Invest Together in Women-Led Impact

INVEST TOGETHER IN
WOMEN-LED IMPACT

It’s beyond time for women and non-binary founders to get equitable access to investment for their startups. Let’s change the landscape together.

Supported by The Women & Nonbinary Impact Network for Venture Capital.

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Overview

Invest Together in Women-Led Impact (previously the Women-Led Impact Investor Challenge) brings purpose-driven founders together with like-minded, supportive impact investors to learn about impact investing as a joint cohort. Spring has thoughtfully designed a successful program that addresses the unique challenges women and non-binary founders face as they raise funds in spaces where they are consistently underrepresented and excluded. This is an intentionally collaborative, supportive experience with none of the usual BS.

Together, the founders and investors will learn about impact measurement, due diligence and more in practice while building relationships. Selected founders will be invited to continue to the next stages in the Challenge, culminating in a pitch finale where one company takes home a pooled cohort investment of approximately $100K.

Whether you’re curious about impact investing, or an experienced impact investor seeking to level up your gender-lens investing, this educational opportunity gives you hands-on learning and connections that last well beyond the program. Registration for this learning experience is evaluated on a rolling basis until January 15th OR the cohort is full  (and it filled up + closed early last year!).

Meet Our 2024 Challenge Winner

What You Can Expect

Through the program you will:

  • Learn what impact investing is and how it makes a difference
  • Develop and refine an impact investing thesis that resonates with your purpose
  • Create lifelong connections with a supportive, like-minded community
  • Learn what to look for in early-stage companies, including team dynamics, market analysis & more
  • Engage in the due diligence process, including negotiations and paperwork.

2025 Program Schedule

Virtual sessions take place weekly from 12-2PM PT/3-5PM ET:

Eligibility for this Challenge

Eligibility for this Challenge

Does this sound like you?

  • You’re a human being (all genders welcome!)
  • An accredited Canadian or American investor curious about investing for good
  • Fund managers and intrapreneurs looking to learn and relay insights to HQ
  • Concerned about social & environmental issues and seeking to make a positive difference

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be the change

Get informed about impact investing and how to support women & non-binary founders solving urgent social & environmental issues with their ventures.

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