WIN-VC Canada

Introducing Firestarter, a partnership between the The Firehood and Pond-Deshpande Centre to support Women founders in Atlantic Canada! 💪💪💪 Our program goes beyond just teaching skills. It addresses the deep-rooted inequities for women and under-represented founders in the Canadian tech landscape by providing personalized mentorship with experienced women funders, funding opportunities, and networking events. The program delivery will start in July and end in October with 10 members of the program at Elevate in Toronto! We’re pleased to bring this amazing opportunity to Atlantic Canada. Register today ➡️ https://ow.ly/7j6j50Sno4n #firestarter #WINVC #womenintech #womenfounders #AtlanticCanadaTech

Last month, Thomas Vargas and Bamboo Ren from our team spoke with Sylvain Carle (CIVIC) and Allison Gibson (Spring) on how we can foster a more inclusive venture capital ecosystem for diverse, underfunded entrepreneurs – especially women and gender-diverse entrepreneurs. 💡 Three insights came up from our conversation: 1. Venture capital is supposed to be the space for investors to take risks. Yet, due to the effects of biases and a lack of data and tools, venture capital investors tend to perceive diverse entrepreneurs as more risky and less attractive than others.   2. Investors can overcome biases by actively reaching out to diverse founders, collecting and analyzing data, setting targets, and implementing incentives. 3. Entrepreneurs and investors can all benefit from being part of networks that promote peer learning, knowledge sharing, and shared mission. 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eh_gd6sH ---- This is part of our work for WIN-VC Canada, a national collaborative of organizations working to provide services, programming, events, and dedicated resources to women and non-binary entrepreneurs and gender lens investors across Canada. New Power Labs aggregate and lead research that provides resources to gender lens investors and supports WIN-VC partners in creating programs and services for women and non-binary entrepreneurs. WIN-VC acknowledges the support of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

If you are curious about the state of inclusion in the Venture Capital ecosystem, I highly recommend signing up to the webinar next Monday April 29 9am PST 12m EST. New Power Labs Thomas Vargas and Bamboo Ren will lead an exciting conversation on the topic with a much needed research and data driven approach. They will share that research and illustrate it with the lived experiences and insights of Allison Gibson and Sylvain Carle Register to the webinar here: https://hubs.ly/Q02tQxWM0 💡 Learn more about New Power Labs’ research on the barriers to more inclusive investing, from the perspective of traditional venture capital. 💡 Hear directly from investors and entrepreneurs about the challenges and hurdles of navigating venture capital in Canada. 💡 Discover actionable strategies to ensure your investments reach founders from traditionally overlooked communities. 💡 Explore how unconscious biases and limitations in standard investment approaches hinder investment in diverse founders. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 WIN-VC Canada 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬. 𝘞𝘐𝘕-𝘝𝘊 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

🎙️ Our Research Lead, Thomas Vargas, and Research Associate, Bamboo Ren are hosting a virtual discussion, 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. Join our virtual discussion with Allison Gibson, Chief Design Officer at Spring and Sylvain Carle, Co-founder and Director at CI/VIC. We will: 💡 Learn more about New Power Labs’ research on the barriers to more inclusive investing, from the perspective of traditional venture capital. 💡 Hear directly from investors and entrepreneurs about the challenges and hurdles of navigating venture capital in Canada. 💡 Discover actionable strategies to ensure your investments reach founders from traditionally overlooked communities. 💡 Explore how unconscious biases and limitations in standard investment approaches hinder investment in diverse founders. 🕰️ Monday, April 29th, 12-1pm EST 📍 Register here: https://hubs.ly/Q02tQxWM0 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢��𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 WIN-VC Canada 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬. 𝘞𝘐𝘕-𝘝𝘊 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 @𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (𝘐𝘚𝘌𝘋) 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢. — Tom Vargas, responsable de la recherche chez Labo Pouvoirs Innovants, et Bamboo Ren, chercheure associée, animeront une discussion virtuelle intitulée 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. Nous parlerons avec Allison Gibson, directrice du design, et Sylvain Carle, cofondateur et directeur de CI/VIC. Nous allons : 💡 en apprendre plus concernant la recherche de Labo Pouvoirs Innovants sur les obstacles à l’investissement inclusif, du point de vue du capital-risque traditionnel ; 💡entendre des investisseurs, investisseuses, entrepreneurs et entrepreneures parler des défis et des difficultés que représente le capital-risque au Canada ; 💡découvrir des stratégies réalisables pour que vos investissements se rendent aux fondateurs et fondatrices issus de communautés habituellement négligées ; 💡examiner comment les biais inconscients et les limites dans les approches d’investissement standards nuisent aux investissements dans les projets des fondateurs et fondatrices de la diversité. 𝘊𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘦 𝘥𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦 𝘳é𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘶 𝘞𝘐𝘕-𝘝𝘊 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢. 𝘞𝘐𝘕-𝘝𝘊 𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵é 𝘱𝘢𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘵 𝘋é𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 é𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 (𝘐𝘚𝘌𝘋) 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢. #venturecapital #venturecapitalready #ssfpa #venturecapitalcanada #investoready #fundingequality.

Investors - Join Pond-Deshpande Centre after the Atlantic Venture Forum on June 7th to network with investors across Atlantic Canada! Learn how to action gender-lens investing in your investment decisions. ✉️ Contact Vanessa Paesani at vanessa.paesani@unb.ca if interested. WIN-VC acknowledges the support of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.  ----- Investisseurs - Rejoignez le Pond-Deshpande Centre après le Forum de l'investissement atlantique le 7 juin pour réseauter avec des investisseurs de toute la région de l'Atlantique canadien ! Apprenez comment intégrer une perspective de genre dans vos décisions d'investissement. ✉️ Contactez Vanessa Paesani à vanessa.paesani@unb.ca si vous êtes intéressé(e). WIN-VC est reconnaissant du soutien apporté par Innovation, Science et Développement économique (ISED) Canada.

Earlier this week, our partners at WIN-VC Canada gathered in Vancouver for a 2-day retreat to recap an incredible first year of the collective. 💡 From insightful discussions on our Theory of Change with Ellen Martin to deep dives into barriers facing women/non-binary entrepreneurs in accessing VC with Bamboo Ren at New Power Labs, our gathering was jam-packed with valuable insights. And what better way to wrap up than with a pizza-making class at Rocky Mountain Flatbread? 🍕 Looking ahead, we eagerly anticipate another year of serving women and non-binary entrepreneurs and continuing to drive positive change in the venture capital landscape. Stay tuned for more updates and exciting developments from WIN-VC! A big thank you to DLA Piper for hosting us. WIN-VC acknowledges the support of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. To learn more about WIN-VC, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eVx9q37Z -----  Cette semaine, nos partenaires de WIN-VC Canada se sont réunis à Vancouver pour une retraite de 2 jours afin de récapituler une première année incroyable de collaboration. Des discussions enrichissantes sur notre Théorie du Changement avec Ellen Martin aux plongées profondes dans les obstacles auxquels sont confrontés les entrepreneurs femmes/non-binaires pour accéder au capital-risque avec Bamboo Ren chez New Power Labs, notre rassemblement a été rempli d'informations précieuses. Et quelle meilleure façon de conclure qu'avec un cours de fabrication de pizzas ? 🍕 En regardant vers l'avenir, nous attendons avec impatience une autre année de service aux entrepreneuses et entrepreneurs non-binaires et de continuer à promouvoir le changement positif dans le paysage du capital-risque. Restez à l'écoute pour plus de mises à jour et de développements passionnants de la part de WIN-VC ! Un grand merci à DLA Piper de nous avoir accueillis. WIN-VC reconnaît le soutien d'Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada.