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