Our Sponsors!
VIATEC would not be able to put on this celebration if it weren't for our incredible Sponsors! Thank you for making it possible for us to congratulate Greater Victoria's technology community 🙂 We have a few sponsorship opportunities left for 2019, including sponsorship of: Employer of the Year and the After Party Sponsor. If you're interested in being a part of this unique event please contact Tessa Bousfield at tbousfield@viatec.ca
Award Sponsor:
Leader of the Year
AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, fine art and collectibles where you can discover and buy the things you love.
Recipient Selector:
Angel of the Year
Award Sponsor:
Community Champion
The Business Hub is designed to advise businesses of the necessary steps to successfully start a business in the City of Victoria, assist existing businesses to help them achieve their goals and provide entrepreneurs with resources in the community.
Award Sponsor:
VIATEC Member of the Year
Cox Taylor is a full service law firm located in the heart of downtown Victoria. We maintain a diverse civil practice and act for individuals, businesses, governmental agencies, insurers, and non-profit organizations across a broad spectrum of industry sectors. We are committed to providing our clients with practical and cost-effective legal solutions.
Media Sponsor
Douglas magazine delivers exciting, in-depth news and features about Victoria’s vibrant business culture — its startups, disrupters and influencers. With its clear-eyed, contemporary take on business, Douglas inspires local leaders with content about how entrepreneurship is changing our city — and our world.
Award Sponsor:
Technology Company of the Year (30+ employees)
Farris is a high performance BC law firm with the proven capacity and experience to execute and close complex and diverse transactions.
Award Sponsor:
Innovative Excellence (Software or Service)
Grant Thornton is dedicated to helping their clients, colleagues, and communities thrive.
Award Sponsor:
Scale-Up of the Year
Award Sponsor:
Technology Company of the Year (11-29 Employees)
The Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises was created to support growth-oriented Canadian technology companies.
Finalist Sponsor
Megson FitzPatrick is a proudly independent insurance broker with roots firmly planted in Victoria, and a span that reaches across the country. Our dedication to providing personalized and innovative insurance and risk management solutions protect the businesses, people and property within the communities we live.
Award Sponsor:
Angel of the Year
Osler is a leading business law firm that provides responsive, proactive and practical solutions. It’s law that works.
Special Thanks!
Entertainment
Passion and Performance believes that adults can enhance their sensuality and fitness through dance. They hold true to this belief by offering classes with these two unique focuses regardless of a dancer’s skill level, gender, or age.
Award Sponsor:
Product of the Year
RBC Royal Bank has a proven track record and a long-term commitment to our clients’ success – helping you take care of your financial needs every step of the way.
Award Sponsor:
Colin Lennox Award for Technology Champion
Reed Pope Business Lawyers is a Victoria-based law firm that specializes in business and land law, including seed, angel and other equity and debt financings, shareholders agreements, acquisitions, real estate development, construction law, business disputes and First Nations business enterprises.
Award Sponsor:
Emerging Leader of the Year
Roy Group designs and delivers high-impact leadership development.
Award Sponsor:
Team of the Year
Located in one of Canada’s most beautiful National Historic Sites, Royal Roads University has a history of excellence providing life changing experiences that enable professional and personal transformation.
Networking Sponsor
Shaw Business Services; High Speed Internet, phone and cable TV plans. We have the solutions to help your business meet today's needs and tomorrow's demands.
Special Thanks!
Photography
Trevor Ball Photography specializes in portraits, lifestyle and fashion photography. Trevor has been in the business for 5 years, and internationally published 6 times for his work from lifestyle to portraiture. He stands behind his name and quality of work, so when you hire him you'll trust that the quality and dedication will be shown in the images for your business or lifestyle.
Entertainment Sponsor
Vecima Networks Inc. is a global leader focused on developing integrated hardware and scalable software solutions for broadband access, content delivery, and telematics. They enable the world’s leading innovators to advance, connect, entertain, and analyze. They build technologies that transform content delivery and storage, enable high-capacity broadband network access, and streamline data analytics. For more information, please visit www.vecima.com.
Award Sponsor
Employer of the Year
The VIATEC Foundation, in partnership with the Victoria Foundation, is designed to focus the social conscience of the tech industry. Upon its launch in 2017, the Foundation raised $166,000 for the community.
Award Sponsor:
Innovative Excellence (Hardware)
Wesley Clover builds businesses. The focus has been consistent for more than four decades – found or fund successful technology companies, either independently or in partnership with other investors. The model for providing start-ups with a better-than-average chance of success goes beyond lead investment, offering access to experienced resources and mentors, extended portfolio products and intellectual property, lead customer opportunities, and global channel and partner relationships.