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Road to the Summit Atlantic Canada is for you if you’re... ✓ A founder preparing to raise capital and looking to better understand what investors want to see. ✓ An investor looking to sharpen how you evaluate early-stage opportunities and meet founders building across the region. ✓ A leader or executive who wants to build relationships with the founders, investors, and organizations driving business in Atlantic Canada and beyond. If you want to raise smarter, invest with more knowledge, and build relationships with people doing both, join us this November. ✨ 📍 St. John’s | November 3  📍 Halifax | November 5–6 Get your ticket → https://lnkd.in/e5JPVJuh

Women are building companies, managing portfolios, and generating returns. That expertise should also shape where capital goes and how investment decisions are made. The51 member Gisele Delente Wilson, CFA, Founder and Managing Director of Coriel, now part of Corient, makes a clear case for women to recognize their ability to build the table, set it, and invite others to it. Her perspective raises a bigger question: What can we create when we see ourselves as the people who convene, invest, and set direction? 🤔 Building our own table means putting our experience to work. It means identifying opportunities, backing businesses, and deciding who we bring into the conversation. The opportunity extends beyond individual success. Every table we build can give more women a role in shaping what gets funded and what gets built. At The51, this is a conversation about ownership, investment, and the decisions that shape our economy. Gisele’s message is a direct invitation to take part. 👇 Join us in Atlantic Canada to continue the conversation. 📍 St. John's & Halifax 🗓️ November 3 - 6 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e5JPVJuh #InvestInWomen #WomenInVentureCapital #VentureCapital

This November, Road to the Summit brings three experiences to St. John’s and Halifax for women ready to build, raise, invest, and lead. Whether you’re preparing to raise capital, getting serious about investing, actively deploying capital, or expanding your influence across business and investment, there’s a place for you in this week. 📍 NOVEMBER 3 | ST. JOHN’S Investor + Founder Bootcamp 📍 NOVEMBER 5 | HALIFAX Road to the Summit 📍 NOVEMBER 6 | HALIFAX Investor Bootcamp This week is for: ✓ Founders preparing to raise capital ✓ Women ready to start investing ✓ Active investors strengthening their practice ✓ Executives and industry leaders expanding their networks and influence Come ready to build your knowledge, strengthen your network, and get closer to capital and investment opportunities. Leave with new relationships and perspectives you can act on. Plus, every ticket includes one year of The51 Associate membership, valued at $400, extending your access to The51’s national network, learning, and opportunities beyond the week. ✨ Learn more & register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5JPVJuh Genesis, Imaginal, COVE

On October 1, The51 is bringing together women across health, business, and venture in Toronto to explore one of the most consequential opportunities in healthcare. 📅 Thursday, October 1 | 6:00–8:30 PM EST 📍 Women’s College Hospital | 76 Grenville St, Toronto Women’s health is more than a healthcare opportunity, it’s economic infrastructure, shaping workforce participation, career progression, caregiving, income, and long-term wealth creation. And while the global market for core women’s health and major adjacent conditions is projected to exceed $600B by 2030, it remains significantly undercapitalized relative to the scale of demand. The evening will bring together founders, investors, and leaders for connection and conversation, including a founder discussion on overlooked health needs, scalable businesses, and new approaches to care, technology, and distribution. Joining the conversation: → Jackie Hanson, Co-Founder & CEO, Sprout Family → Lindsay Stollery Jephcott, Co-Founder, Lume Women + Health → Christy Prada, CEO, Future Fertility → Fiona Lake Waslander, CEO & Co-Founder, Coral → Shelley Kuipers, Co-Founder & CEO, The51 Join us to connect with the people building, funding, and shaping what’s next in women’s health. Register to join us: https://luma.com/6m9axebm

The51 is on the road again. This time, we’re heading East. Following sold-out conversations on women’s capital in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, and Calgary, we’re kicking off the 2027 Road to the Summit series in Atlantic Canada this November. Three events. Two cities. One week 👉 designed to deepen investment knowledge, expand networks, and advance how women participate in, influence, and direct capital in Canada. 📍 November 3 | St. John’s, NL — Investor + Founder Bootcamp ✓ Two practical learning experiences designed for women on both sides of the capital table. Investors build their early-stage investing practice, while founders strengthen their capital readiness, before coming together for facilitated founder-investor matchmaking. 📍 November 5 | Halifax, NS — Road to the Summit ✓ A full day gathering bringing together founders, investors, executives, and industry leaders for live founder pitches, keynotes, panel conversations, and connections across Atlantic Canada’s business and investment landscape. 📍 November 6 | Halifax, NS — Investor Bootcamp ✓ A full day of practical early-stage investing education, built alongside Halifax’s women-led funds and pan-Atlantic angel network. Build your investment knowledge, learn from experienced investors, and strengthen your network. And the experience continues beyond the week: every ticket includes one year of The51 Associate membership, valued at $400. ✨ Atlantic Canada is the first stop. We’ll see you in the room. Explore the full week + register: https://lnkd.in/e5JPVJuh Shelley Kuipers Judy Fairburn Nyla Ahmad Colleen Moorehead Courtney Dragani Claudia Lokody Durkin Hallie Wedge Briannaa Hewstan Emily McBride Brigitte Cooper Iva Kubickova Kulwant Duhra Karen Moores

A Wild win. Two Calgary leaders who know what it takes to build. And 15 founders from across Canada ready to put the next nine weeks to work. Here's a few highlights from a big weekend in Calgary: ⮕ The51 Community came together to cheer Calgary Wild FC to a win. ⮕ CEO Lara Murphy joined us pitch-side to share what it takes to build a new professional women’s soccer team from the ground up, and how Calgary’s community has helped build belief and momentum around the Wild. ⮕ CHARCUT co-founder Connie DeSousa shared how community helped turn an ambitious idea into a restaurant business that now spans 10 locations. ⮕ We welcomed 15 founders from across Canada to Movement51's fall Founder Lab cohort. ⮕ Founder Lab kicked off with practical sessions led by Jason Thompson, Kristen McGill, Patricia Koyich, MAGL, Shelley Kuipers, Courtney Dragani, Brad Andrews, Nadia Lachman, Anita Ruohio (Ludwar), Teslim Ogundiran & Carrie Fanai. 💡 There’s a reason we brought these experiences together. The founders entering Founder Lab are building companies of their own. Hearing directly from leaders like Lara and Connie puts the realities of building into context: strong businesses aren’t built on ambition alone. They’re built by making good decisions, developing the right relationships, accessing expertise, mobilizing capital, and knowing how to turn those resources into growth. That’s where Founder Lab goes next. 👇 Over the next nine weeks, these founders will sharpen their fundraising strategies, strengthen their capital readiness, build investor relationships, and make more informed decisions about how they grow their companies. This is what it looks like to make a network matter: bringing experience, relationships, expertise, and capital together, and putting them to work behind ambitious founders. Thank you to Calgary Wild FC, Lara Murphy, Connie DeSousa and CHARCUT, and the founders, investors, members, partners, and Champions in Residence who joined us. 👏 Emily McBride, Courtney Dragani, Kulwant Duhra, Shelley Kuipers, Judy Fairburn

Canada is at a pivotal moment. As the country sets an ambitious growth agenda and looks to attract the investment required to build our economic future, we have an enormous source of economic capacity that cannot be left on the sidelines: women. The51 is proud to join The Power Shift, a coalition of women leaders calling for the full participation of women in Canada’s growth agenda. For us, unlocking women’s economic power means expanding who owns capital. Who allocates it. Who builds and scales companies. And who sits in the positions of leadership that shape the industries, technologies and institutions defining our future. This isn’t simply a question of representation. It’s a question of economic capacity. Canada has an opportunity to build a more ambitious, competitive and prosperous economy. Realizing that ambition means ensuring women are fully participating in—and helping lead—the decisions about where capital goes, what gets built and who benefits from the growth that follows. Thank you to The Power Shift for bringing these voices together at such an important moment for Canada. Read the open letter below. 👇 Shelley Kuipers, Nyla Ahmad, Judy Fairburn, Alice Reimer, Courtney Dragani, Lauren Robinson

Sport. Relationships. Venture. One afternoon designed to bring them together. Join The51 and Calgary Wild FC for an afternoon that takes connection beyond the traditional networking setting. ⚽ Go behind the scenes with Calgary Wild CEO Lara Murphy at a pre-game Chalk Talk. 🏟️ Watch Calgary Wild take the pitch from the first few rows. 🤝 After the match, connect with The51’s community of founders, investors, members, and partners. The51 members attend at no cost. Not a member yet? Join as an Associate Member and your event ticket is included, plus, get 3 months free on your first year of membership with code 3-MONTHS-FREE ➡️ https://lnkd.in/etjf_tW8 🗓️ Saturday, September 12 📍 McMahon Stadium, Calgary ⏱️ 10:30 AM–5 PM MST Ready to join us? Grab your ticket 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKGXDhH5

We’re bringing together women in sport, business, and venture for an afternoon with The51 and Calgary Wild FC. Ditch the traditional networking. This is about stepping outside the usual setting, meeting people you might not otherwise cross paths with, and creating space for meaningful connections. We’ll start pitch-side with Calgary Wild FC, including a pre-game Chalk Talk with CEO Lara Murphy, before watching the match from the first few rows. Then, we’ll welcome the newest Movement51 Founder Lab cohort, 15+ founders from across Canada. Meet ambitious founders. Connect with investors, members and leaders across The51. Expand your circle through conversations that can open the door to new ideas, opportunities, and relationships. The51 members attend at no cost. Not a member yet? Join as an Associate Member and your Game + Community Gathering ticket is included. New members also receive 25% off their first year of membership with code 3-MONTHS-FREE. Link to claim your Associate Membership 👉 https://lnkd.in/etjf_tW8 Event Details: 🗓️ Saturday, September 12th 📍 McMahon Stadium, Calgary ⏱️ 10:30 AM - 5 PM, MST 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/eKGXDhH5 Emily McBride, Courtney Dragani, Shelley Kuipers, Kulwant Duhra, Briannaa Hewstan

At The51, we believe some of the most meaningful conversations about investing happen when we create space to think differently. Our retreat with Laura Harris was an opportunity to do exactly that, to step outside the usual rooms and routines, create alongside one another, and explore the connection between art, investing and conviction. Because investing is about more than capital. It’s about what we choose to believe in, the futures we’re willing to help build, and the people we bring alongside us in doing so. Shelley Kuipers shares a personal reflection on what this experience left her thinking about, and why artists and investors may have more in common than we think. A perspective worth sitting with ↓  https://lnkd.in/eg43W4Bw