Get Tech Vibes. Get Connected. Get Funded.
A new kind of tech startup community event for Vancouver.
Get Tech Vibes is launching a builder‑focused tech community night at The Basement, a street‑level venue in the Woodward’s building with space for 160 people. We’re bringing together founders, angel investors, creators, and Web3 innovators for an evening that blends meaningful conversation with cultural energy.
Free to attend, happy hour prices all night, and a free beer for the first guests through the door.
Arrive before 6 PM. Vancouver’s founders, angel investors, creators, and Web3 builders in one room.
Hear from two serial founders with multiple exits, meet angel investors, and keep the night going with a live DJ.
What to expect:
- 5-6 PM: Doors + networking. Grab your free beer and appetizers (early arrivals) and meet founders, investors, and operators.
- 6-7 PM: Founder AMA2 (starts sharply at 6). Real stories and straight answers from Hussein Hallak and Mike Nabavi, with angel investors on hand. Bring your questions.
- 7 PM-close: Live DJ + networking. Keep the conversations going.
A spotlight on Web3 innovation built in Vancouver.
On stage:
Hussein Hallak is the author of the Amazon bestseller, The Dark Art of Life Mastery, and a serial entrepreneur with two exits and 22 businesses built across Damascus, Dubai and Vancouver. His first tech company was acqui-hired by Spacetoon, the Disney of the Middle East. He co-founded CreativeArab, the world’s first and largest online marketplace of Middle Eastern art, built award-winning creative agencies, and led product, sales and strategy teams serving brands like P&G, Unilever, Universal and Disney. He was General Manager and Head Mentor of Launch Academy, Vancouver’s largest startup hub, whose 6,500+ founders have gone on to raise over $2.5 billion. He spent two seasons on the tech panel of Our City with Kirk LaPointe on RoundHouse Radio, and was tech lead on MBC’s No. 1 morning show, watched by 40 million viewers. Today he is founder and CEO of Next Decentrum and editor of The Streetlight on Substack.
Visit Next Decentrum.
Senior advisor speaker and facilitator for tech startup events.
Mike Nabavi, six-time founder. He sold his first company, started in university, after growing it past 35 people. He drafted the business plan behind Guest-Tek’s TSX IPO, consulted at Deloitte, ran a tech startup for a decade before exiting, and has since backed numerous startups. His payments venture LavaPay had a pipeline nearing $9M a month when its banks shut it down, which led to Omnieon, infrastructure for federated finance. Today he works as an interim or fractional executive for early-stage and owner-operated companies. Ask Mike anything, including what he got wrong.
25+ Years Advising Leaders. 30+ Years Building Businesses.
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Powered by the tech startup and creator communities.
Who should come: founders looking to raise, investors looking for deal flow, and operators and creators building in Vancouver.
Register to save your spot, and arrive early: capacity is limited and the free beer goes to the first 100 through the door.
Presented by The Art Party (AV, sound, live DJs) · The Basement (160 capacity) · Hastings Crossing BIA · Vancouver News Livestream with support from Impresario Partners, a consulting and VC firm, (this event will be livestreamed to 10,000+ viewers) · Micro Media Solutions for photography · Canadian Allied Services for financial advice.
Bringing new audiences into the Hastings corridor.
Hastings Crossing BIA is an organization that takes a leadership role in managing change and shaping a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable local economy here in the Downtown Eastside. Through collaboration with its business members, grassroots, government, private sector and non-profit partners we bridge the needs of local businesses with the capacity of community focused organizations to foster a vibrant, healthy and diverse area for all – whether you’re here every day or just for the afternoon.
This event directly supports the Hastings Crossing BIA mandate to:
- Grow and stabilize local businesses within the Hastings corridor
- Increase foot traffic and bring new visitors into the area
- Strengthen community‑led relationships aligned with DTES Equity & Reconciliation priority
- Support entrepreneurship pathways, particularly for underrepresented communities
Visit Hastings Crossing BIA.
Networking & Live DJs Afterwards.
The Art Party, an incorporated BC nonprofit based in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), supports BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+, and seniors 50+ communities through arts, culture, and community programming. We are partnering with The Basement, a new street‑level venue at 136 West Cordova (Woodward’s building), which features a 160‑person event space with a DJ booth.
Visit The Basement.
The Art Party nonprofit is co-hosting community‑driven events that bring together founders, investors, creators, and innovators. It is a Google Local Guide Level 7 with photos and videos that have 32+ million views on Google Maps to benefit local venues in Vancouver, Canada.
Visit The Art Party.
Several tech startup Meetup groups will promote the event to their members.
Vancouver News Livestreaming TV – With support from Impresario Partners, a consulting and VC firm, Vancouver News is an independent, entrepreneur-led publication delivering fresh local insight, original reporting, and a growing community for people who care about Vancouver. Our livestreaming TV features spotlights of live events in Vancouver.
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Visit Impresario Partners.
Micro Media Solutions Photography
Micro Media Solutions is a design agency specializing in photography and videography. Our goal is to create your vision with a look and feel that is current, relevant and you. After all “Your Image Is Our Reputation”.
Visit Micro Media Solutions.
Canadian Allied Services
Canadian Allied Services helps business owners and incorporated professionals reduce corporate tax, protect wealth, and plan a confident retirement or succession — one coordinated strategy, not seven separate opinions. We are licensed in BC, Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Quebec.
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