Tag: women
Firehood hands out $100,000 in prizes as the DMZ, CVCA announce women of year awards
Apricotton, Areto Labs, PragmaClin secure $100,000 in total prize money from pitch competition. The DMZ and the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association…
Movement51 launches new “investment readiness” education program for women entrepreneurs across Canada
With backing from TD, Movement51 aims to close VC funding gap for gender-diverse founders. The51’s sister organization, Movement51 (M51), has opened applications for Founder’s…
Movement51, CIWA secure $861,980 from PrairiesCan to support women entrepreneurs, investors
The funding is expected to help increase women-owned and led businesses in the Prairies. Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) has announced a cumulative $861,980…
Three Canadian startups selected for Google’s latest Women Founders accelerator cohort
Blossom Social, Emaww, MedEssist represent Canada in the third installation of Google’s accelerator. Google has unveiled the 12 startups that make up the latest…
Armed with more capital to back women entrepreneurs, Phoenix Fire makes first investment in VoxCell
Phoenix Fire’s LPs now include the co-founders of Thinkific and Odaia. Phoenix Fire, which aims to support early-stage women entrepreneurs across Canada, has raised…
The Women Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Fund calls for new projects in order to dole out $40 million
The WES Ecosystem Fund has invested $100 million in 52 projects. The Women Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Fund is taking proposals for another round of projects,…
BDC partners with e-learning platform Future Capital to train 150 women for angel investing
Future Capital wants to diversify investors at the angel, LP, and syndicate level. BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund) has partnered with Vancouver-based…
Google opens applications for second Black Founders, Women Founders cohorts in Canada
Past participants include solution providers for maternal care, document management, and textiles. Google has opened applications for its Black Founders and Women Founders startup…
Applications close May 31 for Amii’s AI program for women and gender-diverse people
Women make up only 32 percent of the AI workforce; Amii wants to change that. The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) has opened applications…
Pocketed co-founders pocket $25,000 prize money in pitch contest for women entrepreneurs
Pocketed, which helps businesses find grants, gets granted with $25,000. Vancouver-based FinTech software startup Pocketed has won $25,000 in prize money and was named…