VANTEC Investor Meeting Agrifoodtech & Cleantech - Nov 6, 2019
Company Presentations
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Presentation: Investment Trends 2:30pm
Industry experts present trends, opportunities and examples why investing in Agtech, Foodtech and Cleantech is rapidly growing and rewarding.
Trends in Agtech & Foodtech - Tom Urban, Investor and Founder of Agribusiness Advisors | VIDEO
Tom Urban is a Vancouver based investor in early stage Agtech companies, and the founder of Agribusiness Advisors. He provides advisory services to CEOs and Boards and has made a number of direct investments in promising Ag start ups. Tom is also an Entrepreneur in Residence and Adjunct Professor at UBC and is part of a team and a large network of mentors that is supporting innovation and entrepreneurship at UBC. He has spent more than 25 years in the world of agriculture.
Trends in Cleantech - Jeanette Jackson, CEO at Foresight Cleantech Accelerator | DECK | VIDEO
Jeanette is an experienced CEO, entrepreneur and business strategist with broad-based experience in technology, business development, marketing and operations. Over the last 4 years, Jeanette has supported more than 20 Foresight companies as an Executive In Residence in several markets including bio-energy, electric vehicles, smart buildings, water tech, robotics and wind. She is excited to bring the new vision of Foresight to life: advancing the adoption of Canadian transformative cleantech companies through programs that help them launch, scale and grow.
EBC Investment Program Updates - Kevin Harvey, Portfolio Manager, Investment Capital Branch | DECK | VIDEO
Kevin Harvey is a Portfolio Manager with the Investment Capital Branch. Kevin is dedicated to helping small businesses raise capital in BC under both the Eligible Business Corporation (EBC) and Venture Capital Corporation (VCC) programs. Kevin Harvey is a CFA® charterholder, and is committed to working with entrepreneurs, investors, and industry stakeholders to grow the venture capital ecosystem in BC.
CEO Panel: The Journey from Startup to Scale-Up 3:00 pm | VIDEO
Tom Urban, Angel Investor and Advisor in Agrifoodtech talks with 3 successful local entrepreneurs and looks back at their journey from idea to business and scaling up.
Michael Gilbert, CEO at Semios, Automated climate, pest, insect and disease management and treatment for orchards.
Dave Dinesen, CEO at Cubic Farms - Commercial scale automated indoor farming systems.
Hamlet Abnousi, CEO at Novobind - Biological food additive to target and disarm dangerous microbes in farm animals.
VANTEC Investor Meeting - Oct 2, 2019
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VANTEC Open Network - Sep 11, 2019
Company Presentations
AGENDA OF PRESENTING COMPANIES
We did not record any of the 90 second pitches that companies gave at this event.
VANTEC Investor Meeting - July 1, 2019
Company Presentations
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VANTEC Investor Meeting Health & Life Sciences- June 12, 2019
Company Presentations
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Presentation: Trends in Health & Life Sciences
The Trends in Investment and Successful Commercialization
Presenter: Lesley Esford
Dr. Esford has spent the last couple of decades in the life sciences sector in leadership positions as an educator and a trusted advisor. In her most recent positions at Accel-Rx and at Life Sciences BC, she has developed a large professional network and a comprehensive understanding of the global Life Sciences sector and investment community; including working with over 100 entrepreneurs developing drugs, medical devices, and diagnostics at every stage of the innovation process from concept to commercialization.
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Panel: Investing in Health & Life Sciences
Successfully Commercializing technology to create a Market Leading Company
Panel:
Patricia Beckmann, Ph.D., Managing Director, BioStrategy
Dr. Nima Ziraknejad, Ph.D. P.Eng., Founder & CEO, NZ Technologies Inc.
Harrison Brown, Co-Founder & CEO, HeadCheck Health
Elayne Wandler, Director Programs & Partnerships, Accel-Rx Health Sciences Accelerator
Moderator: Lesley Esford
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VANTEC Investor Meeting - May 1, 2019
Company Presentations
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VANTEC Investing in Digital Media, Gaming and AR/VR - Apr 3, 2019
Note: We apologize that this meeting was not captured on video due to an unforeseen circumstance
Presentation: Trends in Digital Media, Gaming & AR/VR
Presenter: Geoffrey Hansen, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders
Company Presentations
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VANTEC Investor Meeting - Mar 6, 2019
Company Presentations
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VANTEC Investing in AI and ML - Feb 6, 2019
Presentation: Trends in AI and ML
Presenter: Geoffrey Hansen, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders
Panel: Investing in AI and ML
VIDEO: Successfully Commercializing AI/ML to create a Market Leading Company
Moderator: Geoffrey Hansen, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders
Maryam Sadeghi, PhD, CEO and Co-founder, MetaOptima
Shamil Hargovan, CEO at Wiivv
Michael Cheng, Co-founder of Lumen5
Company Presentations
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VANTEC Investor Meeting - Jan 9, 2019
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VANTEC Investing in Agtech & Cleantech- Dec 5, 2018
Presentations
Trends in CleanTech VIDEO - Jeanette Jackson, Managing Director at Foresight Cleantech Accelerator
Trends in AgTech VIDEO - Tom Urban, Investor and Founder of Agribusiness Advisors
Watch Tom's presentation deck and his approach to building an Agtech portfolio.
Investor & Entrepreneur Dialogues VIDEO
Tom Urban (investor) and Amar Singh of Elevated Signals
Jenny Yang (investor) and Gareth Brown of Clir Renewables
Company Presentations
INVESTOR DECKS & PITCH VIDEOS (VANTEC members only, must be logged in to view)
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VANTEC Investor Meeting - Nov 7, 2018
INVESTOR DECKS & PITCH VIDEOS MP4 (VANTEC members only, must be logged in to view)
VANTEC Investing in Digital Health - Oct 3, 2018
Investment trends in Digital Health by Geoffrey Hansen, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders
PRESENTATION PDF PRESENTATION VIDEO MP4
Panel discussion with 4 CEO's of BC based digital health companies
Alison Taylor and Trevor Johnston Co-CEO's at Jane Software
Geof Auchinleck CEO at Claris Healthcare
Alexandra Greenhill CEO at Careteam Technologies
INVESTOR PITCH VIDEOS MP4 (VANTEC members only, must be logged in to view)
VANTEC Open Network - Sep 12, 2018
INVESTOR PITCH DECKS (VANTEC members only, must be logged in to view)
BC and China: Angel Investment Opportunities - Mar 7, 2018
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How to Invest in Startup Ventures in BC and Canada, Mike Volker, Founder, VANTEC Angel Network
Investment Opportunities in Food and Agri Tech, James Pratt, BC Food Processors Association
Investment Opportunities in Digital Media, James Hursthouse, DigiBC
Investment Opportunities in IOT, AI, Blockchain Social Casino & Cannabis Tech, Geoffrey Hansen, Ready-to-Rocket
Investment Opportunities in Life Sciences, Michael Lincoln, Accel-Rx
Chinese Translation of the above presentations
Investing in Food & Agriculture Technology - Feb 7, 2018
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Investment Trends in Food & Agriculture Technology, Michael McGee, Partner at Avrio
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