Investment + Innovation + Influence

The51 believes there is significant untapped opportunity for both financial gains and environmental / social impact in powering future-fit, women-led innovative companies with investment capital.

Women are undercapitalized. Although women only receive an average of 2.2%* of all venture capital, women-led and -teamed businesses perform an average of 63%** better than their male counterparts. The51 invests in women to generate essential social change, while giving our investors exposure to strong return potential.

Our investment philosophy

The51 seeks to build positive, long-term relationships with our portfolio companies—visionary, and built to last. We look for coachable leadership teams that demonstrate a collaborative approach, transparency and a relentless commitment to succeed.

We’re sector agnostic, seeking out companies where we can bring relevant expertise to the table and leverage the talent, wisdom and power of the The51 investor and founder community. We are active investors.

Our inaugural fund is looking for investment opportunities in sectors we know deeply: cleantech, agtech, enterprise and consumer digital platforms, fintech, health tech and more.

What does investment in The51 Ventures Fund 1 look like?

Through our pooled fund, we make equity, equity-related and debt investments in women-led early-stage innovative companies, based primarily in Canada.