Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Vancouver.
EVP and COO of BusinessObjects, at SAP
EVP Corporate Strategy at SAP
President SAP Latin America
President SAP Mexico
co-founder @quietly @hootsuite @invoke @brightkit i'm sparkly, very sparkly.
Partner at @real-ventures Entrepreneur angel investor husband father of 5 hockey player
http://jscournoyer.com
http://www.jscournoyer.com
Founder @super-rewards-1, acquired by AdKnowledge. Founder @growlab-1 Accelerator, Founder and CEO at Eastside Games. Investor in many.
Managing Partner @CrossPacific Capital in Vancouver, BC. Co-founder of among others @tudou-com and @unitedstyles-com. Former CEO @spil-games Asia.
http://www.marc.cn
Founder @phonegap-1 @robotreplay, @nitobi-software • Worked at @adobe-systems • Investor @groupiter, @toshl-finance • Ski Bum with a Job.
Cofounder, Metalogix. Technology enthusiast. Angel Investor.
Managing Director at Zynik Capital Corp. • Founder & Executive Chairman at @noble-iron & Texada Software Inc. • Studied at @harvard-university University & @stanford-graduate-school-of-business
Investor @theorem-ventures, EVP and tech practice lead at Grayling. Formerly co-founder & CEO Atomic, acquired by Grayling.
http://www.theoremventures.blogspot.com
CEO @hootsuite, Founder @invoke. I surf, paraglide, rock climb, am learning to walk on hands and addicted to yoga.
http://www.hootsuite.com
CEO at Think Exponential
Co-founder/CEO @perch, Co-founder, @bootup-labs. Co-founder & CEO, @strutta. Co-founder & CEO, @peerflix. Co-founder & CEO, @spinway.
http://blog.bootuplabs.com
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
Robert is a serial entrepreneur and active Angel investor. Recent investments; @starsightings, @connect-me, Valant Medical, Revel, @nfluence, etc..
Co-founder/CTO @nitobi-software (acq'd by @adobe). Worked on @phonegap-1 and @robotreplay (acq'd by @foresee-results). PhD, investor, father, and lover of beer.
Playmaker @axiom-zen (we're hiring!). Investor/advisor to awesome startups, ex-VC, relentless optimist. Developers: check out @zenhub and @routific
http://roh.am
Brian is Managing Director of Treeline Capital, where he provides transactional, capital and structuring advice to startups and SMEs seeking capital to expand.
Partner at Foundation Capital.
Engineering things.
CEO & Co-founder @uniiverse, the social marketplace for events. Top ranked analyst at @bcg and @credit-suisse's tech practices. Rock climbing enthusiast.
Founder @espresso-capital • Worked at @creo, @digital-equipment-corporation, Invested @brightside-technologies, @wolf Medical, @Clevest, @version-one-ventures
Founder Better Office Apps • Investor @d-wave-systems, @general-fusion • Studied at @university-of-victoria, @simon-fraser-university
Founder & Managing Partner at @optimus-information Inc.
Founder Pathful, @parking-mobility • Worked at @builddirect • MA at @queen-s-university
Founder @benbria
20 years of hands-on experience starting, operating, and managing multinational corporations throughout Asia, South America and Europe
Chief of Staff at @pch-international
Early investor/employee at @avigilon, took it from stealth mode startup to a public company worth over $1 billion
Founder, Elir.
Partner @ IPV Capital.
Past: Founder/CEO @ SW-Linux, Co-Founder of IServiz.com, SWP.
Worked at @apple, @microsoft • Investor @leanplum, @pinnatta • Studied at @queen-s-university
http://[email protected]/pub/holly-gordon/22/958/b13
Engineering, product development, founder.
Exec. Chairman and Co-founder of LX Ventures. We build businesses by launching, integrating and acquiring early-stage, high-growth technology companies.
Co-Founder, @neverblue-media., bootstrapped to mid 8 figures rev in 4 years then exited. Angel Investor.
Entrepreneur, CEO at @humanapi
Adjunct Prof and Non-Profit Consulting
Founder of Sillysoft Games.
Entrepreneur. Advisor. Angel Investor. Computer/Data Scientist. MS @new-york-university, @HBOGO, Comcast, @fullscreen @datasimple
Entrepreneur and investor, previously cofounder of product recommendation engine @sortable sold to @rebellion-media
Speaker, Advisor, Co-Founder & CTO, @metroleap-media-inc
Co-Founder of @retsly. Full Stack Hacker from Vancouver Canada. Software is a symptom of entrepreneurial spirit.
Artificial Intelligence researcher, quant, Singularity University alum, VR and AR enthusiast, serial autodidact, science lover & soon-to-be-robot
http://www.bitcortex.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
Entrepreneur, Innovator, Advisor.
Founder of three successful software companies including FileMaker, acquired by @apple.
Practicing orthopedic hand surgeon. Investor in several small companies.
CEO @fundrazr, founder @ConnectionPoint, photographer, lacrosse coach, foodie, whisky nut, philosopher, mentor, father, friend, #KingOfGastown
http://darylhatton.com
30 years as General Partner of VC firm Ventures West Capital; before that synthetic fuels research. Schooled at Harvard & MIT
Founder @mashpotato @george-5 • Studied at @university-of-guelph, @george-5 Brown
http://stephenduke.tumblr.com/
“Luck is the offspring of preparation meeting opportunity” #entrepreneur, #mentor, #salesperson. love #deepfreeze, Past President @TiEVancouver & COO @faronics
President of @payfirma. Previously: Oracle, @nokia, & @sabela-media (acquired by 24/7 Media). Past VC. Comp sci degree & MBA. I like solving problems.
Founder River Styx Grp (payment processing, $230M volume, sold), COO of OverInteractive (soc. game developer) and Bootup Entrepreneurial Society, post-exit MBA.
http://jeffmagnusson.com
Arbitrator & mediator. Fmr partner at Lawson Lundell LLP. Founding Chair, Cdn Forum on Civil Justice.
Entrepreneur turned investor focused on high social impact businesses in health and wellness with preferences for deals based in Canada and Western U.S.
Founder of Scene Scout • Worked at @siemens • Studied at @university-of-guelph. Strong business background (BCOMM) and front end web development
Founder @podium-ventures
http://www.adjoycapital.com
Engineer & Angel Investor. 22 Patents, $250M revenue at PMC-Sierra, 5 investees since then.
Financial services professional
Founder PayWith • Studied at @university-of-british-columbia
Founded Communiopia in 1993. Strategic technologist and community development focus.
Seasoned, strategic tech entrepreneur and investor; strong experience working with startups to multibillion $ market cap companies. @princeton, @oxford.
Founder and CTO of Sky Motion Research. Founding Member Discreet Logic (IPO, subsequently acquired by Autodesk). Director of Technology at Ubisoft.
Big, playful presence. Clarity. Purpose. Vision. Well-connected. Knows things about stuff. Solves problems.
Founder of Angel Forum - Vancouver and Investor Ready workshops, occasional Angel Investor
Vice President Corporate Development airG Inc
CEO @thinkcx • Previously cofounded @bluerealm (acquired by NEW) and Agentix (acquired by Voyus) • MBA from UVic • Passionate about building great companies!
CEO of 3 REITs. Computer Science from CMU, Harvard MBA. Solid business background with BCG, JPMorgan and Lazard
Principal at @strategic-exits-corp
Founder and CEO of @reinvent-com
E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year. MD, Harvard Business School AMP
Online Education Entrepreneur, Marketer and Dealmaker.
http://www.jamestaylor.me
I am a Partner specializing in Tech. & Corp. Finance law at LaBarge Weinstein LLP in Vancouver. I was an executive & counsel at multinational tech companies.