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Big ideas need the right backing. Vancity's commitment to sustainability, equity, and innovation is woven into everything that happens inside these walls.
Vancity Innovation House is back.
Now in its second year, Vancity Innovation House opens its doors for one day, right in the middle of Web Summit Vancouver week.
A curated space where global leaders and local innovators come together to hear what's being built, meet the people building it, and have the conversations that actually move things forward. Last year drew over 2,700 attendees and featured speakers from Google, Grammarly, Clio, and the United Nations.
Vancity Innovation House became one of the most attended and most talked-about events of the week. This year, we're building on that.
The Vancity Pitch Competition gives BC's most promising founders a real shot - 10 companies, a panel of investors and operators, and $20,000 in non-dilutive funding on the line.
A full day of panels and fireside chats with founders, investors, and operators who are actually doing the work - not just talking about it.
The day program is just the beginning. The Vancity Innovation House Networking Reception is where the best conversations of the evening find you. The kind of room where the right introduction changes everything.
$20,000.
Ten startups.
One stage.
The Vancity Innovation House Startup Pitch Competition gives ten of Canada's most promising early-stage founders a platform, a panel of respected investors and operators, and a real shot at $20,000 in non-dilutive funding.
Startups are selected through a curated application process, with a focus on founders building across AI, climate tech, health innovation, advanced computing, and inclusive technology.
Last year, Rootd took home the prize and walked away with immediate visibility alongside aligned capital and institutional partners. This year, the bar is higher.
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Where the work shows up in the room.
Throughout the venue, you'll find live product demos, immersive experiences, and activations from startups and local innovators doing work worth paying attention to.
From the main floor to the bank vault, the space is designed to put you face-to-face with the companies and creators shaping what comes next in Vancouver and beyond.
The schedule
Pitch Competition
Put your startup in the room. The $20,000 Vancity Innovation House Startup Pitch Competition: ten founders, one stage, one prize. Plus workshop programming designed for founders and operators who want more than a front-row seat.
Panels + Activations
Hear from the people doing the work. A full day of fireside chats and moderated panels across AI, climate tech, health innovation, responsible AI, and more. Speakers from the front lines, not the sidelines.
Networking Reception
The day doesn't end when programming does. The evening brings together global and local leaders, with local chefs, artists, and creators woven into the experience.
One room.
Real outcomes.
2,700+ Participants reached
1M+
Digital impressions
54%
C-suite and Founders
15+
Startups
Platformed
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The people behind the room.
Frontier Collective is a globally recognized innovation ecosystem builder operating at the intersection of capital, technology, and place. We don't do volume for the sake of volume. We build rooms where the right people meet at the right time - and where real outcomes follow.
From Vancity Innovation House to the Frontier Summit to curated Innovation Missions and private Confluence Dinners, we convene founders, investors, policymakers, and institutional leaders across Vancouver, North America, and globally.
In 2025, our platforms convened 5,500+ leaders, supported 150+ BC companies, and generated an estimated $150M+ in economic impact.
