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 🐝

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

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

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.

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