Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Vancouver.
Vancouver. SSJSer.
CEO & Co-Founder at @rewardloop. Co-Founded @eqo-communications. Signed up 2MM+ mobile users before app stores existed. MIT Tech Review TR35.
Founder @markup4u • Worked at @unbounce, @playhaven • Studied at @national-kharkiv-university
http://dybskiy.com
Technology Entrepreneur with 8 years of professional experience in FinTech
Technology leadership. Strong software engineering & research b/g. Builder of teams. Formal b/g in computer science & math. Created 1st company in University.
http://datascholars.com/
Founder @invesd, investor, developer
Software Engineer at @khan-academy
https://plus.google.com/110287455381476170305/posts
Founded @emotely (Acquired by @brass-monkey Inc.). Senior Game Engine Architect turned HTML5 Developer & Evangelist.
http://francoislaberge.com/
Founder of @presentate. Frmly UI+UX at @apple, Product Designer at @apture (acq. by @google), creator of Modernizr (used on 800k+ sites globally).
http://farukat.es/
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.
Founder Pathful • Worked at @sophos, @silkstart-technology
iOS Developer
http://robsandhu.com
http://github.com/hsandhu
http://robsandhu.tumblr.com
Founder at @caliper-io; Director of Product at @joyent ; Founder @layerboom (now part of Joyent)
http://trevoro.net
Chief of Staff at @pch-international
WordPress.com engineer, open source developer, and bogey golfer.
currently @caarbon , built @axiom-zen , @zenhub • worked at @wanelo , @etsy , @threadsy • Studied at @louisiana-tech-university
http://bits.constantx.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 of @retsly. Full Stack Hacker from Vancouver Canada. Software is a symptom of entrepreneurial spirit.
SPACELORD!!1! @adobe-systems formerly @nitobi-software mostly working on @phonegap-2 aka the @apache-software-foundation project Cordova
GM Europe PlayFab. Opened offices for @unity & @ubisoft. Ran multimillion user online projects. Entrepreneur, award-winning developer with 15 years of experience.
Co-Founder + iOS Developer @theplayapp. Formerly on BI Team @hootsuite. Love to see creativity in action.
Practicing orthopedic hand surgeon. Investor in several small companies.
Product Designer @crew • Studied Engineering at @mcgill-university
Passionate about startups and code. Coding professionally since junior year of high school. Globetrotter; very amateur photographer; fluent in French & English.
Co-Founder @wantering. UX designer and frontend architect that has built interfaces for HTML5 mobile, natural language search, and high-traffic syndication.
http://blog.niccai.com/
Co-founder of @sunnytrail, worked at @google and @bitdefender
Founder and CTO @hiretheworld-com • Worked at @pwgsc • Studied at @simon-fraser-university. Full stack developer with management and executive skills.
CEO/Co-founder of @trippeo. Previously founded Geotoko (acquired by @hootsuite)
CTO @ecquire . Interested in social and environmental justice, nature, birding, farming, web development, javascript, open source. Resilience in everything.
Worked at @trulioo • Studied at @british-columbia-institute-of-technology-1
Founder and CEO of Loupe / @shape-collage. PhD Comp. Eng. Univ. Toronto in Machine Learning and Computer Vision. Worked at Google and Microsoft Research.
Co-Founder of @caliper-io; Co-Founder @gofreerange; Led development on products for Thomson Reuters, GE, @telefonica & @twitterfeed. BSc Computer Science.
Co-founder of @sunnytrail. Worked at @google & @nokia.
21-year-old web entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of HelpHub.
I build technology to enable people to make better decisions. PhD (Machine Learning & Optimization)
http://carchrae.net
CTO of Eruptive Games; Software at Sitemasher, acquired by salesforce.com. Software guy at Motivus, aquired by Citrix Systems.
Tech Lead @mybesthelper , Co-Founder of Pomocni.pl (@niania-pl) Strong IT background, T-Shaped, Studied @warsaw-university-of-technology
Co-Founder and CTO - @7geese.com
Technophile with big systems experience applied to brand new start-ups and established enterprises. Loves making a difference in sales, delivery and strategy.
Full-stack developer / team lead
Self-taught, full-stack engineer, who loves what he does. Currently CTO @strutta.
Software Engineer and Growth Hacker
http://jbueza.blogspot.ca
Studied at @university-of-waterloo
Full-stack dev. I love making APIs, AngularJS apps and coffee. Lots of coffee.
Node.JS Developer at NodeFly/StrongLoop, previously at a YC company called Opzi. Interested in machine learning, WebRTC, PaaS architecture and startups!
http://stephenbelanger.com
Leader, veteran strategist, full stack developer, entrepreneur & communications expert
http://ericbrooke.wordpress.com/
Worked at @grantoo, Blitzoo, Coole-Immersive, EventIQ, Chrome, @radical-entertainment • Degree from University of Lethbridge
Software engineer @humanapi . Built security systems used by the Department of Homeland Security. Hardware hacker.
Worked at @electronic-arts, @dell, @venuespot • Studied at @university-of-british-columbia, CS / Psychology. Geek, organizer & presenter at meetups.
http://www.tommytcchan.com
Co-founded @bex.io, @Spawngrid, @railsware. Open Source developer. Public speaker. Multidisciplinarian. Cryptocurrencies aficionado
Android Developer @grantoo. 6 years experience in end-to-end Mobile Application development. Currently specializing on the Android platform.
Software Engineer @axiom-zen, Founder @zenhub and @limezy, master in CS from @utbm
A Rails developer passionate in technology trends, literature, paint, arts... And lately, a clojure padawan.
http://www.rafael-chacon.com
Ordering bytes and pixels for positive impact
@massachusetts-institute-of-technology & MIT-Sloan Alum, MS Engineering & Management, Researcher at CSAIL.
I build stuff and ride bicycles.
Technophile, recent SFU eMBA grad, strong background in delivery and strategy. Recently launched 2 cloud apps on python, built twilio prototype end to end, scaled out engineering teams, worked at EA, blastradius
CTO of Loupe, PhD in computer science; HCI researcher, worked in tech industry and research labs across US and Canada
Founder of @routific • Full-stack dev @axiom-zen • MSc in Operations Research • Equity Trader at @ubs-investment-bank, @capgemini-consulting
http://@kuomarc
Founder @bluebat-games • Worked at @electronic-arts, @criterion-software
UBC Software Systems Grad, exploring ways to improve software quality delivered t
Founder @caliper-io • @open-source-1 Contributor • Worked at @ibm, @microsoft, @paystack • Did @computer-science & @cognitive-science at @simon-fraser-university
JavaScript, JavaScript, JavaScript. Employee #1 at Retsly.
http://luke.vivier.ca/
Rubyist. Engineer. Thinker.
A programmer who has launched multiple well-received iOS and Facebook applications. Also an accomplished graphic artist that understands layout and proper UX.
Lead dev at @contractually, worked at @indochino • B.Ap.Sc. Engineering Physics from @university-of-british-columbia
Full Stack Django @tindie
http://marcsibson.com
Worked at @invisible-gmbh, @simplificator-gmbh • Studied at @university-of-washington, @cornish-college-of-the-arts
Hackerpreneur, co-founder of @anahita ™ social networking platform and PurpleRat Tribe. We are specialized in mobile apps and social networking technologies
http://blog.anahitapolis.com
Keep showing up to the party
Technical Director
Maxime Parmentier, Front-end Development Director at 7geese.com
I'm coding everyday with Javascript, Backbone.js, CSS3 and many HTML5 technologies. Know NodeJS, Python and PHP. Studied web development and marketing.
lead front-end dev @bugbuster , mobile dev, freelance teacher and sencha touch author
http://www.florentlamoureux.fr/blog
Founder @crowdsway, Filmmaker, Engineer and Marketer. 4th Place Winner of Startup Weekend and Patent Pending.
Designer | Developer | Doer
Mobile Lead at Invoke Labs. Founder of Orange Pco. BSc in Computer Science from the University of Victoria (Emphasis in Software Engineering)
I write code.
Founder and CTO of Sky Motion Research. Founding Member Discreet Logic (IPO, subsequently acquired by Autodesk). Director of Technology at Ubisoft.
Biosignal Analyst at @om-signal. Worked at @canassist • Studied at @university-of-victoria. Patents in EEG and Gait analysis. Facial - EMG based HCI.
Mobile Developer at Grantoo. Cofounder and Lead Developer at AppSocial. BSc Cmpt Sci.
Senior Software Developer at @payrollhero.com. Ruby on Rails hacker and javascript pro. Lean and agile enthusiast. Social animal.
Founder @bidwars • Working at @retsly.
"If you don't work you don't eat, you don't grind you don't shine" - M. Jones
Extensive experience developing test-driven, maintainable, readable code – concentrating on large-scale web applications, web services and distributed systems.
http://arthur.gonigberg.com
Product development specialist with 15 years of experience in high pressure, start-up environments. Firm believer in the power of great process.
UBC B.Sc Mathematics, UWindsor M.Sc Statistics. Statistician who knows Ruby on Rails, Javascript and other web dev tools. Competitive online gamer.
Mobile entrepreneur & tech anthropologist. CEO @jiber, founding team @Blueslice, Harvard/H150, race bikes for @lgevolution, adventure skier, guitar slayer
http://northgeek.com
Founder | CEO - FlightOffice.com, Former senior aviation manager, 20 years as a commercial pilot, Software engineer, Founder Institute grad.
Front-end developer at @axiom-zen; proficient in puck handling and stick skills
Engineering @playyon-inc, CTO @suite101, SW Lead Darelle, co-founder CollabVillage, Eng: Tantalus, ActiveTelco(acq), Touchwave(acq) | @university-of-manitoba
Support Engineer at @lemonstand • Studied at @university-of-british-columbia
CTO @pixelmatic, technical director, TCP/IP ninja, cross-platform game developer, and entrepreneur. BSc & MSc specialized in Distributed Multimedia Systems.
Lead developer at @spacelist. Been writing code since before it was cool.
Cofounded Petromedia Ltd in 2001, leading website for the global marine fuel market, Bunkerworld.com. Ben holds a Masters degree in Advanced Computer Science.
Interaction research engineer working on Chrome. Previously at Apple.
CS, social sciences student at UofT, graduating June 2014. Interned as full-stack developer in summer 2013.
Lead developer @bluebat-games. Currently working on developing Facebook apps and games and exploring different social channels it has to offer.
Previously, Director of Development at Tingle.com
Previously, developer at Relic Entertainment & Slant Six Games (Company of Heroes, SOCOM)
http://parveenkaler.com
Backend generalist; Problem solver & executor. Detail-oriented, driven, passionate, chill • Worked at @indochino, @blast-radius • MSc at UBC, BSc at Dalhousie
Developer & Digital Strategist. Technical Lead at Brightkit
Software Engineer @wantering
Founder & Sole Developer/Designer @placeunit • Worked at @the-walt-disney-company • Studied at @tel-aviv-university University
Hackerpreneur, Co-Founder of @anahita, @purplerat, @rmdstudio, @tinyrecipe
http://blog.anahitapolis.com
First employee at @Top Hat Monocle, now working with @sokanu to help people discover their passions. Passionate in using tech for good, as well as good techno.
Vice-President @codecore-bootcamp-2
Founder @cartching • Studied at @bachelor-of-information-technology-comp-sci-software-dev-majors-griffith-university
http://conradpk.com
CTO and Co-Founder of @tago. Strong software engendering background. 1st startup turned to be profitable.
Worked at @contractually, @blitzoo
http://rockieweb.com/jhorton
I helped make that thing you like on the Internet. Google, Upcoming.org, Flickr, Wikipedia.
http://neilk.net/
Co-Founder at Mini Checkout
Bram Whillock
http://www.bramski.org
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
I've made Flash & HTML5 games gaining millions of plays and revenue in the tens of thousands. Not bad for someone who skipped past high school.
Machine learning engineer at Intel. CEO at @fixational
Worked at @ogilvy, @avioc-studios-indonesia-http-www-avioc-com • Studied at @georgia-state-university
https://medium.com/@whuxleyvan
Designer, UI Engineer, UX Advocate, Digital Illustrator, Sketchnoter.
http://www.calvin-c.com
Founder @allberta-com, Customerge • Worked at @intercell, @venturesource • Studied at @university-of-victoria
Worked at @r-ga with @nike, @mastercard and @nokia making things happen.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nike+-running/id387771637?mt=8
UBC CS. Full Stack Web Developer. UI/UX Designer. Founded and sold NPO Crowdfunding company in 24 months
Waterloo CS, full stack polyglot, worked at Microsoft and Amazon; now loving the startup space!
Full-stack web and app developer, ex-management consultant (KPMG), entrepreneur with current and past startup experience (FlyShortcut.com, TimeAuction.org).
Co-Founder @truth, @foro • CS at @university-of-british-columbia
Founder @goodnights-1 . Full stack & business. Spearfisher. SCUBA Instructor
Entrepreneur, co-founded Pandoo TEK, founded localhost Ltd., executive in various companies and security expert, contributor @ EU and global projects.
http://rev-eng.blogspot.ca/
Interactive Designer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Developer with MBA, solid coding experience in Objective-C, Java, and PHP.
Drupal mechanic with @chapter-three. Really into baseball.
Founder Lost Elefant Technologies Inc. • Worked at @western-union-business-solutions • Studied at @rostov-state-university, @university-of-bremen
Founder, CEO of @isohunt-inc for the past 11 years.
http://garyfung.ca/
@iqmetrix / ex-MSFT / Castle Project founder / perfectionist by trade / INTJ / musician / Buddhism reader
http://hammett.castleproject.org/
Full-Stack Engineer with 15 years experience. Ruby, Rails, Javascript and a keen eye for UX and design
CPO & Co-Founder @sharedesk 8+ years Front-end/ Back-end engineering. Collaborative Consumption Enthusiast.
Graduate school at MIT. Worked at the CBC. Runs successful consulting business.
McGill CS student, UI/UX Front-End Design & Full Stack Developer
Full stack generalist, knows of many ways to get shit done - picks the most appropriate tools for the job at hand.
MBA at @university-of-british-columbia
Bachelor of Computing at @university-of-guelph
Software Engineer, localized an existing game, converted one to iPad and launched a new SKU
Founder @beamm • Worked at @microsoft, @razorfish • Studied at @clemson-university, @illinois-state-university
Software Development Professional
http://mattpayne.ca
Software Developer at @allur-group, Architect of @spark-crm, Wizard of all things code.
http://chronicle.ryanilg.com
Full-stack (django/JS/HTML/CSS) product guy with deep analytics and strategy background. I enjoy leading teams to build beautiful, usable, and useful products.
Software engineer with a background in social media policy. Pursuing user-focused front-end engineering opportunities in Vancouver, BC.
Worked at @electronic-arts, @the-walt-disney-company • Studied at @heriot-watt-university
Junior developer at Spark CRM. Co-Founder at Fetch.
Co-Founder @funl • Worked at @verafin, @alcatel-lucent, @logitech • Studied at @memorial-university-of-newfoundland. Outgoing, outspoken and Outdoorsy.
http://shawno.ca/resume.html
CTO at Tangoo. U of Waterloo CS Grad 2008. Worked at a number of start-ups as well as Business Objects (now SAP), IBM Deutschland, and CIBC.
CTO & Co-founder @dudepins, @discovle | 8+ years technology leader & solutions architect. Previously at, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Blackberry