Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Vancouver.
Founder: @bryght, first commercial business focused on Drupal; @bootup-labs, first Canadian seed accelerator. Now: napkin capital @fullstackventures
http://blog.bmannconsulting.com
EVP and COO of BusinessObjects, at SAP
EVP Corporate Strategy at SAP
President SAP Latin America
President SAP Mexico
Founder @espresso-capital • Worked at @creo, @digital-equipment-corporation, Invested @brightside-technologies, @wolf Medical, @Clevest, @version-one-ventures
Entrepreneur. Advisor. Angel Investor. Computer/Data Scientist. MS @new-york-university, @HBOGO, Comcast, @fullscreen @datasimple
Consultant. Investment Professional. Advisor. Mentor.
Opportunities Evaluated, Innovation Managed, Problems Solved, Ideas Developed Into Businesses.
Founder @lighthouse-labs-1 • Worked at @accenture • Studied at @university-of-western-ontario and @richard-ivey-school-of-business
CEO @lx-ventures-inc-1 Founding Partner @initio-group.
http://marallo.posterous.com
Co-Founder & Executive Director of Launch Academy, Co-Founder at LX Ventures Inc., Former Executive Director at Metabridge. Certified Professional Accountant
http://www.launchacademy.ca/blog/
Founder @super-rewards-1, acquired by AdKnowledge. Founder @growlab-1 Accelerator, Founder and CEO at Eastside Games. Investor in many.
CEO/Founder of @dealmaker-media, creators of undertheradar.com and growconf.com. Co-founder of @growlab, an early stage accelerator based in Vancouver and SF.
http://www.undertheradarblog.com
Entrepreneur turned investor. Co-founder AbeBooks (sold to Amazon), early-stage investor through @versiononevc, board partner @a16z. Husband and dad of 3.
http://www.versiononeventures.com/blog
Founder @ecquire. EIR @Fairbridge. Thiel Foundation Mentor. Accounting & Investment Mgmt Masters from Drexel. Former Pro Hockey Player. Tweeted by Ivanka Trump
http://www.pauldejoe.com
Co-Founder @hired @99designs, @sitepoint, @flippa. Forbes 30 under 30 & Inc 30 under 30.
Partner at @real-ventures Entrepreneur angel investor husband father of 5 hockey player
http://jscournoyer.com
http://www.jscournoyer.com
Partner at @science Studio. Specialize in User Experience, Design, Brand and Identity. Product and UX Advisor, Co-Founder @urbandig, Founder @twiistup
Founder & CEO @women-2-0 • Worked at @ribbit, @jajah
Playmaker @axiom-zen (we're hiring!). Investor/advisor to awesome startups, ex-VC, relentless optimist. Developers: check out @zenhub and @routific
http://roh.am
Worked at @apple, @microsoft • Investor @leanplum, @pinnatta • Studied at @queen-s-university
CEO @hootsuite, Founder @invoke. I surf, paraglide, rock climb, am learning to walk on hands and addicted to yoga.
http://www.hootsuite.com
Systems Architect, Big Scale, VoIP, and Development Process Developer. As in built 25,000 user national VoIP provider's infrastructure and scaled it to 200,000.
Founder @nowpublic-com, @webpool • Worked at @register-com, @growlabs, @afternic-com • Studied at @queen-s-university
http://Www.Tippett.org
Co-Founder of early stage VC, @real-ventures (Montreal, Canada) and an investor in the FounderFuel Accelerator.
CEO co-founder @mybesthelper, disruptive family tech. Award winning physician leader 15+ yrs experience, last led $108M health IT project. Top 40 under 40.
http://blog.mybesthelper.com
Co-Founder of @mightyhive, @SupporterWall, and others. First startup in 2000. @yahoo alum. Early-stage advisor. Developer. Husband. Makes impossible possible.
http://tumble.jeremyhubert.com
co-founder @quietly @hootsuite @invoke @brightkit i'm sparkly, very sparkly.
Worked for >60 hi-tech companies in Vancouver, BC as CFO, COO, strategic advisor, Corporate Secretary. Invested in several start-ups.
http://www.earlystagetechboards.com
Chief Executive Officer - Starscriber
Co-Founder of @mymobilecoverage
Successful exit with @sirf-technology (IPO)
Angel Investor
Co-Founder & Chief Catalyst @stratavox. Mentor @endeavor, Startup Insights @StartupCanada. MBA Finance & Investments @harvard Business School
COO @ChangeHeroes, Founder & Chairman @teampages, Founder @ForTwoPlease and startup advisor in between surfing sets and yoga sessions
http://thisinspired.me
Financial services professional
Founder at @global-coupon. 22+ years' @proven domestic/international success with Fortune 500 private and public sector within CPG, software and @real-estate.
http://www.blog.globalcoupon.ca
Director of Strategy @sprinklr. Former @samsung-electronics Social Media Manager. Founder: Social Nerdia Consulting. Author: Social State.
http://www.socialnerdia.com
Indie front-end/UX developer. Principal at @taunt-media, founder of @protagonize, organizer of @VancouverCX, new dad. Community, webdev, standards & hockey.
http://www.tauntmedia.com
Creator, Connector & Sometime CEO. Co-Founder of The Next Big Thing Foundation. Passionate activist & speaker for women in tech & entrepreneurship.
http://www.ucantbuycool.com
Ecommerce entrepreneur & advisor. Co-founder of Enterprise Ecommerce Platform vendor @elastic-path-software.
Founder & CEO of Engine Digital. Creative, Technologist, Marketing Strategist, Entrepreneur. 14+ years working in digital, 10 years running a digital agency.
Entrepreneurial, technical, product guy. Ex-Microsoft. Founded/built Azure platform. Focused on solving business problems for revenue.
Founder @imstar-therapeutics, @valocor-therapeutics • Worked at @johnson-johnson, @merck-co • Studied at @university-of-western-ontario
Entrepreneur, Innovator, Advisor.
Founder of three successful software companies including FileMaker, acquired by @apple.
Strategy Director at Undercurrent. Providing digital strategic advisement for C-Suites at Fortune 100 firms and young startups. Connect device expert.
Founder of @spring, a purpose driven activator; raised over $16M in angel $ VC funding. Passionate about purpose, converging impact with for profit businesses
Focusing on identifying and working with Technology based Startups, bringing Creativity with practicality, vision with experience. The best of both worlds
http://awassoc.com
Online Education Entrepreneur, Marketer and Dealmaker.
http://www.jamestaylor.me
Googler, legal dabbler, software guy, investor, recording artist, agile coach and all around nice guy. Designed the mobile apps for Starbucks and Nike+.
Founder @seiffert-media-advisors • Worked at NBCUniversal, NBA, Fox. Studied at Michigan Law.
http://www.seiffertmedia.com
Founder @verdeeco, @prominus CEO co-founder @pliant-labs Strategy and Marketing consultant @clevest-solutions @best-buy
http://blog.verdeeco.com
Founder and CEO at weeve.it (acquired by LX Ventures), Managing Director at Launch Academy, Co-Founder of Safe, Membr, Emberyl Creative, UBC MM
Startup Executive. Board Member. Entrepreneur. Angel Investor. Builder of Great Teams and Great Products. Strategic Business Transformation.