With the growing success of YCombinator and Techstars in the past couple of years, accelerators have become a crucial piece of developing a vibrant start-up ecosystem – a crucial piece that was unfortunately missing in Vancouver after Bootup Labs stopped taking in new companies in fall last year. So I…
The GROW conference has brought dozens of high-profile VC’s and super-angels to Vancouver which presents a wonderful opportunity for many local start-ups to get exposure to out-of-town investors. So today is “pitching day” jointly organized by W Media Ventures and Bootup Labs. 7 companies will take the stage: CompassEngine (location-based…
There has been quite some discussion about recent announcements over at BootUp Labs, including the unfortunate downsizing of the portfolio of the current cohort, but I think that people need to keep in mind that BootUp Labs is a start-up like the start-ups they are financing. Start-ups sometimes don’t get…
