Vancouver Startup Week<\/a> is set to return in 2026, bringing together founders, investors, and operators from across British Columbia for a five-day, city-wide celebration of the startup ecosystem.<\/p>\nRunning from Monday, April 27 to Friday, May 1, this year\u2019s edition will feature a packed lineup of community-driven events across Vancouver, blending tactical sessions with high-impact networking opportunities.<\/p>\n
The week kicks off Monday with Funded in Vancouver\u2019s Beaver\u2019s Den, a featured session on storytelling in Vancouver tech with VTJ\u2019s William Johnson and Techcouver\u2019s Rob Lewis, and the official Opening Reception & Ecosystem Showcase.<\/p>\n
Programming throughout the week reflects the depth and diversity of Vancouver\u2019s startup scene. Tuesday highlights include Techstars\u2019 session on closing fundraising rounds, Invoke\u2019s \u201cUnfiltered Founder\u201d discussion, and Convergence\u2019s Pitch Rodeo. On Wednesday, the focus shifts to community and strategy, with events like the Immigrant Founders\u2019 Conclave, New Ventures BC\u2019s Gender-Smart Investing masterclass, and Launch Academy\u2019s Launch Builders session.<\/p>\n
Thursday explores growth and leadership, including Be Pacific\u2019s session on growth by acquisition and RBC Dominion Securities\u2019 discussion on navigating uncertainty, alongside community-driven conversations like Women in Entrepreneurship and Asian Canadians in Food Innovation.<\/p>\n
The week wraps on Friday with a mix of community and reflection, starting with a run club meetup hosted by BlueHour Health and Kamino, followed by a VTJ session examining why founders leave Vancouver\u2014and why many return. The event concludes with the VSW 2026 Closing Party.<\/p>\n
With a blend of tactical insights, founder-led storytelling, and ecosystem-wide collaboration, Vancouver Startup Week continues to solidify its role as a key anchor event for the city\u2019s tech community\u2014leading into a busy spring that also includes Web Summit Vancouver in May.<\/p>\n
Early bird ticket pricing ends March 29<\/a>, with discounts of up to $90 available before prices increase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vancouver Startup Week is set to return in 2026, bringing together founders, investors, and operators from across British…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":351301,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[138,336,111,139,69,186179],"class_list":["post-351300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entrepreneurship","tag-business","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-vancouver-startup-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}