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  • How to Get the Most Out of a Mentorship

    How to Get the Most Out of a Mentorship

    **Originally published via Goop.com  It can be life-changing when a mentor empowers you to make moves you wouldn’t make on your own, says NJ Falk. A mentor can help you push boundaries, “give context, structure, and scaffolding,” and provide “validation to...

  • Meet our Pitch Coaches for the Founders Fund Live Pitch Competition Finale

    Meet our Pitch Coaches for the Founders Fund Live Pitch Competition Finale

    In preparation for Founders Fund's Live Pitch Competition Finale, 10 exceptional founders and business leaders were selected as pitch coaches to help our 10 finalists perfect their pitches.  Ten pitch coaches were paired with our ten finalists and provided feedback...

  • Meet our Pitch Competition Finale Sponsors: Noissue & Voltage New Media

    Meet our Pitch Competition Finale Sponsors: Noissue & Voltage New Media

    With the Founders Fund Pitch Competition Finale right around the corner on Wednesday June 23rd 2021, we would like to acknowledge our kind sponsors, Noissue and Voltage New Media, who have made the prize pack even sweeter!  In additional to...

  • Meet Our Founders Fund Pitch Competition Fund Recipients

    Meet Our Founders Fund Pitch Competition Fund Recipients

    This year we celebrated our first ever pitch competition where 10 exceptional women entrepreneurs pitched their businesses with confidence, passion and skill to a panel of 5 highly esteemed judges.In the end the judges had the challenging task of deliberating and choosing the first, second and third...

  • Meet our 10 Pitch Finalist for 2021

    Meet our 10 Pitch Finalist for 2021

    We are excited to introduce our 10 pitch finalists who will compete for a chance to receive non-repayable funding & resources  at the Founders Fund Live Pitch Competition Finale on June 23rd 2021 at 1PM EST! Meet Kennishia & Kyree Duffus...

  • From "Women Identifying" to "Women"

    From "Women Identifying" to "Women"

    To our Founders Fund community, After careful consideration, Founders Fund Canada has decided to stop the use of the term “Women Identifying” and instead simply use "women". This decision was made through collaborative reflection and deliberation amongst the Founders Fund...