Theresa Evanoff

Advancing the participation, leadership, and prosperity of women in technology, The Firehood will set the status quo ablaze #JoinTheFirehood

GAIN (Global Angel Investors Network) is Canada’s premier national angel investment platform, designed to connect exceptional Canadian founders with a curated network of global investors. Operating with a global mandate, GAIN provides disciplined access to early-stage Canadian innovation through a nationally sourced deal pipeline, structured investor engagement, and cross-border market connectivity. GAIN is built for investors who value quality, governance, and long-term impact and for founders prepared to meet global standards of execution, scale, and ambition. With a strong commitment to inclusive investing, GAIN supports underrepresented and first-time founders while maintaining a selective, thesis-driven approach to investment. Through trusted global partnerships and international ecosystem access, GAIN positions Canadian Startups for global relevance and offers investors a refined gateway into one of the world’s most stable and high-potential innovation markets.

At Spring Impact Capital, we aim to scale innovations for a more sustainable, healthy and equitable world. We invest in Canadian changemakers at the early stages of their company journeys to promote scalable innovation in planet and human health. Our objective is attractive performance and meaningful impact. We are built on Spring Activator’s national impact investing platform. Spring Activator was founded in 2014 with a simple but bold mission to change the world through innovation. We act globally, leveraging our know-how to provide the tools, knowledge, network, and mentorship needed to change the world. Spring Impact Capital is a natural extension of Spring Activator. We bring together a deep network of Canadian impact companies, talented start-ups advisors, extensive accelerator programing, investment capital and expertise. Spring Impact Capital has a unique ability to source deals, support founders and connect them to our wider community. We leverage our deal flow from both activator programs (such as the Impact Investor Challenge programs) and from the wider ecosystem.

Angel One Network Inc. is a member-based not-for-profit organization of high net worth investors who live, work or have strong interests in Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton and other communities in Southern Ontario. Our mission is to find quality companies for our Members to consider and invest in. On average, 20-30 companies are presented to the membership annually. Angel One’s membership base gives angel investors the opportunity to expand their network of like-minded investors and reduce their risk through syndication. We are a part of the Equation Angels network consisting of 4 other groups focused on the Southern Ontario region.

Advancing the participation, leadership, and prosperity of women in technology, The Firehood will set the status quo ablaze #JoinTheFirehood

Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 27 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,300 investments into early-stage startups. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.