Maeghan Smulders

This community was created to support women founders (in Wealth & FinTech) in building successful companies while linking them to a supportive community of experts and investors. With over 50 incredible founders around the globe, we connect once a month for tactical expert sessions, get into the weeds of different topics the group is experiencing, and do our best to utilize our network to help.

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This community was created to support women founders (in Wealth & FinTech) in building successful companies while linking them to a supportive community of experts and investors. With over 50 incredible founders around the globe, we connect once a month for tactical expert sessions, get into the weeds of different topics the group is experiencing, and do our best to utilize our network to help.

Want to invite someone to the group? 🔗

If you want to refer other women founders (CEO or Co-Founder) who would benefit from this group, they can join by filling in this application (https://forms.gle/W3N5eRkNj6rs3uAP9). 

If you are an investor or expert who wants to provide support, mentorship, or speak at an upcoming event, you can fill in this application (https://forms.gle/fUafgZRZmnySzoVC7) Show less

Canada’s fintech hub that provides multiple programs and events for the fintech community from coast to coast. Fintech Cadence is structured as a non-profit organization, dedicated to serve early-stage startups and build fintech products from the grassroots level.

The Innovation Academy has become a recognized leader in tech entrepreneurship education. The non-profit, educational programs are developed through joint partnerships with professionals from the world’s top institutions; to include Stanford University, U.C. Berkeley, and Google.

Italy 2019
Qatar 2020

Techstars empowers your community to grow and sustain a vibrant startup economy. 10,000+ Mentors. Embrace Disruption. Worldwide Network. Accelerate. Scale. Make Connections. 150+ Countries.

SheEO is a global initiative focused on building an innovative new model to finance, support, and celebrate female entrepreneurs. The signature initiative, Radical Generosity, calls upon 1000 women per city to commit $1,000 to provide low-interest loans to 10 women-led ventures that are selected by the 1000 women, the Activators. The ventures get loans and access to women's networks, buying power, and expertise to grow their businesses. This model will be in 1000 cities by the end of 2020… Show more

SheEO is a global initiative focused on building an innovative new model to finance, support, and celebrate female entrepreneurs. The signature initiative, Radical Generosity, calls upon 1000 women per city to commit $1,000 to provide low-interest loans to 10 women-led ventures that are selected by the 1000 women, the Activators. The ventures get loans and access to women's networks, buying power, and expertise to grow their businesses. This model will be in 1000 cities by the end of 2020, loaning $1B annually to 10,000 women-led businesses. The pilot launched in 2015 in Canada. Show less

All-Girl Hack Night is a community for women in tech to hang out, talk technology, and hack on cool projects.

SIFE is now known as Enactas and is a community of entrepreneurial leaders who see business as a way to address social issues by creating projects or initiatives to improve the lives of those around them.

As President of Mount Royal University's student cohort, my responsibilities included: managing an executive team of students, reporting to an external board of advisors, fundraising, project creation, data collection/analysis and preparation for national-level competitions to… Show more

SIFE is now known as Enactas and is a community of entrepreneurial leaders who see business as a way to address social issues by creating projects or initiatives to improve the lives of those around them.

As President of Mount Royal University's student cohort, my responsibilities included: managing an executive team of students, reporting to an external board of advisors, fundraising, project creation, data collection/analysis and preparation for national-level competitions to showcase our efforts.

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Awards:
2011 HSBC Top Women Leader of Tomorrow
2011 Entrepreneurial Western Regional Champions
2011 Financial Literacy Runner Up Regional Competitors
2011 Winner of Excellence in Community Service Award SAMRU

Guest Speaker at:
2010 Innovation Challenge Tournament
The Centre for Innovation Studies (THECIS) 2010 Conference
Trico Charitable Foundation Release - Press Conference 2011
Bissett Scholarship Gala 2011
2011 Innovation Challenge Tournament Show less