WIN-VC Launch Event: Showcase & Panel

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Join us virtually on Sept. 21st to celebrate women and non-binary entrepreneurs and investors, launched by WIN-VC.

Championing women and non-binary entrepreneurs, and embracing gender lens investing fuels diversity, innovation, and sustainable growth in Canada's entrepreneurial landscape.Join us virtually on Thursday, September 21st from 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET as we unveil the launch of <a href="https://impactcapitalcollective.svx.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">WIN-VC Canada(Women and Non-binary Impact Network for Venture Capital)</a> — a collaborative of organizations working to provide services, programming, events, and dedicated resources to women and non-binary entrepreneurs and gender lens investors across Canada who strive to generate positive social or environmental change through their ventures and investments.<h2>W﻿hat you can expect</h2>🚀 Real Stories, Real Journeys: Lessons from entrepreneurs who have attempted or are actively raising funds and tales of capital success. Hear insights from investors who have embarked on their gender lens investing journey.🚀 Diverse Insights: Uniting entrepreneurs and investors in a mixed-panel discussion.🚀 Exclusive Look at WIN-VC: Learn about WIN-VC's mission, its network, and upcoming programming<h2>🗓 Save the Date: Thursday, September 21st, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET</h2>Secure your virtual seat today.WIN-VC acknowledges the support of <a href="https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada</a>. ISED has awarded funding for the Collective that will make the venture capital environment more inclusive for women by transforming traditional investment processes, processes and knowledge into respectful and meaningful approaches that value equity and impact with a focus on diverse women and non-binary entrepreneurs and SMEs including Black communities, Indigenous peoples, racialized populations, persons with a disability, 2SLGBTQ2+ and new Canadians.-﻿-------------------------En soutenant les entrepreneures femmes et non-binaires et en adoptant l'investissement axé sur le genre, nous favorisons la diversité, l'innovation et la croissance durable dans le paysage entrepreneurial du Canada.Rejoignez-nous virtuellement le jeudi 21 septembre de 13h00 à 14h30 (heure de l'Est) alors que nous dévoilons le lancement de WIN-VC (Réseau d'impact pour le capital-risque des femmes et des personnes non-binaires) - une collaboration d'organisations œuvrant à fournir des services, des programmes, des événements et des ressources dédiées aux entrepreneures femmes et non-binaires ainsi qu'aux investisseurs axés sur le genre à travers le Canada, qui aspirent à générer des changements sociaux ou environnementaux positifs à travers leurs entreprises et leurs investissements.<h2>Ce à quoi vous pouvez vous attendre :</h2>🚀 Des histoires réelles, des parcours authentiques : Des leçons tirées d'entrepreneurs qui ont tenté de lever des fonds ou qui le font activement, et des récits de succès en matière de capital. Écoutez les perspectives d'investisseurs qui ont entrepris leur parcours d'investissement axé sur le genre.🚀 Des perspectives diverses : Réunion d'entrepreneurs et d'investisseurs dans une discussion en panel mixte.🚀 Aperçu exclusif de WIN-VC : Découvrez la mission de WIN-VC, son réseau et les prochains programmes.<h2>🗓 Réservez la date : jeudi 21 septembre, de 13h00 à 14h30, heure de l'Est.</h2>Réservez votre place virtuelle dès aujourd'hui.WIN-VC reconnaît le soutien <a href="https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">d'Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique (ISDE) Canada</a>. ISDE a octroyé un financement au Collective qui rendra l'environnement du capital-risque plus inclusif pour les femmes en transformant les processus d'investissement traditionnels en approches respectueuses et significatives valorisant l'équité et l'impact, avec un accent sur les entrepreneures femmes et non binaires, ainsi que les PME, y compris les communautés noires, les peuples autochtones, les populations racialisées, les personnes en situation de handicap, les personnes de la communauté LGBTQ2+ et les nouveaux Canadiens.

Agenda

Remarks from ISED Representation, followed by a kick-off presentation from WIN-VC highlighting a preview of upcoming programming. / Remarques de la représentation d'ISED, suivies d'une présentation de l'Impact Capital Collective marquant le début et mettant en avant un aperçu des programmes à venir.

Announcement

Reflections from entrepreneurs and key insights from investors on their GLI journey. Entrepreneur speakers are Aki Kaltenbach (Save Da Sea), Chrissy Durcak (Dispatch Coffee) and Carmina De Young (Carmine De Young Fashion Inc.). Investor speakers are Cathy Bennett (Sandpiper VC), and Bonnie Foley-Wong (Pique Ventures). / Réflexions des entrepreneurs et idées clés des investisseurs sur leur parcours en matière de GLI. Les intervenants entrepreneurs sont Aki Kaltenbach (Save Da Sea), Chrissy Durcak (Dispatch Coffee), Carmina De Young (Carmine De Young Fashion Inc.). Les intervenantes investisseurs sont Cathy Bennett (Sandpiper VC) et Bonnie Foley-Wong (Pique Ventures).

Investor and Entrepreneur Panel

Breakout Discussions/ Programming Q&A

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