Any woman or non-binary founder who owns at least 50% or more of their business. Finalists will be asked to provide supporting documentation.

While we largely support Canadian founders, Funding is currently open up to any applicant, globally.

To learn more about the diverse communuity be built founders fund for, click here.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE MAY 16th at 11:59pm EST.
Full timeline:
May.1: Applications open
May.6: Pitching & Application Support Class
May.27: Applications close
May.30-June.13: Selection committee evaluate applications
June.15: Five finalists notified
June.15-29: Finalists prepare for final pitch (with a dedicated 'pitch coach')
June.29: Pitch finals!!! (which can be watched by the rest of the community for moral support!)

Scoring Criteria:
-Confidence in delivery
- Clearly defined business purpose/value
-Future opportunities for business that the funding will support

Simply submit your 2 minute pitch after filling out application. Pitches should be:

-No more than 2 minutes long, anything longer will be disqualified.

-Ensure video is uploaded to youtube as an 'unlisted' video

-Submit youtube link at the end of your application

To see last years Pitch Event, visit our programming session library + watch the 'featured session'.