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Women tech founders are scaling up in Ottawa, but you may not have heard of them

Written by Nathan Drescher, published Dec 5, 2025 Alida Burke has spent more than a decade helping build Growcer, a sustainable food technology company, working her way through university programs and accelerator and scale-up stages. Last year, Anya Geerts launched Paloma, an event booking app and back-end system that allows guests and planners to easily… Continue reading Women tech founders are scaling up in Ottawa, but you may not have heard of them

Top Women Tech Innovators Win Big at SheBoot 2025

Ottawa, Ontario – November 5, 2025: SheBoot, the national non-profit that prepares women founders to pitch their business and secure investment, proudly announces the winners of its annual $300,000 equity investment, contributed by a collective of 30 women angel investors. Each year, SheBoot delivers an intensive investment-readiness program that includes a rigorous six-week bootcamp designed… Continue reading Top Women Tech Innovators Win Big at SheBoot 2025

Growcer Raises $3M in Series A to Accelerate Growth

Trailblazing Women Founders Claim Top Prizes in SheBoot’s Fifth Annual Pitch Competition

Ottawa, Ontario – November 13, 2024: SheBoot, a national non-profit organization dedicated to helping women founders secure investments and scale their businesses, proudly announces the winners of its fifth pitch competition. SheBoot’s annual program, which includes a six-week intensive bootcamp, accelerates the growth and investment-readiness of women-led technology startups through training, coaching, and hands-on advisory… Continue reading Trailblazing Women Founders Claim Top Prizes in SheBoot’s Fifth Annual Pitch Competition

Celebrating five years investing in women tech entrepreneurs: SheBoot announces 2024 Cohort

Ottawa, Ontario – July 7, 2024: SheBoot, the national non-profit corporation that prepares women founders to pitch their business and secure investment, is proud to announce the 15 women-led Canadian startups selected to join its 2024 cohort. This announcement also marks an exciting milestone in the organization’s history as SheBoot celebrates its fifth anniversary. Since… Continue reading Celebrating five years investing in women tech entrepreneurs: SheBoot announces 2024 Cohort