RAISE + RISE: Connection Series
A suite of impact + investment readiness content + events for Black women founders in Canada.
Join us and BDC Thrive Lab in changing the face of entrepreneurship + advancing the dial on access to financing.
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Overview
Welcome to our new Raise + Rise Connection Series, thoughtfully designed by Black women founders for Black women founders in Canada. Sign up now for free access to an exclusive podcast series and apply to receive up to 4 hours of coaching to elevate your investment readiness. From there, you may be able to join an Essentials training course or our 2025 Women-Led Invest Together program.
What You Can Expect
The Raise + Rise Connection Series will support your entrepreneurship journey by:
- Increasing your knowledge, confidence and ability to effectively raise capital.
- Understanding how to approach impact measurement and develop your own impact measurement framework.
- Creating collaboration opportunities with like-minded founders & impact investors in the ecosystem.
Take the next step now by applying for access to our podcast series and 4 hours of 1:1 coaching.
Does This Sound Like You?
This connection series is designed for Black founders who identify as a woman or gender diverse and are:
- Looking to raise pre-seed or seed equity investment
- Solving a social or environmental issue by contributing to one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Has a business incorporated in Canada
- Seeking deeper connections with a like-minded community of purpose-driven founders & impact investors
What Impact Founders Say About Spring
How can the Spring support you in your business growth? Some of our program participants share their experiences as impact founders and Spring alum, including Dr. Karolina Valente of VoxCell BioInnovation and Julie Angus of Open Ocean Robotics.
This is how we MOVE THE DIAL.
We can’t wait to see you in our Raise + Rise Connection Series.
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