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Toronto's Neha Bahl Joins US-Based Renew Venture Capital As General Partner

February 23, 2022

Bahl joined Renew VC after most recently serving as CEO of Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC). Bahl departed that role last year after a three-year tenure. Under her leadership, TDBC approved 100 international startups to expand into the North American market. Founded in 2021, Renew VC partners with underrepresented founders building businesses committed to diversity and equity. Renew VC is aiming to raise $50 million for the Impact Fund, which will invest $250,000 to $3 million in “early stage, profitable, scaling Impact companies and in women, and historically excluded founders.”

Interview

'The Unique Edge of the Underrepresented' with Natalia Bishop of Renew VC

February 23, 2022

An interview with Natalia Bishop on the "She Conquers Capital with Stefanie Diaz" podcast. SCC features powerful conversations with the women (and allies) impacting the flow of capital. Join renowned women’s empowerment entrepreneur + capital raise strategist Stefanie Diaz for powerful conversations with the women impacting investment capital. Stefanie and her She Conquers Capital guests are rewriting the rules of startup life, fundraising, and capital markets. Listen as they discuss how to raise capital, invest, and amplify your resources.

Press Release

RENEW VENTURE CAPITAL LAUNCHES TO INVEST EARLY STAGE CAPITAL IN SCALABLE IMPACT COMPANIES AND IN WOMEN AND HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED FOUNDERS

February 23, 2022

Today’s founders no longer believe that for-profit companies should only care about money. The mission of Renew VC is to solve society’s biggest challenges by purposely renewing how it builds, scales, and invests in companies, and to remove barriers to capital by partnering with bold, diverse founders generating impact at scale. Today’s founders no longer believe that for-profit companies should only care about money. The mission of Renew VC is to solve society’s biggest challenges by purposely renewing how it builds, scales, and invests in companies, and to remove barriers to capital by partnering with bold, diverse founders generating impact at scale.

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Exclusive: Local founder jumps into VC to support ‘historically excluded’ startups

February 22, 2022

Melanie Akwule started Minwo Inc. to help Black-owned businesses grow and succeed. Then a phone call from an interested investor opened another door to support companies like hers. Akwule had pitched her Woodbridge startup to Mark Hubbard, general partner with Atlanta’s Renew Venture Capital, a new investment firm for young companies led by founders “who have been shut out of venture funding because of what they look like and not what they are building,” as it describes itself.