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# Investment Impact Snapshot 2026: Women Funding Women Releases Co-founder and Advisory Council Investment List

March 8, 2026

### Canadian Women Angels Shifting Economic Power and Backing the Builders of Canada’s Innovation Economy

On International Women’s Day, *Women Funding Women Inc. (WFW)* is proud to release a powerful demonstration of capital in action: a list of women-led companies personally backed by our co-founders and members of our Advisory Council.

This is more than a list. It is evidence of a structural shift.

Across Canada, women are moving from participation to ownership, from influence to allocation. They are deploying capital into early-stage and growth ventures led by women founders who are building, scaling, and reshaping Canada’s innovation economy.

For decades, women-led companies have received a disproportionately small share of venture capital funding. Today, *WFW’s* co-founders and the Advisory Council are helping to change that narrative, not through rhetoric, but through direct investment.

The companies published here represent sectors spanning technology, health innovation, fintech, climate solutions, consumer products, and beyond. They reflect the breadth of Canadian entrepreneurship, and the growing conviction among women angels that capital is a lever for economic power.

*These companies are women-led or include at least one woman within the founding team. The companies listed have been included without a third-party verification of ownership.*

## For decades, women-led companies have received a disproportionately small share of venture capital funding. Today, *WFW’s* co-founders and the Advisory Council are helping to change that narrative, not through rhetoric, but through direct investment.

### Shifting Economic Power

Canada is in the midst of an unprecedented wealth transfer. As women increasingly control more capital, the question is no longer whether women have economic influence, it is how that capital will be deployed.

The *WFW* Investment Impact Snapshot demonstrates a clear answer:

- Women are backing women.
- Women are expanding networks of access.
- Women are bridging the funding gap.
- Women are defining who builds and scales in Canada.

When women invest, outcomes change. Boards diversify. Founders gain strategic mentorship. Ecosystems become more inclusive. Markets become more representative of the people they serve.

This is systemic change in motion.

![WFW News Hub (2)](https://womenfundingwomen.ca/hubfs/Toronto%202024%20Web%20Size%20Photos/FunderFounder%20Roundtable/WFW%20News%20Hub%20(2).png "WFW News Hub (2)")

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WFW's 2024 Toronto Funder Founder Roundtable event

## When women invest, outcomes change. Boards diversify. Founders gain strategic mentorship. Ecosystems become more inclusive. Markets become more representative of the people they serve.

### Capital with Conviction

Each investment listed reflects personal conviction. *WFW* co-founders and the Advisory Council members have chosen to allocate their own capital to women-led ventures, signaling belief not only in individual founders, but in the broader thesis that inclusive innovation drives stronger economic performance.

Overlap among investments is not redundancy, it is momentum. It signals network density, trust, and coordinated support.

Together, this collective capital deployment sends a clear message: Canadian women are not waiting for change. They are funding it.

### The Be Bold Challenge in Action

The release of this investment list forms part of *WFW’s* 2026 rallying cry - the *Be Bold Challenge*: Canadian women angels defining who builds, leads, and scales Canada’s innovation economy.

Boldness is not abstract. It is measurable:

- It is capital deployed.
- It is founders funded.
- It is economic power in practice.

As women across Canada step forward as both founders and funders, the funding gap narrows, and the innovation economy becomes stronger, more competitive, and more reflective of the country it serves.

This is what shifting economic power looks like.

And this is only the beginning.

![WFW News Hub - Be Bold Challenge - Co-founders 1980x1020](https://womenfundingwomen.ca/hubfs/News%20Hub%20Images/WFW%20News%20Hub%20-%20Be%20Bold%20Challenge%20-%20Co-founders%201980x1020.png "WFW News Hub - Be Bold Challenge - Co-founders 1980x1020")

From left to right: Women Funding Women co-founders, Dr. Sherry Shannon-Vanstone, Dr. Deborah Rosati and Lara Zink, at the Be Bold Challenge Brunch at The Globe and Mail Center in 2026.

### WFW Investment Impact Highlights

As of February 28, 2026, the *WFW* Collective has made a significant impact in the realm of supporting women-led ventures. The *WFW* co-founders and members of the Advisory Council have collectively invested in a diverse array of industries, championing women entrepreneurs and fostering innovation.

#### Breakdown of Investments by Industry

![WFW News Hub - Investment Impact Snapshot 2026 - Investment breakdown pie chart](https://womenfundingwomen.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/News%20Hub%20Images/3-8-2026%20Investment%20Impact%20Summary/WFW%20News%20Hub%20-%20Investment%20Impact%20Snapshot%202026%20-%20Investment%20breakdown%20pie%20chart.png?width=1920&height=1080&name=WFW%20News%20Hub%20-%20Investment%20Impact%20Snapshot%202026%20-%20Investment%20breakdown%20pie%20chart.png "WFW News Hub - Investment Impact Snapshot 2026 - Investment breakdown pie chart")

##### *WFW* focuses on investments that empower women-led ventures in Canada, driving both economic growth and social influence.

By concentrating on women-led ventures across various sectors, *WFW* remains committed to bridging the funding gap for women entrepreneurs.

*WFW used Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) to segment the private companies into sectors. We used best efforts to identify the sector and do not take responsibility for any errors or omissions.*

#### Investment Impact Snapshot 2026 List

#### Communication Services

I Am Unbreakable® Global Media

#### Financials

Calgary Wild  
Chexy  
Dealmaker  
Straitpay  
Streetsville Derbys Junior Hockey Club Inc®

#### Information Technology

Acuicy  
Aiphrodite.ai  
Alta Pro Advantage  
AquaEye  
Areto labs  
Cashew  
Cinareo  
Clockwork  
Combine Settings  
DuaWalla  
Floka  
Granularity  
Heirlume  
Indiegraf  
Key Reply  
LearnExperts  
Monark  
NLPatent  
Oasis Learning  
Optimity  
Paloma  
Pocketed  
ProcedureFlow  
Protexxa  
QuickFacts  
Retellio  
Rithmik Solutions  
Sampler  
Shoelace Learning  
Sonaro  
Stimmie  
Strucwise  
The Helm  
The LNK  
TRACQ  
TrustPoint Innovation  
Vaultt  
Virtual Gurus  
Welbi  
Wonderment lab  
YoGPS

#### Consumer Discretionary

Callia  
Dough Parlour  
Instagrooms

#### Healthcare

Asima Health  
Atorvia  
Coloursmith  
Coral  
FemTherapeutics  
Fluttercase  
Hdax  
HDAX Therapeutics  
Heal Mary  
Imaginal Solutions  
LyfeMD  
Medreddie  
Migranium  
MIMOSA Diagnostics  
Myomar  
MyStoria  
Neurovine  
Noa Therapeutics  
Ora Medical  
Pragmaclin  
Retinalogik  
Roga  
SiftMed  
Simmunome  
SnapClarity  
Sparrow Bio  
Swiftsure Innovations  
Vessl  
VoxCell Bio Innovation

#### Materials

A2O Advanced Materials Inc.  
DeNova  
Lite-1  
Litus  
Syntry Refining  
Tenomix  
Tydra Labs

#### Consumer Staples

Fable  
Guests on Earth   
Iris & Romeo   
Opalia   
Paro   
Paume   
Reusables   
Sahajan   
Save Da Sea  
Edie Farming   
Everist   
Genuine Taste  
Blume 

#### Industrials

Corol  
Ginger Desk  
Growcer  
Hyperion Global Energy  
Infinite Harvest  
Moment Energy  
Open Ocean Robotics  
Permalution  
Profound Impact  
Viridis Research  
Vodasafe  
Women Funding Women  
Women Get On Board Inc.  
Star Quality Private Investigations®

#### Utilities

Ayrton Enery

Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. Women Funding Women Inc. does not guarantee any investment outcome. 

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