{"id":8513,"date":"2025-02-19T20:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T01:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/?post_type=cu_event&p=8513"},"modified":"2025-03-03T14:16:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:16:38","slug":"morning-spark-investing-in-women-led-startups-creating-a-clean-healthy-and-equitable-future","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/event\/morning-spark-investing-in-women-led-startups-creating-a-clean-healthy-and-equitable-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Spark: Investing in Women-Led Startups Creating A Clean, Healthy, and Equitable Future\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Capital Angel Network and SheBoot, in partnership with Invest Ottawa, are celebrating International Women\u2019s Month in a breakfast gathering of women leading a stronger future. You\u2019re invited to join this discussion on one of the fastest growing trends in angel investment: women investing in women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bThe data shows that women investors and founders outperform their all-male counterparts.* Our local dialogue with over 100 women leaders tells a more nuanced story: women are looking for investment returns impacting a cleaner, healthier, and more equitable world. Let\u2019s talk more at breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bYou\u2019ll hear personal stories from tech entrepreneurs tackling large global problems creating a more sustainable and equitable future, as well as the roles angel investors play in their lift off and elevation. Seasoned leaders will share their experiences impacting the future, from public market, customised angel investment, and philanthropy leadership. Plus, you\u2019ll join small group discussions that spark connection and inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bThis intimate gathering provides an ideal moment to engage with dynamic, value-aligned women while celebrating International Women\u2019s Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bIs the Morning Spark for you?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u200bIs your leadership advancing a cleaner, healthier, more equitable world? Creating impact takes several forms. If you\u2019re engaged in philanthropy, leading in business, or investing in impactful stocks, angel investing provides another opportunity to influence the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

**\u200b*<\/strong>\u201cWomen-owned or managed hedge funds have outperformed an average hedge fund by 10.5% over the last 16 years, while a survey of more than 350 startups showed that women-owned startups delivered twice as much per dollar invested compared to those founded by men.\u201d \u2013 Blackrock \u2013 Lifting Financial Performance by Investing in Women<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[75],"cu_event_audience":[],"class_list":["post-8513","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","hentry","cu_event_type-community-events"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2025-03-04T08:00:00","cu_event_end_date":"2025-03-04T10:30:00","cu_event_location_type":"in-person","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"on-campus","cu_building":false,"cu_event_meeting_room":"","cu_event_meeting_address_full":null,"cu_event_virtual_type":"tbd","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"","cu_post_thumbnail":false,"cu_event_cost":"","cu_event_registration":"","cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"SheBoot","cu_event_email":"nadia@sheboot.ca","cu_event_phone":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/8513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/8513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8514,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/8513\/revisions\/8514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_type?post=8513"},{"taxonomy":"cu_event_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_audience?post=8513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}