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We sat down with legendary Canadian author and entrepreneur Margaret Atwood during her visit to MaRS to hear her thoughts on the importance of women’s voices in the cleantech space.

TORONTO, September 18, 2018 — Six women have been selected to compete for a $1-million grand prize in the finals of a national competition to find Canada’s most promising female cleantech entrepreneur. The six finalists in the Women in Cleantech Challenge were selected at a live pitch competition at MaRS Discovery District in Toronto on […]

By Elicia Maine and Janie C. Béïque After a lengthy summer selection process, the review committee for the Women in Cleantech Challenge has picked 10 inspiring women to compete in the competition’s semifinal round, being held on Sept. 18 at MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto. They are a diverse group of women, representing a […]

TORONTO, September 5, 2018 — MaRS and Natural Resources Canada are pleased to announce the 10 semifinalists for the Women in Cleantech Challenge. On September 18, these 10 cleantech entrepreneurs will pitch their innovations to a panel of judges and five finalists will be selected to participate in an intensive 30-month accelerator program and compete […]

After a two-month national call for applications, we’re excited to announce that a total of 147 women have applied to participate in Canada’s inaugural Women in Cleantech Challenge, a unique collaboration between MaRS Discovery District (MaRS) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). This is the first of five prize-based challenges NRCan expects to launch this year […]

To solve the world’s climate and environmental challenges, we need more than just good ideas. Women working in cleantech can put forward their ideas for a chance at $1 million in funding, commercialization, and years of mentorship. Learn more about the Women in Cleantech Challenge here.

Note: This article originally appeared in The Globe and Mail. It is often said, but bears repeating, that women are significantly underrepresented in the innovation economy, with one recent report finding that only 5 per cent of Canadian technology companies have a solo female founder or chief executive. Such representation is similar – and arguably […]

By Jane Kearns, Senior Advisor, MaRS Cleantech It’s well known that women are under-represented in the innovation economy. In fact, a recent report found that only 5% of Canadian technology companies have a solo female founder or CEO, and only 13% of companies have one female co-founder. In our experience here at MaRS, such representation […]

The Women in Cleantech Challenge is the first of five prize-based challenges led by Natural Resources Canada that will invest $75 million to boost the development of clean technology. TORONTO, May 10, 2018 – MaRS and Natural Resources Canada announced today that they’re teaming up to support women cleantech entrepreneurs by launching the Women in […]