VentureLabs Overview
- Investor Type
- Accelerator/Incubator
- Status
- Active
- Professionals
- 1

- Investments
- 48
- Portfolio
- 44
- Exits
- 4

VentureLabs General Information
Description
VentureLabs is a business accelerator program delivered by Simon Fraser University in partnership with NRC IRAP, the BC Innovation Council (BCIC). It has BC Venture Acceleration Program that is committed to the creation and acceleration of sustainable and scalable growth companies, and 'powering up' these ventures with the amazing talent, research expertise, technologies, entrepreneurial expertise and government assistance programs available right here in British Columbia.
Contact Information
- 555 West Hastings Street
- Suite 1200
- Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 4N6
- Canada
VentureLabs Investments (48)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Downtown.AI | 17-Sep-2019 | Accelerator/Incubator | Database Software | Generating Revenue | ||
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000000000 00000000 | 21-Jun-2017 | 000000000000 | 00.000 | Other Transportation | Product In Beta Test | |
000000 | 01-Jun-2017 | 000000000000 | Specialty Chemicals | Generating Revenue | ||
0000000 | 25-May-2017 | 000000000000 | Human Capital Services | Generating Revenue | ||
00000000 | 11-May-2017 | 000000000000 | Communication Software | Generating Revenue | ||
000000 | 01-Apr-2017 | 000000000000 | Entertainment Software | Generating Revenue | ||
0000000 | 01-Jan-2017 | 000000000000 | Other Healthcare Technology Systems | Generating Revenue | ||
CuePath Innovation | 01-Jan-2016 | Accelerator/Incubator | Monitoring Equipment | Generating Revenue | ||
Metacreative | 01-Oct-2015 | Accelerator/Incubator | Entertainment Software | Startup |
VentureLabs Exits (4)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
---|---|---|---|
Snug Vest | 01-Jul-2018 | Out of Business | |
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Venzee | 21-Dec-2017 | Reverse Merger | |
Quantrix | 26-Aug-2010 | Merger/Acquisition |
VentureLabs Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry

Investments by Year

Investments by Region

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Request a free trialVentureLabs Team (4)
Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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Ian Hand | Founding Executive Director | 0 | Vancouver, Canada | ||
James Derbyshire | Executive-In-Residence | 0 | Vancouver, Canada | ||
John Seminerio | Executive-In-Residence | 0 | Vancouver, Canada | ||
Pat Brady | Executive-In-Residence | Vancouver, Canada |
VentureLabs Co-Investors (2)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Creative Destruction Lab | 1 |
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New Ventures BC | 0 |
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