Tech shoots for a million
Okanagan Edge Staff - Oct 24, 2019 - Get Involved

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The Okanagan tech community has already raised 10 per cent of a million-dollar goal, and the campaign hasn’t even started yet.

Accelerate Okanagan and Trellis have launched a fundraising campaign called OKGNtech for Good, with the intention of raising $1 million. It officially kicks off on Friday during Startup Drinks at Kelowna’s Innovation Centre, but more than $100,000 has already been raised.

“The OKGNtech industry has received a lot of support from the Okanagan,” Trellis founder and CEO Justin Goodhew said in a press release. “OKGNtech for Good is our chance to show that we have matured as a local industry and that we have the capacity to give back.”

The money will be donated to projects like Kelowna’s Child Advocacy Centre, which is slated to open in early 2020 and will help children who are suffering from abuse or neglect.

“The OKGNtech community is the fastest growing tech region in the country,” Accelerate Okanagan CEO Brea Lake said. “We are not only home to a lively startup ecosystem but a healthy group of established companies who want to give back.

“OKGNtech for Good is a chance for us to thank the entire Okanagan region for supporting us through this growth and an opportunity to give back in a really tangible way.”


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