Have the best new startup in BC? The BCIC-New Ventures Competition is back! For the 17th year, we’re giving away over $300,000 in cash and prizes to the most promising new tech ventures in the province.
Why should you enter?
#NVBC2017 is more than a contest: get education to improve your business, receive feedback from industry leaders and make lasting connections by networking with BC’s tech community.
Even if you think you might not be in the running for top prizes, there are lots of ways to get involved. Register or learn more about NVBC events.
$300,000 in cash and prizes to be won
Here’s the full list of the amazing prizes provided from our generous sponsors.
- $110,000 BCIC First Prize Package including $80,000 cash, and generous in-kind services from Fasken Martineau, Ernst & Young, and our many bronze sponsors
- $60,000 BCIC Second Prize Package
- $35,000 BCIC Third Prize Package
- $22,000 BC Resource Industry Prize Package
- $16,000 Vancity Social Venture Prize Package
- $10,000 City Innovation Prize
- $10,000 Regional Startup Prize
- Accelerator prizes from Wavefront, BC Tech Association, CDRD and Plug and Play Tech Center
New prize for 2017
New for this year is an $11,000 in-kind International Scale-up Prize. This exciting new prize offers an all expense-paid business development trip to China.
The winner will also receive accelerator services from I-INC accelerator, VentureLabs and The China Canada Commercialization & Acceleration Network.
Past winners making their mark
Many top placing companies earn valuable recognition and have gone on to raise capital, expand their teams, and scale their businesses. Like Edvisor, Awesense, Vonigo, and LightIntegra, just to name a few.
Most recently, 3rd place winner Appbridge was acquired by Google. And 3rd prize winner Minesense has closed over $19,000,000 in financing.
Not sure if you qualify?
The competition is open to early-stage tech companies: you can have a startup or just be in the idea stage. By early stage, we mean that your business cannot have raised over $1,000,000. Your company must be BC-based and less than five years old. Read our FAQ.
What types of tech?
We apply a broad definition of technology—past entrants have reimagined lighting systems, created an app for carpooling and designed new, painless ways to administer vaccinations. There’s room for all types of innovative technologies. See last year’s top 10.
Sign up for our education series and networking events
There are lots of fun (and free) opportunities to get involved in our programs, right now:
- Assessing the Opportunity workshop: Wednesday, April 5
- Kick-off Networking Event April 10 at TELUS Garden
- 2 Day Startup Sprint: Rest up and caffeinate! We’ve condensed our annual seminar series into two jam-packed days of learning. Space is limited, be sure to sign up early.
Enter by April 12, 2017
