Hi there, International Women’s Day is tomorrow and this year’s theme is #InspireInclusion. Around the world, underrepresented founders face a disproportionate lack of access to capital and support networks. Here in Canada, women entrepreneurs, in particular, make up only 17% of small and medium-sized business owners.
Google launched the Google for Startups Accelerators: Women Founders cohort in 2020, to help level the playing field for women founders across North America, and inspire inclusion in the startup ecosystem. Over the past four years, they’ve worked with 47 women-led startups, who have collectively raised $93.22M USD since graduating from their cohorts.
Today, ahead of International Women’s Day, Google is excited to welcome 15 new women-led businesses to the Google for Startups Accelerator community including MedReddie, Nimble Science, and SkyAcres, three Canadian startups that are driving transformation in agriculture and healthcare spaces. Learn more about the program here.