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#CyberSafetyAlert ⚠ Apple users are reporting an increase in MFA bombing attacks in recent weeks. Here is what you need to know and 4 #Protexxa tips to reduce the likelihood of getting tricked by one of these attacks. #CyberSecurity #MFA #StaySafe #Defender
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Things are heating UP 🔥 Join Elevate & The Firehood on May 22 for an afternoon of networking at the UP x Women+ in Tech Mixer! Featuring a founder fireside with Delilah Panio & Kirstine Stewart - experts in capital growth & scale-up leadership. 👉 May 22 | 12-2pm 👉 Free & open to everyone Tickets are already 30% sold out! RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/ebqDAv95
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"The Future of AI-Powered Healthcare" - Join us on April 25th for a thought-provoking panel discussion in partnership with Women in Tech Toronto & The Firehood. We'll explore how AI is revolutionizing women's health and femtech. We have an amazing lineup of panelists, including: 🎤Elena Yunusov, Executive Director, Human Feedback Foundation 🎤Emma Tolsdorf, CEO, AIMD 🎤Garima Ghale, PhD, Senior Program Manager at Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO) Join the conversation, limited tickets still available https://bit.ly/3TZ2bEX. Doors will open at 6 PM at StartWell (782 King St W). See you next week! #AIinHealthcare #FemTech #WomenInTech
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Big thanks to BDC, especially Sevrine Labelle and Isabelle Hudon for all you are doing to help entrepreneurs thrive! We can’t change the past but we can certainly re-engineer a new and brighter future for women founders. ✨ With over 1500 founders and 500 angel investors in The Firehood network, Danielle Brewin Graham and I are on a mission to offer new levels of access and opportunity. 🎉
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Propelling women changemakers: Spotlight on The Firehood 🚀 We're kicking off this new day with a valued partner of BDC's Thrive Lab for Women: The Firehood. The Firehood is a national movement created by women for women. In the world of technology, many women face obstacles. Some, however, take the bold step of giving up working for others and starting their own businesses. But access to networks, training, opportunities and capital remains difficult. The Firehood was created to remedy this situation. Thanks to this group, women entrepreneurs have the opportunity to network with other technology professionals, receive mentoring and develop their leadership skills through specialized training. It is the case for Tatiana Estevez, Founder of Permalution, a startup working on fog water collection technology and climate adaptation solutions. 🚀🚀🚀 Propulser des actrices du changement : pleins feux sur The Firehood 🚀 On entame cette nouvelle journée avec un précieux partenaire du Lab Excelles de la BDC : The Firehood. Grâce à ce groupe, les entrepreneures ont l'occasion de nouer des relations avec d'autres professionnel(le)s du secteur technologique, de recevoir du mentorat et de développer leur leadership en participant à des formations spécialisées. C'est le cas pour Tatiana Estevez, fondatrice de Permalution, une startup travaillant sur la technologie de collecte de brouillard et de solutions d'adaptation au climat. ————————— Every day until March 31, I'll introduce a partner who is making a real impact on the journey of women entrepreneurs. Don't forget to click the bell on my profile! 🔔 Tous les jours jusqu’au 31 mars, je vous présente un partenaire qui a un réel impact sur le parcours des femmes entrepreneures. Pensez à activer la cloche! 🔔
The Firehood hosted a pitch competition at DMZ's annual Women Innovation Summit 🚀and is thrilled to announce three remarkable women-led tech startups, LyfeMD, Roga, and Granularity, have secured $230,000 CAD in funding. “Empowering and investing in women-led innovation is at the heart of our mission at The Firehood; we’re committed to supporting these amazing ventures to fire up their growth.” - Danielle Graham, Co-Founder of The Firehood. Learn more about the winners: * LyfeMD, an evidence-based platform transforming the management of inflammatory diseases. * Roga, a mental healthcare platform and wearable non-invasive brain stimulation device designed to reduce employee anxiety. * Granularity, an AI-powered platform empowering retailers and brands to stay ahead of viral social media and search trends. Read the full story here 👉 https://loom.ly/N-7lIOM #WomenInTech #Innovation #Startup #TechNews #WomenEmpowerment
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The gender funding gap needs to be addressed. I’m taking action both personally and through my firm, Globalive. Again last year, less than 2% of global venture capital funding went to female founding teams. This year, I’m continuing to invest in more women-led startups. For Women’s History Month, I’m opening up applications for another pitch dedicated exclusively to women-led startups. Apply to pitch by March 31, 2024. My team and I will be selecting founders to pitch live online. Submit your details at www.globalive.com/funding/ Looking forward to learning about some incredible ventures. Good luck and Happy #InternationalWomensDay #InspireInclusion #IWD2024 #WomensHistoryMonth #FemaleFounders
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A digitally-secure landscape starts with daring leadership. That was the message from Claudette M. at our 134th Annual Dinner: 'Dare To Lead.' Watch as the CEO of Protexxa and co-founder of The Firehood lays out how business leaders can fight back against cybersecurity threats.
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We're proud to be partnering with The Firehood to provide board governance training for founders of their portfolio companies through CCI's Innovation Governance Program. Thank you to Danielle Brewin Graham and Claudette M. for your leadership and support! Since the beginning, iGP's mission has been to make Canadian tech boards more diverse, and we have always maintained gender parity among learners throughout the life of the program. On this International Women's Day, we'd like to recognize the women on iGP's steering committee, Julia Culpeper, Erin Friio and Jennifer B. We'd also like to thank our Alumni advisory committee, including Louise Adongo, Michelle S. Allison Christilaw, MBA, ICD.D, Karen Moores and Lisa Oldridge Finally, iGP wouldn't be possible without many women with a wealth of knowledge and experience who act as instructors and guest speakers: Nicole Janssen, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at AltaML Susy M. Martins, Founder & CEO at Advise2Rise Erin Pisko, VP, Strategy at IAC Peggy Chooi, Strategic IP Specialist at IAC Jessica Kearsey, Partner at Deloitte Legal Enza Ciciretto, Partner at Deloitte Jesslyn Maurier, Partner at Bennett Jones LLP Jeilah Chan, IP Partner at Stikeman Elliott LLP Sabrina A. Bandali, Partner at Bennett Jones LLP Lally Rementilla, CPA, CMA, Managing Partner, IP-Backed Financing at BDC Eva Lau, Founder & General Partner at Two Small Fish Ventures Jennifer Wilson, Founder & CEO at Re:Co https://lnkd.in/eHFzzkYB
“Accept the reality, embrace the challenge, and deal with it. Be in charge of your own life. Turn negatives into positives and be proud to be a woman.” – Diane Von Furstenberg, CEO and fashion designer #investment #womenintech #technology #innovation #women #startups #tech #womenentrepreneurs #womenempowerment #Canada #Angelfund #TheFireHood