by Bonnie Foley-Wong | May 18, 2017 | Impact investing, Leadership diversity
Vancouver Fund Supports Impact Venture Aiming to Eliminate Commercial Food Waste Pique Fund Invests in Mesh’s Seed Round Vancouver, BC (May 18, 2017) – According to Refed, a collaboration of business, nonprofit, foundation, and government leaders committed...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Apr 17, 2017 | Events, Leadership diversity
Over 20 years, some things stay the same and some things change dramatically. I recently returned to Waterloo, Ontario, to speak at an alumni event hosted by Women in Math, part of the Faculty of Math at the University of Waterloo. Williams Fresh Cafe in University...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Apr 10, 2017 | Leadership diversity, Pique Fund
Vancouver Fund Changes the Face of Venture Capital by Investing in Women-Led Companies Pique Fund Participates in Series A Round, Investing in Woman-Led Beanworks Vancouver, BC (April 10, 2017) — Women account for 37 per cent of Canada’s small business owners, yet...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Mar 8, 2017 | Diversity, Leadership diversity
A day for international remembrance and recognition of women’s rights dates as far back as 1909. The United Nations began to celebrate International Women’s Day in 1975. Over the past century, women have fought for better working conditions, the right to...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | May 4, 2016 | Gender Lens Investing, Impact investing, Integrated Investing, Leadership diversity
Pique Fund is an early-stage impact investment fund, open to accredited and qualifying non-accredited investors. For more information on how you can invest in impactful, BC-based ventures and focus on women-led companies, contact bonnie[at]piqueventures[dot]com. The...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Jan 27, 2016 | Diversity, Impact investing, Leadership diversity, Women Investing in Women, Women Investors
Women, people of colour, and the LGBT community have typically been under-represented in the start-up and venture community. My hypothesis is that if the investor community were more diverse, then the types of entrepreneurs that get funded, the types of companies that...
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