Thrive Lab for women – our partners

Together to support you

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.

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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.

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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.

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Centech

Focus: Women, impact

Region(s): Quebec

A non-profit organization that supports deeptech and medtech entrepreneurs who are addressing tomorrow's societal challenges.

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Cycle Momentum

Focus: Impact

Region(s): Quebec

An international accelerator and open innovation platform uniting entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators to address ecological challenges.

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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.

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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.

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Esplanade*

Focus: Impact

Region(s): Quebec

An accelerator that supports women entrepreneurs in deploying projects with a strong social or environmental impact.

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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.

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Genesis

Focus: Women, tech

Region(s): Atlantic

An innovation hub that develops and supports technology entrepreneurs and empowers underserved communities to found technology businesses.

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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.

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MaRS Discovery District

Focus: Impact

Region(s): National, Ontario

Description to follow

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Propel

Focus: Tech

Region(s): Atlantic

A virtual accelerator that helps startups validate product/market fit, find repeatable customers and raise financing.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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*Web site in French only

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