A great piece from Vicki Huff Eckert of @PWCUs on the path to innovation and the critical importance of ensuring all types of people, from multiple generations and different backgrounds, have a seat at the tech table. #tech #innovation #diversity buff.ly/2SXe5S4

"If we want both better VC outcomes and more gender balance in entrepreneurship, we need to root out the bias hampering ventures at their earliest stages." #WomeninBusiness #FemaleFunders #VC buff.ly/2NnpAhT

Big News! We’re proud to share that Female Funders powered by Highline Beta is included in the first group of Capacity Building Projects funded through the BC Digital Technology Supercluster buff.ly/2u9xggR via BetaKit #FutureCapital #FemaleFunders #VentureCapital #news

Woot!

Congratulations to the team Female Funders @HighlineBETA ! Future Capital is months in the making, with great collaborators & among 14 projects advancing talent development, creating good jobs, scaling Canadian companies. ow.ly/IGXw50xXuzX DIGITAL Simon Fraser University Microsoft

Great to hear from members of the DIGITAL today. The Capacity Building Program helps develop home-grown talent and will provide more people with jobs in the #innovation economy. Navdeep Bains ISED Terramera Female Funders Finger Food Advanced Technology Group

We will continue to increase diversity in the VC & tech ecosystems by empowering female leaders to become investors through Future Capital, a new initiative that builds capacity for women leaders to play a bigger role in shaping the future of innovation femalefunders.com/future-capital…

This is a big step forward to bring more women into startup investing. The opportunity here is incredible to make a difference.

The Future Capital - Shape the Future of Funding project will provide investment education that enables women to lead and shape the future of the economy. Female Funders, @MicrosoftVan, and Simon Fraser University

It’s always so inspiring to see how many women are charting new territory and leading in VC & innovation across industries. 🚀Thanks for the shout out The Inside Outside Podcast!

"The future of VC is, without a doubt, more women, more people of diverse backgrounds, and allies working together to identify and fund startups that will drive the future of both technology and humanity." A great read by Allyson Kapin. buff.ly/3ag2Eex

Last week we announced the launch of #FutureCapital, our new initiative building capacity for women leaders to play a bigger role in shaping the future of #innovation, coming Spring 2020. buff.ly/362t67R #WomeninVC #WomeninTech #WomeninBusiness #FemaleFunders

very exciting! #welldone

Paulina Cameron (she/her) @fwecanada Risery @businesswomenbc Female Funders BC Tech Association PwC @WECldouglas Jenny Yang Alison Twiner Cathy Kuzel Thank you for collaborating on this Paulina Cameron (she/her) & @fwecanada as we increase the number of female investors to better support more diverse founders.

Awesome to see Female Funders' report on the state of gender diversity in #VC firms included in this list. Thanks for the shoutout BetaKit! buff.ly/3cESi9d betakit.com/ten-things-wor…

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