5:30pm\~7:30pm: Hands\-on workshop/Code labs \- 7:30pm\~8:00pm: Build your own projects \- 8:00pm\~8:30pm: Demo\, Open discussion and Mixer Speakers/Topics: Stay tuned as we are updating speakers and schedules. If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: Submit Topics Sponsors: We are actively seeking sponsors to support AI developers community. Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 5,000+ AI developers in Vancouver and 500K+ worldwide.

AI Can Generate Tests. But Can It Deliver Quality? Join the Software Quality Summit Vancouver 2026 on October 23, 2026, and connect with software testing, quality assurance, and quality engineering professionals who are actively shaping the future of software quality. It's where practitioners, engineering leaders, and innovators share what is actually working in modern software delivery environments. Why Attend? Organizations everywhere are asking: • How can AI improve software quality without increasing risk? • What does modern quality engineering look like in practice? • How do teams deliver faster without compromising confidence? • Which automation strategies are producing measurable outcomes? • How should testing evolve alongside AI-assisted development? The answers are being written right now by the teams leading the next generation of engineering excellence. What to Expect \- 10\+ expert\-led talks \- Industry keynotes \- Fireside chats with practitioners \- Interactive panel discussions \- Practical tutorials and real\-world case studies \- Meaningful networking opportunities with industry peers As a premier gathering for software testing, quality assurance, and quality engineering professionals, the summit brings together industry leaders and practitioners to explore the future of software quality in the age of AI, automation, and modern engineering. Discover the latest trends, real-world strategies, and innovative approaches shaping: • Quality Engineering • Continuous Testing • DevOps and Modern Delivery • AI-Driven Testing • Test Automation at Scale • Digital Transformation • Engineering Productivity and Quality Culture Whether you're a tester, QA leader, developer, architect, engineering manager, SDET, or technology executive, you'll leave with practical insights and strategies you can apply immediately. Super Early Bird Registration: Individual Pass: $375 Super Early Bird pricing is valid until August 24, 2026. Once the deadline passes, pricing