{"id":93078,"date":"2023-02-13T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T22:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/partners\/spring-activator-launches-women-led-impact-investor-challenge-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-02-13T14:12:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T22:12:35","slug":"spring-activator-launches-the-second-health-impact-investor-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/news\/spring-activator-launches-the-second-health-impact-investor-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Activator and the TELUS Pollinator Fund Launch The Second Health Impact Investor Challenge In Support of Impact-Focused Healthcare Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"93078\" class=\"elementor elementor-93078\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9edd28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9edd28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40dea18\" data-id=\"40dea18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef4fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aef4fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>This special edition of Spring Activator&#8217;s Impact Investor Challenge, presented by the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good, aims to connect healthcare founders with investors and support them in navigating the investment process and Canadian healthcare landscape<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2e2af9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2e2af9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b0598b\" data-id=\"0b0598b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735904d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"735904d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-523f536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"523f536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a mission to champion investment within the impact <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">investor and startup ecosystem<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spring Activator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is announcing the launch of the second <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/programs\/impact-investor-challenge\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health Impact Investor Challenge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In collaboration with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telus.com\/en\/pollinatorfund\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TELUS<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pollinator Fund for Good<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the challenge is set to run from<\/span><b> April to June of 2023, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aims to connect healthcare founders with investors and support them in navigating the investment process and landscape. The Challenge will culminate in $200,000+ invested into a prominent Canadian healthcare startup from investors across the country.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leveling up our healthcare ecosystem is necessary for the well-being of our citizens, especially in the face of an aging population, chronic diseases, inequitable access for underserved populations, and a host of other challenges. Innovative solutions can be found in a number of sub-sectors, including care delivery, diagnostics services, women\u2019s health solutions, medical equipment and devices, and mental health. Alongside the public sector, private industry is a crucial source of innovation, delivery, and scale. Ideas and businesses are being born every day, and they need the support of early-stage capital to validate and provide acceleration support.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last spring, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/news\/uvx-wins-spring-activators-health-impact-investor-challenge\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2022 Health Impact Investor Challenge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trained 33 angel investors, 15 healthcare companies, and culminated in $300,000 invested into <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvxinc.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UXV Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a device company that disinfects air and surfaces using a form of light that is safe for human exposure but kills pathogens in seconds, even while people are present. Other participating companies went on to raise $5+ million within six months of the program, with one healthcare finalist winning nearly $300,000 through the subsequent Spring Activator <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/partners\/voxcell-bioinnovation-wins-spring-women-led-impact-investor-challenge-presented-by-telus-pollinator\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women-led Impact Investor Challenge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> presented by the TELUS Pollinator Fund.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-27a7494 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27a7494\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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.e-q-footer{flex-direction:row}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:right}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote{text-align:center}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer,.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__author{display:block}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}<\/style>\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<i>\u201cSpring Activator is thrilled to continue collaborating with the TELUS Pollinator Fund to support the growing investor community, through collaborating with regional partners and empowering investors with a diversity of knowledge and networks in the sector, this program will be a unique opportunity for healthcare founders across Canada to not only access investment, but also tap into support and connection resources to scale their growth and impact.\u201d \n\n<\/i>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Kristen Perry, Managing Director at the Spring Investment Collective<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1b527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df1b527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68be073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68be073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By working in collaboration with the TELUS Pollinator Fund, Spring Activator will facilitate more healthcare founders to improve health and care outcomes. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/programs\/impact-investor-challenge\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health Impact Investor Challenge <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will place close emphasis on measurable, social and environmental impact in healthcare, in addition to financial return on investment for investors. The Challenge empowers, connects, and supports early-stage startups in the industry across Canada. Spring Activator and the TELUS Pollinator Fund will support healthcare founders and impact angel investors on a holistic level through:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guiding early-stage and impact-curious investors end-to-end through the impact investing process with the added benefit of deeper insights into the healthcare industry.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparing Seed and Series A healthcare startup founders on investment-readiness.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Educating a joint cohort of funders and founders about the investment process, from market analysis, to impact measurement, to negotiation and closing, all culminating in an equity investment into a winning company.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Challenge will also help investors discover opportunities to get involved in impact investing by supporting those who do good for communities and connect their capital to mission-driven startups; which aligns with one of the TELUS Pollinator Fund\u2019s goals to catalyze more impact investors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61a8229 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61a8229\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-649d7c2\" data-id=\"649d7c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-968dc6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"968dc6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telus.com\/en\/pollinatorfund\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-86219\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1.png 400w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-100x38.png 100w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1-360x135.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5232b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b5232b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top 15 venture applicants will be selected to participate in an 11 week program to learn and pitch alongside a cohort of investors. The investors will vote for the top five companies to present at the Grand Finale pitch event, where they will have the chance to win at least $200,000 in equity investment from the cohort. Applications will be open to any venture based in Canada who is an early-stage socially or environmentally driven venture in the healthcare industry looking to raise Seed or Series A capital and scale their impact. Investors can also apply to be a part of the investor group and do not need to be accredited to participate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf213f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf213f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc5497a\" data-id=\"fc5497a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e80d85\" data-id=\"1e80d85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-850b12c elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"850b12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<i>\u201cWe are excited to partner again with Spring Activator to enable another Health Impact Investor Challenge to put exciting startups in front of investors to help scale their solutions. 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