Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Vancouver.
Founder @espresso-capital • Worked at @creo, @digital-equipment-corporation, Invested @brightside-technologies, @wolf Medical, @Clevest, @version-one-ventures
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/
Co-Founder of early stage VC, @real-ventures (Montreal, Canada) and an investor in the FounderFuel Accelerator.
Founder @lighthouse-labs-1 • Worked at @accenture • Studied at @university-of-western-ontario and @richard-ivey-school-of-business
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: @bryght, first commercial business focused on Drupal; @bootup-labs, first Canadian seed accelerator. Now: napkin capital @fullstackventures
http://blog.bmannconsulting.com
Founder @super-rewards-1, acquired by AdKnowledge. Founder @growlab-1 Accelerator, Founder and CEO at Eastside Games. Investor in many.
Consultant. Investment Professional. Advisor. Mentor.
Opportunities Evaluated, Innovation Managed, Problems Solved, Ideas Developed Into Businesses.
Playmaker @axiom-zen (we're hiring!). Investor/advisor to awesome startups, ex-VC, relentless optimist. Developers: check out @zenhub and @routific
http://roh.am
Partner at @science Studio. Specialize in User Experience, Design, Brand and Identity. Product and UX Advisor, Co-Founder @urbandig, Founder @twiistup
Partner at @real-ventures Entrepreneur angel investor husband father of 5 hockey player
http://jscournoyer.com
http://www.jscournoyer.com
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
Entrepreneur. Advisor. Angel Investor. Computer/Data Scientist. MS @new-york-university, @HBOGO, Comcast, @fullscreen @datasimple
co-founder @quietly @hootsuite @invoke @brightkit i'm sparkly, very sparkly.
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 @hired @99designs, @sitepoint, @flippa. Forbes 30 under 30 & Inc 30 under 30.
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
EVP and COO of BusinessObjects, at SAP
EVP Corporate Strategy at SAP
President SAP Latin America
President SAP Mexico
Worked at @apple, @microsoft • Investor @leanplum, @pinnatta • Studied at @queen-s-university
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
Founder @nowpublic-com, @webpool • Worked at @register-com, @growlabs, @afternic-com • Studied at @queen-s-university
http://Www.Tippett.org
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 & CEO @women-2-0 • Worked at @ribbit, @jajah
CEO @hootsuite, Founder @invoke. I surf, paraglide, rock climb, am learning to walk on hands and addicted to yoga.
http://www.hootsuite.com
Founder @verdeeco, @prominus CEO co-founder @pliant-labs Strategy and Marketing consultant @clevest-solutions @best-buy
http://blog.verdeeco.com
Googler, legal dabbler, software guy, investor, recording artist, agile coach and all around nice guy. Designed the mobile apps for Starbucks and Nike+.
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.
Online Education Entrepreneur, Marketer and Dealmaker.
http://www.jamestaylor.me
Entrepreneurial, technical, product guy. Ex-Microsoft. Founded/built Azure platform. Focused on solving business problems for revenue.
Startup Executive. Board Member. Entrepreneur. Angel Investor. Builder of Great Teams and Great Products. Strategic Business Transformation.
Co-Founder & Chief Catalyst @stratavox. Mentor @endeavor, Startup Insights @StartupCanada. MBA Finance & Investments @harvard Business School
Director of Strategy @sprinklr. Former @samsung-electronics Social Media Manager. Founder: Social Nerdia Consulting. Author: Social State.
http://www.socialnerdia.com
Founder @seiffert-media-advisors • Worked at NBCUniversal, NBA, Fox. Studied at Michigan Law.
http://www.seiffertmedia.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
Chief Executive Officer - Starscriber
Co-Founder of @mymobilecoverage
Successful exit with @sirf-technology (IPO)
Angel Investor
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
Focusing on identifying and working with Technology based Startups, bringing Creativity with practicality, vision with experience. The best of both worlds
http://awassoc.com
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
Financial services professional
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
Founder @imstar-therapeutics, @valocor-therapeutics • Worked at @johnson-johnson, @merck-co • Studied at @university-of-western-ontario
Founder and CEO at weeve.it (acquired by LX Ventures), Managing Director at Launch Academy, Co-Founder of Safe, Membr, Emberyl Creative, UBC MM
Creator, Connector & Sometime CEO. Co-Founder of The Next Big Thing Foundation. Passionate activist & speaker for women in tech & entrepreneurship.
http://www.ucantbuycool.com
Entrepreneur, Innovator, Advisor.
Founder of three successful software companies including FileMaker, acquired by @apple.
COO @ChangeHeroes, Founder & Chairman @teampages, Founder @ForTwoPlease and startup advisor in between surfing sets and yoga sessions
http://thisinspired.me