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TiE Vancouver | Western Canada

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TiE Vancouver Women | September 2026

Ranah Chavoshi wins the TiE Women North America & Europe semi-finals in Los Angeles

TiE Vancouver celebrates a major achievement for a women-led venture from our community. Ranah now represents TiE Vancouver and North America at the TiE Women Global Finals in Indore, India.

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TiE Vancouver Women | August 2026

That's a wrap on the TiE Vancouver Women 2026 Pitch Competition Finals

Women founders pitched to a room of judges, mentors and fellow founders. Meet our winner, runners-up and the full 2026 cohort.

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Event recap | April 2026

First Annual Spring Pitch Fest 2026: The Art of Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI

Founders, investors and mentors came together on April 17-18, 2026 for pitches, panels and conversations on building in the age of AI.

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Upcoming events

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Join founders, mentors, investors and ecosystem leaders for practical learning, meaningful connections and opportunities to move your venture forward.

TiE Vancouver charter members on stage
Invitation only

TiE Vancouver Charter Member Dinner

The Founder's Table
Sunday, October 4, 2026 | 6:00-9:00 PM PT Hosted by Richa & Vik Khanna

An evening to celebrate our Charter Members, the journey so far, and the road ahead.

Charter Members: please RSVP through your personal invitation.

TiE Student Entrepreneur | Applications open

TSE Cohort 9: Road to Silicon Valley

October 1 - December 31, 2026 Global pitch competition for student founders

Get mentored by experienced entrepreneurs, pitch at our Vancouver chapter finals and compete for a place on the global stage in Silicon Valley.

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TiE Global events Register today and travel as part of the TiE Vancouver delegation.
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Friday, October 30, 2026 | Ottawa

TiECon Canada 2026

Bold Entrepreneurship: Securing Canada's Future

TiE's Canadian flagship conference brings together founders, investors, SMEs and changemakers for a full day of insights and connections.

December 14-15, 2026 | Indore, India

TiE Global Summit 2026

The Next Decade: Dream. Dare. Disrupt.

The world's premier gathering of the TiE ecosystem, with 2,000+ delegates from 20+ countries, and the stage for the TiE Women Global Finals.

The five pillars of TiE

The TiE growth cycle

TiE creates opportunity through a virtuous cycle: experienced leaders give back through knowledge, mentorship, networks and investment - helping the next generation of entrepreneurs create companies, jobs and impact.

EducationPractical knowledge for stronger decisions.
NetworkingRelationships that create opportunity.
MentoringInsight from people who have built before.
InvestingConnections that prepare founders for capital.
IncubationSupport that helps ideas become ventures.
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The TiE growth cycle Five pillars in a continuous cycle: Education, Networking, Mentoring, Investing and Incubation, around founder growth, value creation and giving back. EDUCATIONNETWORKINGMENTORINGINVESTINGINCUBATION FOUNDER GROWTH VALUE CREATION & GIVING BACK
TiE Global impact

Local ambition. Global reach.

TiE Vancouver brings Western Canada's founders into the world's largest network of entrepreneurs.

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500,000+Community members
12,000+Corporate leaders
50,000+Entrepreneurs and mentors
15,000+Investors
$1 trillionWealth created
$50 billionInvested
2.5 millionJobs generated

Global TiE impact figures are based on analysis and reports by KPMG in 2022 and Deloitte in 2024.

Leadership

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TiE Vancouver is guided by entrepreneurs, investors, operators and ecosystem leaders who believe in the power of giving back. Their experience, networks and commitment help founders across Western Canada build with greater confidence and connection.

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Western Canada

Built in Vancouver. Connected across Western Canada.

TiE Vancouver supports entrepreneurs and ecosystem partners throughout Western Canada, connecting local innovation with TiE's global community of mentors, investors, corporate leaders and founders.

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The TiE Vancouver chapter serves all of Western Canada: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
A TiE Vancouver Women panel conversation at Spring Pitch Fest 2026
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