Tech & Startup Groups in Vancouver

Casual events for active founders — seawall runs, sauna sessions, co-working meetups. Profitable, active founders; WhatsApp group of 150+ Vancouver entrepreneurs

Tech community events

Startup community networking. Collaboration, building relationships

Community for diverse entrepreneurial minds. Spark ideas, build ventures, create connections

Help entrepreneurs meet potential partners

Aspiring and experienced tech entrepreneurs

Monthly startup events to teach, inspire, connect

Inspire, inform, involve in startup scene

Developers, designers, engineers, entrepreneurs

Career advice, networking with tech professionals. Learn from recruiters, job board execs

Chapter of global entrepreneur network from Silicon Valley. Angels, VCs, private equity, service providers, mentorship

Brew & Bites networking events. Stellar networking, partners with other tech groups

Vancouver AI gatherings and BC-wide AI community. Multi-modal, multi-cultural, radically local, future-facing

Aggregator of IRL tech events in Vancouver. Weekly email digest, submit your own events

Weekly developer meetups for coding and networking. Collaborative, skill-building, connect with talented people

GDG Vancouver - official Google developer chapter. Learning, innovating, uniting the tech community

Official CNCF chapter for Kubernetes, containers, cloud-native tech. Technical deep-dives, passionate community

Community of founders and builders working on impactful projects. High-caliber, impact-focused, scale-minded

IT security, governance, risk management professionals. Professional development, certification-focused

Monthly JavaScript meetups with talks and networking. Technical talks, friendly community, front-end focused

Linux professionals, hobbyists, and fans across Greater Vancouver. Non-profit, library-hosted sessions in Richmond, Burnaby, Surrey

AI reading groups, crash courses, show & tell demos. Academic yet accessible, hands-on learning

#VTJTalks, industry socials, co-working sessions. Premium networking, thought leadership, local tech journalism

Developer community events and coffee chats. Leading dev community in Vancouver

Tech & AI community events, conferences. Premier tech community, YK Sugi's local chapter

Monthly coffee chats for cybersecurity professionals. New security community, casual networking

Community-run side events during Web Summit Vancouver. Afterparties, networking, fringe events

Events for women at all stages of their tech careers. Inspiration, connection, career growth

Bitcoin meetups, seminars, and builder sessions. Education-focused, welcoming to newcomers

Premier social Bitcoin meetup group. Community-focused, regular meetups at FUNK Coffee Bar

Monthly security/hacker meetups. InfoSec community, DEF CON vibes, sells out fast

Decentralized web community — local-first, IPFS, protocols. Internet Archive Canada connection, builders exploring ownership

DWeb, IPFS, local-first, decentralized compute events. Vancouver-based company, in-person and virtual events

Build in Public nights and startup support events. Growing startups in BC, early-stage founders

Founder community calendar. Startup networking events

Venture capital focused events. Investor-founder connections

Digital skills training and tech education events. Workshops, bootcamps, industry events

Annual cybersecurity conference. Community-driven security event

Grassroots community-building initiative to break down silos between healthcare clinicians, technical experts, founders, investors, etc. If you’re building something in health tech, work in healthcare, and/or part of the ecosystem, this community is for you!

AI engineering meetup slash speaker series - focused around developers working with LLMs.

Startup accelerator with events and resources. Educational, supportive of early-stage founders