"SheBoot has given me so much confidence, especially with FanSaves' current seed round. And the impact goes far beyond the bootcamp. Through the monthly newsletters and the program's network, I have been introduced to key players I wouldn't have spoken with otherwise. It's given me a community, confidence, and connections that will keep helping our business grow. There needs to be more programs like this."

“It was so great to go through this experience with a group of women - peers, workshop leads, and coaches. It enabled us to be very open in our discussions. The program came at a perfect time. It helped us hone our message, sharpen our pitch skills and build our data room. Thanks to SheBoot, we felt really prepared to go into conversations with investors. We now have $1 million in committed funding.”

“SheBoot’s specific focus on helping women founders become investment-ready was something we hadn’t seen before, and it’s what got us really excited about the program, given the funding gap for women. SheBoot connected us to incredible advisors and mentors who gave us weekly hands-on coaching and advice. It has also allowed us to join a community of like-minded women to share lessons learned and support one another during our journeys.”

“The value of SheBoot is its people. These are women with high integrity and incredible experience who care deeply about the growth and success women founders. The [$50,000] investment we won will help us ship the Android version for patients, enabling practitioners to serve 100 percent of patients, for scale. SheBoot brought us incredible connections, taught us how to run board meetings, and provided continuous feedback. The highlight was the built-in community of support that every founder needs.”

"As a mixed-race Black woman working in technology, I am no stranger to the odds stacked against me to raise capital, no matter the success of Lunaria. The statistics get even worse when we look to LGBTQ2+ and Indigenous founders. SheBoot offered an incredible opportunity to learn how to package our technology, customer interactions, and team to get the capital needed to continue our growth. Programs like SheBoot are critical to fight against systemic discrimination and provide successful, sustainable and promising minority-owned businesses the capital needed to accelerate their growth. I'm very grateful for SheBoot and the mentorship, community, and learning to get Lunaria to the next level."

"There's something to be said about being surrounded by people whose mission it is to help you raise money. Of course, any support that we can get is huge, but the experience in SheBoot was incredible. I can't put to words how much programming like this is needed and how valuable it is for any business."

“SheBoot enabled us to refine our pitch to prospective customers and investors and secure new deals. Over the last year, we have increased the number of non-profit programs using Bingo from eight to 56, and we are now serving clients from Halifax to Vancouver. We put the knowledge acquired through SheBoot to work every day to grow our business.  I can’t wait to see what future cohorts will achieve.”

"As a recent graduate of the IO Accelerator program, we are very grateful to have participated in the SheBoot cohort this year! The experience has been great, and it is generating new opportunities. We will invest the $150,000 prize in our growth as we scale our company. We are excited to build on our established traction and drive our future expansion."

“The SheBoot investment and FedDev funding we received through the program put us in a position where we could spend extra time choosing our investment partners… If we hadn’t had that influx of money, we would have been in a situation with no choice but to take the first investor in. It allowed us the time and space to be selective with who and how we partnered.”

"What makes SheBoot so impressive is it’s women who felt that they wanted to be a part of the change, and they made it happen. This program equipped us with training, expertise and funding that helped catalyze our growth and directly contributed to our sustainability and success."