Yvette Wu: How Women Founders Can Combat The Biases They Face In Pitch Rooms
The first quarter in 2023 may have performed better than economists predicted, but for women founders, it was still a loss. According to PitchBook, companies with all women-founded teams raised a mere 2.1%, of the estimated $37 billion invested in US startups. As a Vancouver-based woman founder, who raised a pre-seed round at this time, […]
Koble Founder Swati Matta is Offering Pregnancy and Postpartum Care to Everyday Families
Koble founder Swati Matta has emerged as one of the foremost figures in health tech, offering universal postpartum support to new families.
Birdie Break Co-Founders on Creating Accessible, On-Demand Childcare
Cassidy Raffin and Melanie Swerden teamed up to create Birdie Break, an accessible childcare app to make finding sitters easy and trustworthy.
How Hayley Elsaesser Challenged the Fashion Industry’s Status Quo
Meet entrepreneur Hayley Elsaesser, whose bold, inclusive, and body-positive designs have created the most expressive label in the country.
Simplii Financial Shines Spotlight on the Side Hustle to Mark International Women’s Day
To celebrate IWD, Simplii Financial is shining the spotlight on side hustles through a panel of barrier-breaking Canadian women in business.
Women Who Lead: Joy Spence on 40 Years of Smashing Ceilings
Since joining Appleton Estate as Chief Chemist in 1981, Joy Spence has been smashing ceilings and revolutionizing rum one glass at a time.
For women entrepreneurs, the pandemic is hurting business—and their mental health
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]November 19th marks Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, and this year, more than ever, women entrepreneurs need our collective support. Eight months into the pandemic, COVID-19 has affected every Canadian, but its impact has not been evenly distributed. Certain groups are facing outsized challenges—and those include women entrepreneurs. They face more hurdles securing financial support, tend to […]
