The51

The51 is a venture fund and financial platform where current and aspiring investors and entrepreneurs come together to democratize access to capital for women. Founded in Calgary, we are building a new movement to create value, tapping into Canadas underutilized female wealth and investing it in talented female entrepreneurs and venture funds. Women make up 51 per cent of the population... and women control 30 per cent of the worlds wealth. Forty per cent of us out-earn our male partners and statistically, companies founded by us outperform our male counterparts by 63 per cent. Despite all of this, we make up less than 25 per cent of directors on Canadian boards. Only 15.2 per cent of partners at Canadian venture capital firms are women. As a result, only 10 per cent of Canadian VC investment deals since 2014 went to companies founded by women. How can Canadas economy reach its true potential if 51 per cent of the population isnt fully participating? By uniting Canadas untap...