Where Vancouver’s next generation builds.
A community for ambitious high-school students across Metro Vancouver who are into entrepreneurship, business, technology, creativity and innovation. Meet people you’ll build with. Learn from founders. Make things happen.
We connect ambitious young people in Vancouver who want to build something — a business, a project, a skill, a network.
You don’t need to already run a company. If you’re curious about entrepreneurship, technology, investing, design, media or leadership — and you want to actually make things instead of just talking about them — this is for you.
Be one of the first 100.
We’re selecting Vancouver’s first cohort of founding members. Founding members get a permanent designation, a low membership number, first access to every event, and a direct say in how this community takes shape.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Early applicants get the lowest member numbers.
Community, not another class.
Short talks, real building, and a room full of people your age who are actually doing things.
A real network
Meet ambitious students from schools across Metro Vancouver — not just your own. Every event, you’ll leave having met at least three new people.
Founders & mentors
Fireside chats and office hours with Vancouver entrepreneurs who walk through how their business actually works — revenue, customers, mistakes.
Build nights & pitch nights
Workshops, challenges and competitions where you ship a landing page, make your first sale, or pitch a project to a room and judges.
A member directory
Need a designer, a developer, a video editor, a co-founder? Search the community and find another member who does exactly that.
An opportunities board
Internships, competitions, grants, hackathons, part-time gigs and startup programs — curated for young people in Vancouver.
A place to be seen
Member Projects showcase, Founder Stories and Member of the Month — we promote what you’re building to our whole audience.
You don’t need a company. You need a drive to build.
Members come in with all kinds of interests. Pick the ones that sound like you.
From application to building — in four steps.
Apply
Fill out a short application. It takes about 10 minutes. We ask about your interests and what you want to build.
Get accepted
We review on a rolling basis and email you back. Most serious applicants are accepted into the founding cohort.
Join the community
Get your member number, introduce yourself in the community chat, and see what’s coming up.
Start building
Come to your first event, meet people, join a challenge, and put your idea into action.
Our first event is coming.
An evening of structured networking, a short founder interview, and time to actually meet the people you’ll build with. Free for members. Date and venue announced to the founding cohort first.
“I started building young. I wanted the community I didn’t have.”
Vancouver Founders was started by a Vancouver high-school student who has been running a business of their own. The idea is simple: there are ambitious young people in every school in this city, and almost no way for them to find each other. We’re fixing that.
Partners & supporters
Coworking spaces, startups, firms and community organizations that help make events happen.
Frequently asked
Who can join?
Does it cost anything?
Why is there an application?
I don’t have a business or an idea yet. Can I still apply?
What about privacy? Members are minors.
How often are events?
Vancouver’s first 100 founding members are being selected now.
It takes about 10 minutes. If building things sounds like you, apply.