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Tag: Empowering Women

Bra-ving barriers to empower girls

A young woman sitting on a bed in a sunlit room, holding a black training bra, with a large stuffed llama by her side. The room has large windows overlooking a cityscape.

When Apricotton’s Co-Founders, Chloe Beaudoin and Jessica Miao, started their capstone project at Ivey Business School as friends and project partners determined to solve a long-time problem faced by girls growing up, their vision sparked what is now a worldwide bra brand and vibrant online community. Apricotton is the only bra brand globally that designs […]

Koble and CBC – The importance of funding women-led startups

In this segment for CBC, our CEO, Swati Matta, had the opportunity to share her insights on women-led startups. Here, Swati shares her story: she talks about how Koble was founded with the mission to improve the health and well-being of parents. Thanks to investors and angel collectives like Backbone Angels, who support BIPOC and […]

Interview with Rachel Bartholomew, Founder & CEO at Hyivy Health

Rachel Bartholomew has been involved in the start up community for the past 10 years working in various roles in small businesses, venture capital, innovation labs and ecosystem partnerships. She is currently working on her second business, Hyivy Health, focused on creating a medical device for women with pelvic floor conditions after her own cervical […]

How This Canadian Intimates Company Is Proving That Women Have What It Takes

Women have struggled with our periods for years. When Joanna Griffiths, Founder and CEO of Knix, created the world’s first leakproof underwear in 2013, you bet she had our attention. Since then, Joanna has built an entire intimates company based on empowering women in all stages of life, regardless of age, body size, color, race, […]

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