Provincial innovation builders launch the BC Technology Ecosystems Network

Organizations including Vancouver’s entrepreneurship@UBC, SFU VentureLab, and New Ventures BC form alliance to scale up local companies

Leaders of Vancouver-based BCTEN organizations: top left, Angie Schick, executive director, New Ventures BC; top right, Jeanette Jackson, CEO, Foresight Canada; bottom left, Lesley Esford, executive director, SFU VentureLabs, bottom right, Michelle Sklar, head of venture growth strategy, entrepreneurship@UBC. Photo: LinkedIn

Local accelerators have joined forces with other ecosystem developers across the province to launch the BC Technology Ecosystems Network (BCTEN). The umbrella organization aims to foster better collaboration across its members, supporting entrepreneurs with the pathways and resources to succeed under one hub.

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