Business and startup events in Greater Victoria
Business and startup events around Greater Victoria: founder meetups, networking, pitch nights and leadership roundtables. Hand-picked, with a straight take on each.
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Friday, August 14, 2026
Building Leadership Teams (August CEO Peer Roundtable)I'm goingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Networking7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Fort Tectoria VIATECAnu's Take
If there is a leadership decision you have been carrying around for a year, this is the room for it. July opened the floor and nearly every problem turned out to be a people problem, so August goes one level up, to the talent on the leadership team itself. The format opens with a report back on whether last month's advice worked or got quietly ignored, which is more accountability than most peer groups ask for. No recordings, no notetakers, no broadcasting, which in 2026 is the whole reason anyone says the real thing.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Business Meetup & Mingle (Nanaimo)Just sharingIn Nanaimo, BC (YCD)Networking6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Simonholt Restaurant Free · Meal $15.00–$40.00 CAD The Nanaimo Business SocialAnu's Take
Worth the drive if you are building anything on the mid-island, and I have made that drive. No speaker, no sponsor slot and no program: thirty seconds each to introduce yourself, then two hours of the room sorting itself out. The organisers still promise to remind people to circulate, which suggests they know how these evenings usually go. That is the whole product, and it works.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
The Startup Financing and Liquidity Journey in the AI EraJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Talk4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Victoria, BC (address shared on registration) Free Event Osler, RBCx and CindicatesAnu's Take
Worth the afternoon if you are raising in the next twelve months, and the reason is the second half. The panel runs an hour, the social runs ninety minutes, and a room built by a national law firm, a bank and a local fund is one you want the extra time in. The advertised subject is how the AI boom moved valuations and terms, which is genuinely unsettled. The part about planning liquidity years in advance is the advice everybody gets free and takes late.
Friday, September 25, 2026
Fireside Chat with Andrew WilkinsonI'm goingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Talk3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. To Be Announced Free Event TinyAnu's Take
In 2006 Wilkinson was pulling espresso in this city for six dollars an hour and teaching himself web design between shifts. He is now Executive Chair of the holding company that owns the agency he built out of that. The listing is one line with no venue attached, which is either confidence or a to-do, and the arc is worth the hour regardless.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Startup Canada Tour - VictoriaMight goIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Conference8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Victoria Conference Centre $119.00–$229.00 CAD Startup CanadaAnu's Take
The detail that stuck with me is the pitch format: three minutes, no slide deck, bring the product if you have one. Somewhere out there a founder is on version nine of a deck that will never be opened in this room, which may be the most useful thing this event does all day. Victoria is the last qualifier before the national final in Mississauga, so whoever wins gets a month to work out what they actually said. If your pitch only works with the pictures, this is a good place to find that out.
Archive
23 past events across 7 months. Each has its own page, with the details and my take.
August 20261 event
Business Meetup & Mingle (Nanaimo)Might goIn Nanaimo, BC (YCD)Networking6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Simonholt Restaurant Free Event The Nanaimo Business SocialAnu's Take
For all my Nanaimo contacts, this event may be for you. I met Graham a year ago or so at the Victoria version of this event, and have made the trip to attend. Great spot, great people, great conversation. It's worth a look.
July 20262 events
Design Your Business (the sequel)I'm goingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Workshop5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Dock Centre for Social Impact Victoria Impact Design CollectiveAnu's Take
It's been too long. Can't wait to get in the room with this crew.
- The Doctor is IN (July CEO Peer Roundtable)Just sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Networking7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Fort Tectoria VIATEC
Anu's Take
Gotta wonder if anything looney comes up in that room.
May 20266 events
- DisruptHR VictoriaJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Talk4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Victoria Conference Centre DisruptHR
Anu's Take
TEDx Salon like for the HR crowd? What could go wrong?
- Software Leadership Peer RoundtableJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Meetup4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Fort Tectoria VIATEC
Anu's Take
AI generated code is increasing at an exponential rate, but the token cost may be increasing at an even faster rate.
PMI-VI's Annual Professional Development Conference 2026Just sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)ConferenceAll day Coast Victoria Hotel & Marina PMI Vancouver IslandAnu's Take
I'm up and will be showcasing my framework for reducing the chaos of data sprawl in your Microsoft 365 environment.
Anu's Take
Ah, if you don't know about this conference. Do you exist?
PacifiCan BSP Information Session - VictoriaJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Talk10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. VIATEC PacificCanAnu's Take
Funding source: At least 50% of project funding must come from non-government sources, AKA = You!
- Exploring How AI Affects Team Structure (May CEO Breakfast Roundtable)Just sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Networking7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Tectoria VIATEC
Anu's Take
AI hmmm. I might know a thing or two about this. Maybe three or four.
April 20264 events
AI's Impact on Attracting and Retaining TalentJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Networking5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Fort Tectoria PeopleOps VictoriaAnu's Take
In partnership with Redbrick.
Privacy Made Simple: A Practical Guide for SMEs to Meet Canadian RegulationsJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Talk1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Fort Tectoria iPP ConsultingAnu's Take
Privacy and security. Hmmm! Let's see what's new.
- Software Leadership Peer Roundtable RestartJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Meetup4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fort Tectoria VIATEC
Anu's Take
This one is for software product managers and anyone leading teams of developers. Come be a part of the future of anything that needs code to work.
The 2026 VIATEC AwardsJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Other5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Carson Hall, Victoria Conference Centre VIATECAnu's Take
Note the Western Neon cowboy vibe. Get it!
March 20264 events
- CPPS26Just sharingIn Vancouver, BC (YVR)Conference8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Microsoft Vancouver Office Canadian Power Platform Summit
Anu's Take
Celebration of innovation, collaboration, and all things Power Platform. Eh! Should be a good one. Great lineup!
Business Meetup & MingleJust sharingIn Nanaimo, BC (YCD)Networking6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Simonholt Restaurant - Nanaimo The Nanaimo Business SocialAnu's Take
Been going to Victoria equivalent. Looking forward to attending this Nanaimo iteration of this event.
- Open Discussion (March CEO Breakfast Roundtable)Just sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Other12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tectoria VIATEC
Anu's Take
Trying something new has resulted in the first quarterly lunch event.
Cindicates & VIATEC Spring Social: Pitch and MingleJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Networking5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tectoria Cindicates & ViatecAnu's Take
Pitch and mingle. What could go wrong?
February 20265 events
- 7th Western Angel Investment Summit in VictoriaJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Conference9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Oak Bay Beach Hotel Angel Forum
Vic West Breakfast ClubJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Networking7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. John's Place Vic West Breakfast ClubAnu's Take
Early bird gets the worm as my dad used to say! For those who are driven enough to get up early. Fantastic group with some overlap from the Sidney Breakfast Club. Only closer to home.
- Software Leadership Peer Roundtable RestartJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Meetup4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fort Tectoria VIATEC
- Hybrid or Not - That Is The QuestionJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Meetup7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Tectoria VIATEC
Anu's Take
Having personally designed, deployed, and supported remote work technologies since the 99. Spoiler I'm a proponent of remote and hybrid work environments, as long as the appropriate controls and reporting structure are in place
- Public Sector Buyers ExpoJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Networking10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Chief and Petty Officers’ Mess (CFB Esquimalt) Public Services and Procurement Canada
Anu's Take
If you're providing outputs that the Canadian Government or Military use, you might as well figure out how to put your hat in the ring. Be there or be square.
January 20261 event
Housing Affordability: Government AlignmentJust sharingIn Victoria, BC (YYJ)Workshop11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Swans Pub BC Innovation CoalitionAnu's Take
Output of the Green Drinks Victoria crew.
Frequently asked questions
- What business and startup events are on in Victoria, BC?
- There are 5 business and startup events coming up in Greater Victoria: Building Leadership Teams (August CEO Peer Roundtable); Business Meetup & Mingle (Nanaimo); The Startup Financing and Liquidity Journey in the AI Era; Fireside Chat with Andrew Wilkinson; Startup Canada Tour - Victoria. 23 further business and startup events are in the archive.