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.
Impact
From seed to fork: building better food systems through impact investing
Sustainable food is about access and environmental impact.
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.
Montréal-founded QueerTech wants to expand its 2SLGBTQIA+ events across Canada
72 percent of QueerTech’s 7,600-plus members come from outside Montréal.
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.
Solving the lack of access to capital for Indigenous entrepreneurs
What has changed in the Reconciliation Economy in the last year?
Why founders need to rethink how to scale alongside how to give back
Canadians are more likely to support businesses that are mission-driven.
Canadian tech companies expand support for US employees in wake of Roe v. Wade ruling
List includes 1Password, Hopper, Lightspeed, Nuvei, Clearco, Benevity, BBTV.
Google opens applications for latest Black Founders, Women Founders cohorts in Canada
Past participants include solution providers for maternal care, document management, and textiles.
Indigenous tech leaders talk progress at #CollisionConf and “long path ahead”
“Our ancestors really set the stage for us.”
Federal government-backed Indigenous Growth Fund secures $3 million from Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc
“We know this investment will spark and inspire other companies to also contribute to economic reconciliation.”
CanCode doles out $1.1 million to digital literacy training group Grandir Sans Frontières
GSF aims to create over 8,000 tech training opportunities for youth.
SoulRooms launches initiative to help Ukrainian refugees find homes in Canada
Plus: Canadian org launches app to expedite refugees’ arrival into Canada.
Jennifer Couldrey to depart executive director role at The Upside Foundation
General manager Maria O’Reilly assumes interim ED position.