VEF Momentum was founded under the Vancouver Enterprise Forum with the purpose of connecting, inspiring and mentoring aspiring and emerging technology entrepreneurs in Vancouver. Momentum has since designed a program that serves these purposes through three vehicles:

Momentum Connect

Momentum Connect events play an important role in building a community around Vancouver’s technology entrepreneur community. These events primarily serve to connect young technology entrepreneurs with the people, resources and answers they need to succeed. Events are held quarterly at central venues and focus on offering a conducive networking environment and short, but inspiring speaker sessions. The success of these events can be attributed to the successful execution of the following principles:

• The content must be relevant to first-time technology entrepreneurs.
• Events should be as open and accessible as possible.
• Connecting with people should not feel like a chore. Every event should be comfortable and conducive to networking and peer mentorship.

Momentum Chats

Chats are informal discussion groups limited in access to ten or fifteen participants based on a first-come-first-serve basis. Chats seek to provide more tangible and actionable content to young entrepreneurs in a more intimate setting than a Momentum Connect event. A variety of topics from overcoming the early obstacles involved in starting a business to entrepreneurial opportunities in new industries are examples of discussions that would be led by established entrepreneurs, professionals, investors and other technology leaders.

Momentum Roundtable

The premise of Momentum Roundtable is to recruit a cohort of emerging technology entrepreneurs and lead them through a program that plays an integral role in their success. Similar in form to Momentum Chats, Roundtable plays host to a single cohort of innovative entrepreneurs who attend bi-monthly sessions to dive deep into the necessary actions, strategies and goals it takes to be a successful young entrepreneur. An annual overnight retreat will initiate the program, helping build strong bonds between participants at the outset and connecting them with pre-screened, seasoned mentors. Participants will be encouraged to share valuable goals and lessons throughout the program. The selection process will be merit-based and further details of the program are still being finalized.

Please contact us with any general inquiries about VEF Momentum or any of the programs we offer.

Team

Short biographies of each of our team members.