Investing in building the Financial Feminist™ Economy.
This is not your typical venture capital fund.
The51’s Feminist Funds Series is about investing, community and education. We believe in activating capital into future-fit women-led and gender-diverse businesses while delivering an investing experience that encompasses investors' personal and professional backgrounds, all designed to allow you to invest in the world you want to see.
Fund II is now closed for investors.
Join our Fund III waitlist to be connected to upcoming opportunities.
Our investing approach
Our team has deep experience as trend-spotters, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, company builders, c-suite executives and environment, social and governance experts. We have so much more than just our financial capital to invest in women and gender-diverse founders and their future-fit companies. We believe in harnessing the power of our collective—the intellectual and human capital of that 51% makes us all better investors, entrepreneurs and consumers.
We have a high-touch, high-impact mentality to managing our funds. Our investors are engaged through our learn-by-doing approach that's managed through our investor membership model.
The51 Factor: Capital + Community + Commercialization
Fund II Objectives
To provide superior returns, environmental and social impact, and education for our investors by investing in women-led, early-stage, innovative companies based primarily in Canada.
What does investment in The51 Ventures Fund II look like?
Through our pooled fund, we make investments in women and gender-diverse-led early-stage innovative companies, based primarily in Canada.
Fund II Growth Trends and Sector Focus
Enterprise Software
E-commerce & Marketplace
Health and Wellness
Cleantech
Are you a woman or gender-diverse founder seeking investment for your startup? Let’s chat!
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The51 Ventures Fund II invests in early-stage companies and therefore involves a high degree of risk. At this time, anyone is welcome to become an investor in Fund II, with one caveat—they must be an accredited investor or self-certified investor*.
Before making any investment, we always recommend consulting with a financial, legal and/or tax advisor to determine whether an investment is suitable for you.
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The51’s Investor Member community brings like-missioned individuals of all genders together to learn, share and become champions of the founders and CEOs that our fund invests in. Investor Members make new connections, contribute valuable knowledge and insights, and become part of shaping the future of women’s investing experience in a financial feminist economy. Investor members are encouraged to get involved in The51's community, in founder mentorship and engagement as much or as little as they prefer.
Participants in any of The51’s funds must be an Investor Member.
*ACCREDITED INVESTOR: “An individual who meets a required level of income or asset test and is thus permitted to invest in higher risk securities.” For a complete definition, click here.
*SELF-CERTIFIED INVESTOR: “An investor who certifies to having certain financial and investment knowledge, and acknowledges that they understand certain investment considerations and risks.” For more information, click here.
Investing in The51 Fund
We won’t sugar-coat it: The51 Ventures Fund 1 invests in early-stage companies and therefore involves a high degree of risk. At this time, anyone is welcome to join our investment membership, with one caveat—they must be an accredited investor***. Before making any investment, we always recommend consulting with a financial, legal and/or tax advisor to determine whether an investment is suitable for you.
Building a future-fit Canada
Our investment philosophy is focused on innovative, technology-based businesses that transform the market, and offer environmental or social solutions. We are investing in the world we want to see. Equality, diversity and inclusion are important qualities for any investment consideration we make.
While investment in purpose-driven business is our focus, we feel so strongly about impact that we allocate a percent of our Fund carry to the ongoing development of the financial feminism movement for aspiring investors and entrepreneurs.
Our General Partner Advisory
From founders, to CEOs, presidents, professors, senior executives, board members, engineers, community leaders and volunteers, to proud feminists and disruptors of the status quo—there is no shortage of depth, knowledge and experience in The51’s GP résumé.