VANTEC Angel Network
also invests · investor profileFounded 1999 · 24 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
VANTEC is an angel investor network based in British Columbia that connects early-stage technology founders with active angel investors and early-stage funds. It hosts monthly pitch events and networking socials, both in person and online.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026VANTEC Angel Network is a Canadian angel investor network headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, that connects early-stage technology companies with angel investors and early-stage funds. Founded in 1999, it focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage British Columbia companies, supporting them with investment, advice and connections, and positions itself as an early or first investor community where BC founders pitch when raising angel and seed rounds.
The network's core activity is a recurring pitch meeting. It holds 11 events per year, monthly except August, on the first Wednesday of the month, in person and live streamed. Programming mixes 2.5-minute company intros or updates with 5-minute pitches followed by Q&A, plus product demos and catered networking. Presenting companies are selected by a member-led screening committee, and members may also share their own programs, events, deals or open rounds. Investment opportunities are circulated to angels across BC via a free monthly angel investing newsletter, and company information, investor decks and pitch recordings are available to members through the Dealum platform.
VANTEC is a designated Angel Investor Group under the Government of Canada's Start-up Visa program. Third-party records list it as operating in investment management with two recorded portfolio co-investments, Lucent BioSciences and NovoBind Livestock Therapeutics.
Business model
VANTEC operates as a membership-based angel group rather than a pooled fund. Accredited investors pay annual dues for access to curated deal flow, pitch events and a diligence data room, and then invest individually or alongside other members and early-stage funds; the organization is also supported by partner organizations.
Annual membership fees: CAD 600 (+GST) for in-person membership; CAD 300 (+GST) for online-only membership with CAD 100 (+GST) per additional seat; CAD 600 (+GST) for group membership with CAD 200 (+GST) per additional seat for family members or colleagues at an investment fund.
Traction
The network reports more than 150 active angel and fund members, 100+ vetted BC startups pitching each year and 10+ companies presenting at each monthly meeting. It lists past presenter outcomes including a USD 4.4M seed round in 2021, USD 8M seed in 2021, USD 3.75M seed in 2019, USD 1.2M seed in 2023, USD 1.5M seed in 2024, USD 17.5M Series A in 2023, USD 7.9M Series A in 2024, USD 115M Series B in 2025, more than USD 5M raised across multiple rounds, an acquisition by Danaher in 2020 for an undisclosed amount, 2023 New Ventures BC winners, and a company named "Startup of Year" by Canada's Semiconductor Council.
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Market position
Presented as a first stop for BC-based technology founders raising angel and seed rounds, with 150+ member angels and funds and 100+ vetted startups pitching annually; described by a third-party profile as focused on pre-seed and seed stages in British Columbia and designated as an Angel Investor Group for Canada's Start-up Visa program.
Positions itself as often the first investor community where BC startups pitch, combining a two-stage format (90-second or 2.5-minute preview pitch followed by a fuller presentation based on investor interest), member-led screening, a shared diligence data room via Dealum, hybrid in-person and online attendance, and tiered low-cost memberships.
Technology
Member-facing deal information is delivered through Dealum, which hosts investor decks, company data and pitch replays for early-stage diligence, alongside livestreamed pitch events.
Go-to-market
Founders apply to pitch and are filtered by a member-led screening committee; investors join as dues-paying members and may sponsor approved guests. Deal flow is distributed through monthly in-person and livestreamed pitch nights, a free monthly angel investing newsletter reaching angels across BC, member socials and invite-only events.
Two sides: British Columbia-based pre-seed and seed-stage technology founders raising angel or seed capital, and accredited investors who are actively investing or planning a first angel investment, including representatives of accredited investors and early-stage funds. Accreditation follows Canadian Securities Administrators National Instrument 45-106 thresholds (CAD 1M+ net financial assets, CAD 200K+ income or CAD 300K with a spouse, or CAD 5M+ total net assets).
Geography
Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a member base of angels across BC; events are held in person in BC and streamed online. Recorded member/investor geography spans Canada and the United States.
History
The network states it has been connecting investors and startups since 1999, and has hosted monthly angel investment meetings since then at which 10+ early-stage companies present to an audience of angel investors.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsVANTEC Angel Network is recorded as a seed-stage co-investor in NovoBind Livestock Therapeutics Inc.; date not disclosed.
VANTEC is a designated Angel Investor Group by the Government of Canada under the Start-up Visa program.
VANTEC Angel Network participated as a co-investor in a seed-stage investment in Lucent BioSciences.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- VANTEC Angel Networkvantec.ca · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does VANTEC Angel Network do?
- Vancouver-based angel investor network, founded 1999, running monthly pitch events for BC pre-seed and seed tech startups.
- Who are VANTEC Angel Network's investors?
- VANTEC Angel Network's investors include WUTIF Capital.