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Fifty percent of venture firms surveyed by BDC Capital have no women senior investors. The compensation picture for women in VC may be reaching a tipping point in Canada—at least at the highest levels. For the first time, women’s average salary in senior investment roles was higher than that of men, according to the 2024 Canadian Venture...
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Key leadership hire for WEL to advance equal representation and influence of women in private capital markets November 2024 — The Womenʼs Equity Lab (WEL) is thrilled to announce Ariel Siller as its new Managing Director. Ariel brings a wealth of experience from her role as CEO of the Canadian Childrenʼs Literacy Foundation (CCLF), where she...
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July 2024 — The Women's Equity Lab Atlantic Investment Group (WEL Atlantic) is proud to announce the launch of its 2nd fund to continue its mission to support women-led businesses and build the community of female investors. With an impressive growth in Limited Partners (LPs) WEL Atlantic’s 2nd fund has 50 women investors. WEL Atlantic has...
ISLAND WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
June 13, 2024 - In a groundbreaking move to foster diversity and empower women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Island Women in Science and Technology (iWIST) is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural scholarship program. This initiative, launched this month, is made possible through the generous support of the...
PRIVATE CAPITAL JOURNAL
Women’s Equity Lab Toronto has closed an initial round of fundraising for Fund III. Launched in 2017 as a non-profit organization, Victoria, BC-based Women’s Equity Lab has spun off 16 funds, including 9 in BC (Victoria & Vancouver), 3 in Ontario (Toronto) and 1 each in Manitoba and Atlantic region, and 2 Venture Capital Corporations (VCCs)....
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Empowering Women-Led Social Impact Businesses: Women's Equity Lab (WEL) Partners with BDC's $100M Thrive Lab to Co-Invest Alongside 25 Canadian Partners. Women's Equity Lab (WEL) is excited to be one of the 25 partners collaborating with BDC's $100M Thrive Lab to support women-led social impact businesses. This initiative's first phase will co-invest, alongside partners from across...
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St. John’s, September 14th, 2023 - In just six short months since its inception, the WEL Atlantic angel fund has already made investments in three promising women-led businesses within the Atlantic provinces. Founded with a mission to address the chronic and systemic underrepresentation of women in early stage investing, WEL has created opportunities for both new...
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June 23, 2023 - An innovative concept has resulted in the province’s first hybrid early-stage all-female investment fund, allowing non-accredited investors to join the angel investment ecosystem and participate and learn alongside accredited investors. “We commend The Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) for their leadership in working with WEL MB to provide the opportunity for more capital...
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March 23, 2023 - WEL Manitoba brings together a network of accredited women investors from across the province providing hands-on investment education and networking to its members and access to new capital for female founders at the pre-seed and seed stage on the Canadian prairies. “We’ve been working over the past year to bring together the...
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March 7, 2023 - WEL Toronto launched its second fund in February - bringing together 50 women investors from the GTA to pool their capital to invest in early stage Canadian businesses. WEL Fund 2 follows the debut Toronto fund launched in 2021. WEL is an investing and learning platform where a group of 40-50 women...