by Pique Ventures | Jun 25, 2019 | Books, Capital raising, Fund Your Business, Investing Ideas, Pique Fund, Social Enterprise, Systems, Women Investing in Women, Women Investors
Photo credit: Unsplash | @guesh1337 “Get out of the building!” – Steve Blank For some people, getting out of the building is easy and comes naturally to them. For others, getting out of the building requires coming to terms with vulnerability. Perhaps Steve...
by Pique Ventures | Jun 11, 2019 | Capital raising, Crowdfunding, Fund Your Business, Innovation, Uncategorized, Vision, Women Investing in Women
Building a new firm in venture capital from scratch is not easy. Traditionally it has been the domain of former investment bankers and exited entrepreneurs. There are now some interesting entrants to the industry such as writers, podcasters, and very determined forces...
by Pique Ventures | Jun 6, 2019 | Big Ideas, Events, Gender Lens Investing, Leadership, Women Investing in Women, Women Investors
On June 3 to 6, 2019, the City of Vancouver hosted the 5th Women Deliver global conference focused on gender equality and the health, rights, and well-being of girls and women. Bonnie Foley-Wong, CEO of Pique Ventures, was there and was keen to meet other individuals...
by Pique Ventures | May 21, 2019 | Big Ideas, Impact investing, Impact investment, Innovation, Integrated Investing, Leadership, Pique Fund, Vision, Women Investing in Women, Women Investors
When Bonnie Foley-Wong named her firm, she chose Pique Ventures because she wanted people to be curious about the unknown, rather than be afraid of it. Seven years on, she has come to realize that we need more than just curiosity about the unfamiliar – we need...
by Pique Ventures | May 7, 2019 | Big Ideas, Capacity Building, Capital raising, Crowdfunding, Impact investing, Leadership, Women Investing in Women
“All-women teams received just $1.9 billion of the $85 billion total invested by venture capitalists last year, according to data on the from M&A, private equity, and VC database PitchBook. That’s equal to about 2.2% of 2017’s total pot. Meanwhile, all-male teams...
by Pique Ventures | Apr 30, 2019 | Big Ideas, Capital raising, Leadership, Women Investing in Women, Women Investors
Read the full article on Business Insider “I’m sorry, but you can’t come in.” I had decided to venture out to a networking event to reconnect with colleagues, to talk to them about the second venture fund I was raising, and to show off my...
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