Our Mission
Connecting the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Atlantic Canada
The Atlantic Women's Venture Foundation helps women entrepreneurs connect with people, organizations and investors.
Working in collaboration with Sandpiper Ventures and Women’s Equity Lab, we aim to increase the number of female founders and funders through education and connections.
Introducing WEL Atlantic
We are an angel fund seeking to support women building innovative and disruptive technology companies in diverse sectors. We invest in early-stage, innovative companies with a technology-enabled solution and primarily based in Atlantic Canada. If you would like to join our founder community, we invite you to submit your personal and business information. Tell us about your idea and the problem you are solving. This is the first step in discovering if we can work together.
Looking to Invest?
We’ve created this community to provide an on-ramp to angel investing for mission-aligned women. We offer you the opportunity to learn how to invest alongside other women and experienced investors. Get the chance to participate in investment decision meetings, learn about new industries, execution strategies, products and businesses while supporting small, ambitious women-led startups.
Navigating your Ecosystem
We want to help you discover what you need on your entrepreneurial journey. Learn and connect with organizations in Atlantic Canada eager to help you with your business.
Your Guide to Investing
Always dreamt of being an angel or venture investor, we've got tools to help you on the journey to investing.
Women’s Angel Fund Opens Applications
The pan-regional group is looking to make investments of between $25K and $50K.