Vancouver builds on the Pacific edge — a strong gaming and creative-tech scene, a growing cleantech and AI base, and a timezone and talent pipeline shared with the US West Coast. The ingredients are here; the scene stays more spread out than its potential. Ascent Valley runs curated, in-person events across the city: networking nights, pitch events, mixers and workshops where founders, investors, operators and builders actually meet — verified in the room, matched by stage and focus, then kept connected across the network. No badges, no pitch-deck tourism — just the people doing the work.