Thrive Lab for women – our partners
The Thrive Lab is a collaborative co-investment vehicle designed to support women entrepreneurs who are at their earliest stage of development in their social impact endeavor. Our partners are a mix of incubators, accelerators, angel groups, and family offices who share our belief - that impact-driven businesses can grow sustainably if they are surrounded by the right investors and get the support they need from the earliest stages.
All women-led businesses must be nominated by a BDC approved investment partner who will apply to the Lab on their behalf.
Don’t have an investment partner?
Please connect with one of our pre-approved partners listed here who will work directly with you on the next steps.
Do you have an investment partner not among our list?
If you have been pre-qualified by a partner not listed here or if you’ve been nominated through an investment contest, please contact us.
Anges Québec
Focus: Women
Region(s): Quebec
A woman led angel group offering private investment to support diversity and innovative entrepreneurs.
Canada Innovates
Focus: Women, BIPOC
Region(s): National, Ontario
An online national ecosystem that provides tools, data, and support services to bridge the digital landscape in entrepreneurship.
CEIM
Focus: Women
Region(s): Quebec
An incubator and accelerator that supports promising women-led businesses with the services they need to reach their full potential.
Centech
Focus: Women, impact
Region(s): Quebec
A non-profit organization that supports deeptech and medtech entrepreneurs who are addressing tomorrow's societal challenges.
Cycle Momentum
Focus: Impact
Region(s): Quebec
An international accelerator and open innovation platform uniting entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators to address ecological challenges.
DMZ
Focus: Women
Region(s): National, Ontario
A startup incubator that equips the next generation of tech entrepreneurs with the tools needed to build highly impactful startups.
EVOL
Focus: Women, impact
Region(s): Quebec
An organization that directly contributes to the creation, growth, and acquisition of businesses that have a positive impact on society.
Esplanade*
Focus: Impact
Region(s): Quebec
An accelerator that supports women entrepreneurs in deploying projects with a strong social or environmental impact.
Front Row Ventures (FRV)
Focus: Youth
Region(s): National, Quebec
Canada’s leading university-focused and student-operated VC firm with a presence on 20+ university campuses across Canada.
Genesis
Focus: Women, tech
Region(s): Atlantic
An innovation hub that develops and supports technology entrepreneurs and empowers underserved communities to found technology businesses.
Good & Well
Focus: Impact
Region(s): National, Ontario
A family office investing in early-stage companies that are leading the way to a more equitable and sustainable economy.
Propel
Focus: Tech
Region(s): Atlantic
A virtual accelerator that helps startups validate product/market fit, find repeatable customers and raise financing.
Raven Indigenous Capital Partners
Focus: Indigenous
Region(s): National
A fund that provides pre-seed and seed stage capital to female-led Indigenous enterprises capable of scale and transformational impact narrative.
SheBoot
Focus: Women
Region(s): National, Ontario
A program for early-stage women-led tech and tech-enabled companies that culminates in a pitch competition for $300,000 from 30 women investors.
Spring Activator
Focus: Women, impact
Region(s): National, British Columbia
A program that aims to build an inclusive community of investors and support a diverse range of founders to scale their impactful solutions.
Startup TNT
Focus: Underserved regions
Region(s): Prairies
The largest and most active Angel Syndicate in Western Canada with over 40% of its invested capital in women-led startups.
Telus Community Safety & Wellness Accelerator
Focus: Impact
Region(s): West
An accelerator that uses AI/ML, innovation, entrepreneurship, mentorship, funding, programming & more to scale social impact, and women-led ventures.
The 51
Focus: Women
Region(s): National, West
A Financial FeministTM platform where investors come together to democratize access to capital for women and gender-diverse founders.
The Firehood
Focus: Women
Region(s): National, Ontario
A movement that brings women together to network with technology professionals, gain access to mentorship and build leadership acumen.
University of Toronto Entrepreneurship
Focus: Research focused
Region(s): National, Ontario
A global leader in research-based startups, supporting 12+ campus accelerators across a diverse community of innovators.
Volta
Focus: Tech
Region(s): Atlantic
A startup hub focused on creating positive social and economic impact through tailored support for early-stage tech companies.
Women’s Equity Lab
Focus: Women
Region(s): National, Ontario, British Columbia, Prairies, Atlantic
A pan-Canadian investment and learning fund model, catalyzing women-directed capital, and support to grow women-focused companies.
YSpace, York University
Focus: Women, underrepresented groups
Region(s): National, Ontario
A sector agnostic innovation hub supporting startups and scaleups with a focus on Technology, Food & Beverage, Women-Led, and Black-Led Ventures.
Yukonstruct
Focus: Underserved regions
Region(s): Yukon
A non-profit that empowers women entrepreneurs in their diverse community and catalyzes social impact, providing tools to bring their dreams to life.
Zú
Focus: ESG
Region(s): Quebec
A program that supports those who revolutionize the creative industries by generating innovative projects and world-class intellectual property.
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