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Founded in late 2017 in Victoria, British Columbia, Women's Equity Lab (WEL) is a venture capital firm created by 23 founding partners. The firm manages a portfolio of over 50 companies and operates as a community of more than 400 women investors across North America. WEL has investment groups in regions including British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Silicon Valley.
WEL invests $30K to $50K in early-stage companies, with a strong preference for women-led and Canadian businesses. While sector-agnostic, the firm emphasizes investments in agtech, AI, biotech, healthcare, and fintech. Investment criteria include having a lead investor, the ability to submit a pitch deck, and some revenue or third-party validation.
WEL's portfolio includes over 50 companies across various sectors such as agtech, AI, biotech, healthcare, and fintech.
Submit your pitch deck through their designated form or reach out via email to connect with the team.
WEL typically invests alongside a lead investor, which is a requirement for their investment process.
WEL focuses on early-stage investments but does not specify its approach to follow-on funding in the available information.
The specific size of WEL's current fund is not disclosed, but it manages a portfolio of over 50 companies.
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