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Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders: CWPE’s New Mentorship Program

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Photo: Lisa Melchior (VERTU Capital), Sylvia Rasic (BMO), Brenda Hogan (OCGC), Natalie Townsend (Northrock Capital) and Brett Stewart (McMillan LLP) “We are focused on promoting the entry, advancement, development and retention of women in private capital” Canadian Women in Private Equity (CWPE), a committee of the CVCA, have launched a first-of-its-kind mentorship program designed to

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The Moment Behind The Movement: Jodi Kovitz & #movethedial

“I never, ever would have had the opportunity to go on that trip but for my male friend taking two minutes to move the dial for me.” The enormity and power of social movement often isn’t fully realized until we’re right in the middle of it, at its climax, or when revisiting its value in

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YPC and WoodGreen Community Services Building a Bridge for New Canadians

Canadian newcomers are already benefiting from the recently announced partnership between the Young Private Capitalists committee (YPC) and WoodGreen Community Services (WoodGreen). The partnership provides a unique opportunity to network with Canada’s strong and established financial community. The first-of-its-kind partnership, announced late August, brings together the Community Connections Program at WoodGreen and the networking-based YPC

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Young Private Capitalists and WoodGreen Community Services Partner to Help New Canadians

New Canadians to benefit from Young Private Capitalists and WoodGreen Community Services partnership; providing critical networking opportunities within Canada’s private investment community Canadian newcomers can look forward to a new, unique opportunity to network with Canada’s strong and established financial community, thanks to a newly founded partnership between the Young Private Capitalists committee (YPC) and

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The Impressive Impact of The Vinetta Project

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Convening at a table in Toronto’s OneEleven­, North America’s largest innovation Hub, the CVCA and Anna Mackenzie, Front-End Developer, Nudge.ai, are discussing some of the interesting startups in the Silicon Valley-esque shared offices. OneEleven may be the workspace for companies like 360insights, Nudge and Hockeystick; but some of the folks working here are doing extraordinary

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Women‑In‑Tech Event to Bring Together 150 Female Investors & Founders Across Canada

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Canadian female investors & founders to celebrate industry diversity for Canada’s 150th with series of events from coast-to-coast The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, BDC Capital and McRock Capital have joined forces to bring together 150 Canadian women-in-tech across the country for a Canada 150-themed celebration 150 Canadian-based female technology investors and founders

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How VCs are inspiring the next gen of female tech entrepreneurs

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Always at the forefront of innovation, the venture capital industry has a remarkable record of funding entrepreneurs during the genesis of their society-changing companies. It’s a history that has had quite an impact—firms like Google, Facebook and Uber have proven to be game changers in how we interact with the world. One of the criticisms

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Celebrating Canadian Female Investor & Founder Trailblazers – Part 5: The Future

The CVCA’s Celebrating Canadian Female Investor & Founder Trailblazers is a five-part series celebrating the success of Canadian Women in business as part of International Women’s Day. March 8th was International Women’s Day. A day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women all over the globe. However, progress has slowed in

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Celebrating Canadian Female Investor & Founder Trailblazers – Part 4: Hurdles

The CVCA’s Celebrating Canadian Female Investor & Founder Trailblazers is a five-part series celebrating the success of Canadian Women in business as part of International Women’s Day. March 8th was International Women’s Day. A day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women all over the globe. However, progress has slowed in

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Celebrating Canadian Female Investor & Founder Trailblazers – Part 3: Ups & Downs

The CVCA’s Celebrating Canadian Female Investor & Founder Trailblazers is a five-part series celebrating the success of Canadian Women in business as part of International Women’s Day. Wednesday was International Women’s Day. A day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women all over the globe. However, progress has slowed in many