BC Tech's 2019-2020 annual report summarizes a year of growth for BC's tech sector and BC Tech's programs. Key events included the successful launch of new programs HyperScale and HyperTalent to support company scaling and workforce development. Five companies partnered with expert mentors through HyperGrowth to accelerate growth. 184 small businesses adopted new technologies through HyperTech to improve operations. BC Tech shifted events online due to COVID-19 and saw the tech community commit to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Looking ahead, BC Tech will expand its efforts to power BC's economic recovery across sectors through technology.

1. Year in Review
2019–2020

2. Year in Review | 2019-2020
HyperGrowth
HyperScale
Ecosystem Support by the Numbers
HyperTalent
HyperGlobal
C-Councils
HyperTech
BC Tech delivers a wide range of
programming to BC’s homegrown
tech companies to strengthen their
businesses and accelerate their growth.
We were proud to support the success of program
participant companies such as:
Aspect Biosystems, Aquatic Informatics, Estated,
Fatigue Science, Freight Club, HeadCheck Health,
Intiveo, Left, Lumen5, Mobetize, PlayBiba,
Riipen, Sendum Wireless, SpareLabs, TEKTELIC,
Thinkific, Tickit Health, VanHack, Vidigami, VRIFY,
Wiivv, and ZE Power.
Hours of one-on-one mentorship with
seasoned executives on strategy development,
project implementation and sales growth
200+
24
2X
Seasoned strategic & tactical executives
providing mentorship
Average increase in revenues and jobs
Hours of one-on-one mentorship on building the
right scale up team, capital options for growth,
business processes and tools and utilizing
advisors including a Board
200+
18
155
Anchor and scale success CEOs and advisors
providing mentorship
Jobs created by HyperScale companies
Technology workplaces toured by
K-12 teachers8
100+
12
Teachers participated in 8 tech workshops
Indigenous students provided internships at
BC tech companies
76 Members of the tech community attended
the Indigenous 101 seminar
Technology companies participated in outbound
market linkage trips to: Australia/New Zealand
(Smart Cities), Italy/Germany (Industrial Internet
of Things), Germany (Autonomous Vehicles),
Turkey/United Arab Emirates, UAE (ICT)
24
6
Companies partnered with local in-market
consultants as part of the International
Customer Discovery program
Participants met in 27 impactful sessions
9
171
Industry-defined C-suite peer learning groups
- Artficial Intelligence, Growth Companies,
CFO, Cleantech, CTO, Digital Health, Diversity
& Inclusion, Gaming and Product
Non-tech companies aross economic
sectors in tech adoption seminars and 1-to-1
deep dives across BC
BC Tech’s immigration referral program is not just helping businesses recruit the best global talent—it’s
also creating a large net benefit for our ecosystem and our economy.
Results from the end of 2019 show that as a result of the referral positions filled, 354 new jobs and 21 co-op positions have
been created, and $639,770 has been invested in worker skills and training for Canadians.
184
9 Comprehensive digital audits for non-tech
companies

3. 10,900 TECH COMPANIES
ACROSS BC
Year in Review | 2019-2020
BC's Tech SectorTechnology Impact
Awards Finalists
Members by Stage
Innovation Hub Stats
North Coast & Nechako
Northeast
Cariboo
Vancouver
Island & Coast
Lower Mainland SW
Thompson
Okanagan
Kootenay
1601
7435
886
243
176
114
159
7% OF
BC’S GDP
71,000 PEOPLE INDIRECTLY EMPLOYED
TECH JOBS IN NON-TECH COMPANIES
(3RD
FASTEST
GROWING SECTOR)
BC Tech members employ 123,000 workers
The Hub is home to:
Person of the Year
Catherine Dahl
Jack Newton
Josh Nilson
Ryan Peterson
Company of the Year | Anchor
Success
Absolute Software
LMI Technologies
TELUS
Company of the Year | Scale Success
Ebco
Gokabu
Semios
Trulioo
Company of the Year | Growth
Success
Aspect Biosystems
Freightera
Klue
Lumen5
Company of the Year | Startup
Success
Apollo Exchange
Carbonet
NZ Technologies
Excellence in Global Export
AbCellera
Corvus Energy
Delta-Q Technologies
Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Excellence in Technology Innovation
Damon Motorcycles
Fatigue Science
Terramera
Excellence in Technology Adoption
BGC
City of Vancouver
Finning
Spirit of BC Tech | Purpose
Aquatic Informatics
SkyHive
Thrive Health
GameChanger | Diversity & Inclusion
Unbounce
Virtro
WealthBar
Tech Culture of the Year
Absolute Software
Amazon
Copperleaf
Thinkific
115HUMANS
6DOGS
100+Community Events
Startup
Revenue: Up to $1M
Employees: 1-9
Growth
Scale
Anchor
Revenue: $1M-$10M
Employees: 10-49
Revenue: $10M-$50M
Employees: 50-199
Revenue: $50M+
Employees: 200+
50%
25% 11%
14%
123,000
[with 7,000 job openings each year]
JOBS IN TECH
COMPANIES

4. Year in Review | 2019-2020
2019-20 Partners
Accenture • Allocadia • Amazon • BC Jobs • BDC • BFL Canada • Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster • CIBC
Innovation Banking • Cisco Systems • Clio • Deloitte • Easly • EY • Fasken • Finning International • Gowling WLG •
Global Relay • Harbour Air Group • Hub International • Innovate BC • KPMG • Low Tide Properties • Lyft • MDA •
Microsoft • MNP • Norton Rose • Osler • Providence Healthcare • PwC • Rogers • Safe Software • SAP • Switchboard PR
• TELUS • Ultimate Software • Unbounce • Vancity
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2019-2020 was a year of growth and
change for BC Tech. Capitalizing on
the successful launch of HyperScale
and HyperTalent, program companies
scaled up and opened new markets
for their exports. HyperTalent
launched to great success, with over
110 teachers learning about technolo-
gy trends and career opportunities,
and visiting leading tech workplaces to
learn directly from young profession-
als about what a career in tech looks
like. Five HyperGrowth companies partnered with 24 expert mentors to
supercharge their growth. At the same time, HyperTech powered 184
small businesses across BC’s economy to adopt technology and improve
their businesses, especially in response to physical distancing require-
ments imposed by the arrival of COVID-19.
It should come as no surprise that, like every other organization, BC
Tech was significantly affected by COVID-19. After a very successful run
of in-person events, like the solution-focused #WhatWorks Women in
Tech series, bringing the tech community together at our Hub
became temporarily impossible. But we successfully shifted our
events into a digital-first format, announcing our 2020 Technology
Impact Awards finalists live online to an audience of hundreds, and
hosting Virtual Connection Days to link dozens of small businesses to
tech experts one-on-one to adopt new technology to help them adapt
to the pandemic’s new realities.
Equally inspiring was seeing BC’s tech community respond to new
social movements to commit to leading on diversity, inclusion, and
equity for all underrepresented and marginalized people. I would like
to thank not just company leaders but workers too, for driving
grassroots change.
Looking forward, BC Tech is committed to expanding its efforts not
just for the tech sector, but for the provincial economy as a whole.
Technology is more than ever an accelerator for every industry. As we
recover together, BC’s tech companies can support—and lead—the
way to a more prosperous, sustainable, and innovative tomorrow.
BC Tech’s 27th year brought opportunities to grow our offering to
power BC’s economic recovery across sectors.
2019-20 Board of Directors
Andrew Booth
CFO | AbCellera
Dan Box
Vice President | EA Sports Mobile
Rich Osborn
Managing Partner | Telus Ventures
Edoardo De Martin
General Manager | Microsoft Vancouver
Dave Cummings
Executive VP & Chief Digital Officer|
Finning International
Cameron Burke
Managing Director, Technology Sector | PwC
Jesse Dougherty
Vice President, AWS | Amazon Vancouver
James P. Hatton, QC
Partner | Farris LLP
Matt Switzer
Partner | Northwest Capital Partners
Kirsten Sutton
Chief Technology & Information Officer | Vancity
Andrew Reid
Founder & CEO | Rival Technologies
Kristine Steuart
CEO & Founder | Allocadia