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OBIO offering up to $20,000 in grants to women-led health science companies

Deadline to apply for OBIO’s Women in Health Initiative is September 10. This week, Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO) kicked off a call for…

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How to grow investment in women-led startups
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How to grow investment in women-led startups

Women-led businesses are still underfunded, despite a multi-trillion market opportunity. Studies about gender diversity in tech startups paint a relatively grim picture: women are…

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With new Thrive platform, BDC commits half a billion dollars to invest in Canadian women-led startups and funds

BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund team has its second fund, lots more capital, and an expanded mandate. The Business Development Bank of…

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Sandpiper Ventures closes $20 million first fund focused on early-stage, women-led tech startups
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Sandpiper Ventures closes $20 million first fund focused on early-stage, women-led tech startups

Sandpiper sees “huge … and untapped opportunity” to back more women entrepreneurs amid market downturn. Halifax-based Sandpiper Ventures has completed the final close for…

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Spring Activator launches Women-led Impact Investor Challenge with Telus Pollinator Fund

The previous edition of the fund focused on healthcare, naming UVX Inc. as the winner. Vancouver-based incubator and accelerator Spring Activator has expanded its…

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