The Collective is also developing trade initiatives and conference events to showcase Vancouver on the world stage. The group is partnering with BCIT to connect diverse talent with jobs, and working with local universities to create an industry-focused curriculum to fill the region’s talent shortage. This includes connecting local companies with investors, mentors, clients, and advisors to help take their businesses to the next level. They’re not doubling down on the foundational element of the ecosystem, which is a major gap.”įrontier Collective is working on several initiatives to support Vancouver’s innovation industry locally and globally. Some are still stuck to the industries that are dying or faltering. “Vancouver and Canada have a lack of early-stage investment and governments and institutions are still wrapping their heads around these fast-evolving innovations. “We all believe that this region can be a global powerhouse and that our industries represent the future. “Everyone was aligned in the vision that there needed to be a systematic change in the city,” said Burgar. Frontier Collective CEO and co-founder Dan Burgar/Submittedīurgar said that the roughly 15 co-founders of the Frontier Collective came together through shared conversations and frustrations about the lack of support for bleeding-edge technologies.
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