Update:
@daveforde Well there’s @ArleneDickinson @ariel_garten @katherineHague @CarolLeaman @antiphobe @leahEichler @shahrzadrafati @SarahPrevette
— John Ruffolo (@ruffoloj) January 1, 2014
There are a lot of amazing founders in Canada including @ariel_garten @antiphobe @heatherpayne @leilaboujnane cc: @ruffoloj @daveforde
— OMERS Ventures (@OMERSVentures) January 1, 2014
@OMERSVentures @ariel_garten @antiphobe @heatherpayne @leilaboujnane @ruffoloj @daveforde I’d add @MicheleRomanow
— Andrew Dubowec (@andrewdubowec) January 1, 2014
@andrewdubowec check @MicheleRomanow plus @alyssarichards @katheringehague @heygosia @carolleaman @shahrzadrafati and more
— OMERS Ventures (@OMERSVentures) January 2, 2014
@daveforde my votes for Canada’s Top FF: Dalia, @realSociable, Emilie @KiraTalent , Amanda @innohubinc, Foteini @bionym, Ariel @interaxon !
— Sharon Sehdev (@ssehd) January 2, 2014
2nd Update:
@daveforde @EmilieCush @heatherpayne @KatherineHague are killing it, & of course the amazing @leilaboujnane. #femalefounders — Sarah Stockdale (@skstock) January 2, 2014
@daveforde direct experience is with @LindsGoodchild @nicoleverkindt @afifao @wendyerobertson @CarolynVan @uncannymandy @barbie_t all good — Scott Howard (@howardscottj) January 2, 2014
3rd Update:
@daveforde @next36 @OntInnovation @MaRSIAF we are pretty partial to Shana Kelley of Xagenic. — MaRS Innovation (@MaRSInnovation) January 3, 2014
4th Update:
@daveforde Female founders: @leilaboujnane, @dess_e, @KatherineHague, @marinamann
— Lee Dale (@smack416) January 3, 2014
@daveforde @OntInnovation @MaRSInnovation @MaRSIAF we’re big fans of @vickis @SarahPrevette @EmilieCush + many more!
— The Next 36 (@next36) January 3, 2014
@daveforde @NspireNetwork The amazing ladies of @Cream_HR, @christine_bird @caitmacgregor & @shoplocket, @KatherineHague are tops! #inspired
— Lisa Culbert (@liseculbert) January 5, 2014
If you’ve ever launched a startup then Paul Graham is a name that you will probably recognize, and for anyone else he is the Founder of Y Combinator, a US based incubator (which has also helped a few Canadian companies get their start). An interview he did with The Information recently has created quite a bit of controversy and discussion regarding comments he made about the lack of female founders and his reasons as to why that is. If you don’t have a subscription to the publication Valley Wag has posted the most relevant quotes from the interview.
Looking back at the last decade we have had many successful female entrepreneurs across Canada and as we get ready to move into 2014 one question being asked around our office is – Who Are The Next Canadian Female Founders?
We’d love to hear who comes to your mind as a female founder who’s started a Canadian-based company within the last 2 years, maybe these two videos might trigger some names while you think…
“DJ don’t be scared to run this/I’m repping for the girls who taking over the world.” – Beyonce
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