Funding, Mentorship and Resources for Women Identifying Entrepreneurs

Invest in yourself, pay it forward.

Founders Fund is the first exclusively digital growth accelerator supporting under represented, women-identifying founders during every stage of their journey. Members can access mentorship, resources, and non-repayable funding for their business.

Half of every membership is invested directly into funding that members can apply for annually.

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$100,000+

The amount of barrier-free funding we are on track to support over 15+ businesses with since 2019.

Many women-identifying founders are facing systemic & intersectional barriers that are holding them back from reaching their potential.

But what if there was a way for all of us to come together? To invest in our own success while also paying it forward?

16%: The number of majority women owned & led businesses in Canada

2.8%: How much Venture Capital funding was invested in women in 2018

Why equity matters: if men and women participated equally as entrepreneurs the GDP could rise by $5 trillion globally and $80 billion in Canada

Launching This Fall: Bad for Business Podcast

‘Bad for Business’ features stories of underestimated and unconventional leaders that have been told they’re ‘Bad for Business’ because of their personal identity, education, disruptive business model, and so many more fictional measures of traditional business success.

Join us each week as we deep dive into the real, unfiltered story behind the success of the top leaders in business and what makes them ‘Bad for Business’.

Interested in becoming a podcast sponsor? Connect with our team at hello@foundersfund.ca

2020 Funding Finalists:

We received hundreds of inspiring applications as part of our member exclusive funding season. Learn about our 11 women & underrepresented gender owned businesses that received funding.

Meet our Finalists

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Become a Funder or Partner

Started by founders for founders, the Founders Fund provides the next generation of women-identifying entrepreneurs with the funding, community and resources they need to change the world. But we can’t do it alone.

We’re looking for people (like you!) to support our programaming and help us grow our pool of funding available to hardworking and deserving women-identifying entrepreneurs.

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"The support from the founders fund community is not only a massive financial help, but also such a vote of confidence from a community we respect and admire. Support, insight and advice from other women founders has absolutely underpinned our success to date"

- Mikayla Wujec & Naomi Blackman, Founders of Alder Apparel (2020 Funding Recipients)

"Seeing successful people who look like me, reminds me that I am capable of taking up space and disrupting e-commerce."

-Edo Odozor, Founder of Naij Hair

"I wish this program existed when I started my business."

-Kat Gaskin, Mentor & Founder of The Content Planner

"The first investment I made when I decided to start a business was a Founders’ Fund membership. I didn’t know anything about entrepreneurship, but I saw myself and my social impact goals reflected in the Fund’s vision - and that gave me the sense of belonging I needed to get started."

-Neria Aylward, Founder of Well Rounded Academy