I’m at a rebooted VANTEC angel investing event in Vancouver. 

I ran events here for a while, this is a new team rebooting. 

Local fundraising is very tough. A lot of older folks that mostly … don’t write cheques.

Web Tinkerer. DWeb. Open Source. Community. Just another one of the bees 🐝

The phrase “due diligence” is an excuse to … not write a cheque.

I should at least post the startups. HomeD is modular building

Avenue Intelligence https://avenueintelligence.com/

IoT sensors for cities. I like the home page better than the live pitch 

“Avenue is working with leading sensor and IoT technology that has anonymity and privacy at its core.”

BujiBui https://bujibui.com/ - thin client digital twin

WiseSponsor https://www.wisesponsor.co/ 

Find sponsors for your virtual events

Several of these startups are playing videos rather than live presenting. This should be outlawed for live events.

Renaissance https://renaissance.app/

Music super fan aggregator. The only actual good pitch.

Ciboticca https://cibotica.com/ — salad robots!

I met these guys some time again. The phrase “we have LOIs with salad chains” is hilarious.

The phrase “We are EBC eligible” also is so BC and needs to die.

I should at least post the startups. HomeD is modular building https://www.modular.org/2023/09/01/homed-improving-affordable-housing-in-canada/