# New Ventures BC

> New Ventures BC is a Vancouver nonprofit supporting early-stage technology businesses through a province-wide competition, founder education, mentorship, sales programs and intellectual-property support. Its competition combines staged business-plan reviews with expert feedback and sponsor-backed cash and service prizes.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** Vancouver, Canada
- **Founders:** Wal van Lierop (Founder and Board Chair)
- **Products:** New Ventures BC Competition, Startup Seminar Series, AccelerateIP, IP Pathways, Lead Generation and Sales Mentorship
- **Notable:** NVBC reports more than 4,200 competition startups, more than C$3.4 billion raised by participants and more than 15,000 jobs created; these are alumni outcomes, not causal impact estimates., 2025 impact report records more than C$4 million in competition cash and prizes awarded over its history., Competition alumni include Jane Software, AbCellera, Aspect Biosystems and Certn.

## Products & services

- **New Ventures BC Competition** — Annual BC technology venture competition with written submissions, staged selection, Top 25 mentorship and cash plus in-kind prizes; 2026 entry fee C$200.
- **Startup Seminar Series** — Free founder seminars and recordings on pricing, product-market fit, funding, teams, IP and related business fundamentals.
- **AccelerateIP** — IP education, mentorship and eligible legal-cost support for BC and the three Northern Territories. Strategy and implementation funding intakes are currently closed pending renewal; mentorship is closed until December 1, 2026.
- **IP Pathways** — Free IP education with case studies, assessment and certification; taught by patent agent Susan Tees.
- **Lead Generation and Sales Mentorship** — C$200, eight-week program with weekly individual mentorship, IRAP referral and revenue-stage eligibility; 2026 applications closed.
- **BC’s Capital Raising Index** — Public directory of actively fundraising BC startups, updated monthly and shared across the organization’s network.
- **Discovery Foundation AI Business Accelerator** — Two-stream AI implementation program; growth-stage stream costs C$250 at a subsidized rate and runs into December 2026; applications closed.
- **Mosaic Accelerator** — Eight-week online mentorship for eligible underrepresented female-identifying or non-binary founders and leaders; C$200; applications closed.
- **AirFrameIP** — Free self-guided workspace for documenting and adapting a startup’s IP strategy.
- **Venture Acceleration Program** — Historical mentorship and structured learning program, now listed among past programs.

## Achievements

- NVBC reports more than 4,200 competition startups, more than C$3.4 billion raised by participants and more than 15,000 jobs created; these are alumni outcomes, not causal impact estimates.
- 2025 impact report records more than C$4 million in competition cash and prizes awarded over its history.
- Competition alumni include Jane Software, AbCellera, Aspect Biosystems and Certn.
- Dream Photonics won the 2026 C$110,000 first-prize package.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Dream Photonics won first prize on September 21; NanoTech Innovation placed second and Ontoly third.
- **2026-09** — Sales mentorship cohort began September 30, with weekly sessions scheduled through November 18.
- **2026-04** — Federal ElevateIP contribution record amended to C$15.29 million.
- **2026-10** — As checked October 8, AccelerateIP’s own website lists strategy and implementation intakes closed pending funding renewal, and mentorship closed until December 1.

## Links

- Website: https://www.newventuresbc.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-ventures-bc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nvbc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEZDnImzGo_0LpAA6CNxdg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newventuresbc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newventuresbc/

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