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Launch Academy and GrowLab Partner with Facebook
Tuesday, July 9, 2013Company Profile | Follow Company
Vancouver, BC, July 9, 2013--(T-Net)--GrowLab and Launch Academy announced a partnership with Facebook.
The social media giant recently set up shop in Vancouver's Coal Harbour, and will now host office hours at GrowLab's headquarters in Gastown, which will be open to all GrowLab companies and Launch Academy members.
Not a part of GrowLab or Launch Academy? Facebook will also open select events to the larger Vancouver tech community. The two upcoming events are:
Vancouver Women in Engineering: Facebook VoIP tech talk
Monday, July 8th 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Facebook Vancouver - 1555 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6G 2T1 CA
Join us for a special Women in Engineering Tech Talk hosted by our brand new Facebook Vancouver office! Come hear Facebook Engineer Denise Noyes discuss Facebook's VoIP (Voice over IP) project.There will be light appetizers, drinks and Vancouver based Facebook engineers there to chat with. Please RSVP at http://fbvancouvervoip.eventbrite.com
Facebook Vancouver - Tech Talk - The Life of an Ad
Tuesday, July 9th 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Facebook Vancouver - 1555 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6G 2T1 CA
Join us for a special Tech Talk on the life of a Facebook Ad hosted by our brand new Facebook Vancouver office! Come hear Facebook EngineerJustin Voskuhl discuss Facebook's Ads product.There will be light appetizers, drinks and Vancouver based Facebook engineers there to chat with. Please RSVP at http://facebooklifeofads.eventbrite.com
About GrowLab
GrowLab is a Vancouver-based startup accelerator that helps entrepreneurs build great companies through seed funding, mentorship, collaborative workspace and 3 months of intensive programming. GrowLab brings together the best and brightest entrepreneurs from the world and connect them with our global network of top tier investors, mentors and partners.
Founded by five world class super angels and VCs: Boris Wertz (Version One Ventures), Leonard Brody (Clarity Digital), Debbie Landa (Dealmaker Media), Jason Bailey (East Side Games), GrowLab provides entrepreneurs a unique wealth of wisdom, knowledge, and connections. Over the past year, GrowLab has invested in 14 companies and steered them in the right direction to success.
GrowLab and its founders are committed to becoming “hunters of talent” and actively search for cohort members by attending and hosting events in tech hubs around the world. All four founders and Edwards travel extensively looking for talent and young companies who need a launch pad, and the group believe their presence in Vancouver and San Francisco make them a uniquely powerful place for that to happen.
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