Had waaay too much fun on our member site visit yesterday at Barnacle Systems Inc. 😅🐙 Thanks so much for showing us around and for hooking us up with all the swag Brandon and Darren! Stay tuned for Junaid and Anna’s video of what Brandon and the team are up to and prepare yourself for fomo over how awesome their office culture is. #viatecspotlightseries #yyjtech
VIATEC
Non-profit Organizations
Victoria, British Columbia 6,365 followers
The one-stop hub that connects people, knowledge and resources to grow and promote the Greater Victoria tech sector.
About us
VIATEC (Victoria Innovation, Advanced Technology and Entrepreneurship Council), started in 1989. Our mission is to serve as the one-stop hub that connects people, knowledge and resources to grow and promote the Greater Victoria technology sector (Victoria's biggest industry). We work closely with our members to offer a variety of events, programs and services. In addition, VIATEC serves as the front door of the local tech sector and as its spokesperson. To better support local innovators, we acquired our own building (Fort Tectoria) where we offer flexible and affordable office space to emerging local companies along with a gathering/event space for local entrepreneurs. FOCUS AREAS Regional and Sector Promotion: Serve as the primary promoter and definitive source of information on the local technology sector. (Technology is Victoria's #1 industry with a $4.06 Billion Annual Revenue, a $5.22 Billion Economic Impact and over 16,775 employees across 995 high-tech companies - and growing!) Talent: Raise awareness of the career opportunities available within local technology companies by targeting experience workers and recent graduates while also promoting technology careers and innovation to students. Networking and Connections: Offer top quality networking and community building opportunities by connecting members through events and introductions, along with topic specific information as requested. Education and Mentoring: Provide timely, valuable information through seminars and connect interested members with experienced, volunteer mentors and advisors. Members of VIATEC enjoy access to a diverse set of resources, services and events. Visit www.viatec.ca to learn more.
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http://www.viatec.ca
External link for VIATEC
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1989
- Specialties
- networking, connections, information, regional promotion, economic development, mentoring, talent, HR, and recruitment
Locations
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777 Fort Street
4th Floor
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1G9, CA
Employees at VIATEC
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Rob Bennett
Program Director at VIATEC
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Mark Grambart
Advisor to founders and CEOs of start-ups and high growth companies
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Shelley Voyer
Startup Advisor | Strategic Business Builder
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Scott Dewis
I help business owners scale revenues, build teams, and start doing the things they love - Aerospace & Defence, Maritime, Manufacturing, Tech
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MarineLabs coming in hot with their latest technology launch - Forecast AI. We love witnessing the impact of their journey! 💥👏
Introducing Forecast AI: Accurate, hyper-localized weather forecasting. Navigating the complexities of coastal weather just got easier and more reliable. Accurate coastal weather forecasts are critical for safe and efficient maritime operations. However, there are challenges with the weather forecasting options available. Most weather models provide forecasts at vast global scales, relying on coarse grids to make the computations manageable, which limits their ability to account for local coastal features. MarineLabs’ Forecast AI generates profoundly more accurate wind and wave forecasts that account for each location’s unique characteristics and geography. It does this by combining our extensive data from our expanding sensor network with data from third-party forecast models while continuously learning and improving with time. Our studies show 50% lower average errors in predicting weather parameters compared to publicly available maritime forecast models. For ports, harbour masters, vessel pilots, and others in the maritime industry, more precise, hyper-local forecasts mean improved safety, better decision-making, and fewer impacts on operations (and the supply chain). “Their [MarineLabs] forecasting solution empowers my team to help optimize resource allocation, enhance safety, and improve overall port efficiency through informed strategic planning,” says Commander (ret’d) Corey Gleason, MMM, MSC, CD, PME, Deputy Harbour Master, Port Halifax. Learn more and download our white paper at marinelabs.io/forecastai
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Unbelievably exciting news! My long-time partner in both life and work, Sharon Milone has launched her new media brand Digital Entrepreneur. For anyone who has recently started a business, or is thinking about starting one, this publication is for you. Read through the issues of incredibly crafted content, written by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. Also, for any software or service businesses looking to market to this audience, Digital Entrepreneur mag is backed by Redbrick, which means they are starting out with a 2 Million+ email list of highly targeted audience members. If you'd like an introduction to get in on the ground floor of their sponsored content program, hit me up in the comments. I'll connect you. #entrepreneurship #magazine #businesstips #thejoyofbusiness
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The world of debt and equity financing is big, complex, and confusing to navigate. The University of Victoria and VIATEC are bringing Mehrsa Raeiszadeh (Co-Founder of MintList), Brianna Blaney (CEO of Pocketed Grant Platform) Melanie Rupp (Senior Director, Loans and Advisory Services at WeBC), Irene Dorsman (CEO of Angel Forum ™ Vancouver), Julie McGill, CA•CBV, ICD.D (VC, Investor, Advisor, and Corporate Board Director), and Mia Maki (Associate Dean (External) and Associate Teaching Professor, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business) to make sense of the chaos and lay out a roadmap for success. Whether you want to bootstrap your business or take other people's money, this 90-minute webinar will teach you the types of money available (and when, why, and how to go after each). Join the session - for free - on July 16th at 11:30 am. Register now, using this link: https://lnkd.in/gRVNBy35 Island Women in Science & Technology (iWIST) Andrea Hayes Jerome Etwaroo
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Incredible to see Cindicates portfolio company VoxCell BioInnovation win this Collision Conf pitch competition last week! Congrats to Dr. Karolina Valente and the entire team.
Starting the week inspired by the future of health. Congratulations to Dr. Karolina Valente, Asees Kaur, and the entire team at VoxCell BioInnovation for winning the Collision Conf Pitch competition last week in Toronto. Voxcell creates imitation natural soft tissue through 3D bioprinting using a “universal bioink kit", with a goal to decrease the failure rate of chemotherapy drugs and help pharmaceutical companies test new drugs faster. "VoxCell isn’t just constrained to cancer, with the startup eyeing applications that tackle neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s." It's a massive opportunity to improve the efficiencies and outcomes of the healthcare process for patients. Congratulations on this milestone win! Spring is proud to call you an alumnus and member of our community! And thanks to Alex Riehl and BetaKit for sharing the big news! #impactinvesting #futureofhealth #healthtech #healthtechnology #angelinvesting #pitchcontest #Collision2024 https://lnkd.in/gJ32Cner
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🎉 Ready to unleash your inner geek? Register your team for the VIATEC Geek Olympics on August 23rd at Heritage Acres!!! 🌟 Compete in quirky events like Office Chair Relay Races, VR Duels, and Tech Trivia Relays. Gather your colleagues, form a team, and show off your skills against other local tech companies! Have a unique game idea? Share it with us! #VIATECGeekOlympics #TechTogether2024 #VIATEC #VictoriaBCTech #TechCommunity Redbrick Certn Open Ocean Robotics Barnacle Systems Inc. Ávato AOT Technologies BestHuman (formerly Locelle) Cindicates City of Victoria BC Care2Talk Health | Connectivity & Primary Care Cosmogence EY Design Studio KIXEYE MarineLabs MeepMeep Niricson Ocean Networks Canada Ok Alone Pani Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP OpenWorks OneFeather PlusROI Online Marketing Inc. RaceRocks RingPartner Schneider Electric Shift Sepura Home Solaires Entreprises Inc. Smart Dolphins IT Solutions Inc. StarFish Medical Simple Strata Solutions, Inc. (StrataPress) SureSwift Capital theFinanceStack Text Groove VertiGIS VoxCell BioInnovation Women's Equity Lab Worldline Global Services
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The results are in! 📊✨ Total Economic Impact: $7.8 billion Growth Since 2017: 50.8% increase Job Creation: 19.3% more net jobs Thank you to everyone who joined us at Fort Tectoria for the big reveal! Want to get involved? Check out our upcoming events: 🎮 VR Arcade - Zombie Battles & Archery Adventures on July 18th 🍔 Summer Tech Together BBQ on August 23rd #yyjtech #viatec #economicimpactstudy2024
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And here it is! $7.9 Billion!!!! (insert Dr. Evil pinky finger) Find the whole report here: https://lnkd.in/g8zXcb3X
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Revealing the results in an hour!!! Can't wait to share the big news for Tectoria...we are so proud of all you have accomplished! 😀 #economicimpactstudy2023 #viatec #tectoria #yyjtech