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Backbone Angels

Backbone Angels

Toronto, Ontariobackboneangels.com

Overview

Backbone Angels is a collective of women in tech who are united around the same goal: funding—and empowering—founders, businesses, and ideas that are often overlooked . Since March 2021, they have backed over 42 companies and deployed over $2.3M USD in capital to women founders . Backbone Angels invests in women and non-binary founders with a focus on investments in Black, Indigenous, and Women of Colour-led companies .

Year Founded

2021

Portfolio Companies

18

Investments

Backbone Angels investments
CompanyDateStageLead
WillfulOct 2023VC RoundCo-investor
Three ShipsJan 2023SeedCo-investor
Daily BlendsDec 2022Pre SeedCo-investor
WavyApr 2022SeedCo-investor
The FolkloreApr 2022Pre SeedCo-investor

Key People

Arati Sharma

Founding Partner

Solmaz Shahalizadeh

Founding Partner

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Year Founded2021

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