TiE Vancouver Women

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TiE Vancouver Women

Embrace.
Engage.
Empower.

Mentoring, investor access and a global stage for women founders across Western Canada, at every stage of the journey.

Women founders and members of the TiE Vancouver Women community
About us

TiE Women Vancouver

Rooted in the global TiE Women mission - to embrace, engage, and empower women entrepreneurs - TiE Vancouver Women chapter drives Western Canada-specific programming to support women founders at every stage. We deliver:

  • Hands-on mentoring and learning sessions
  • Investor access and networking opportunities
  • A global platform to showcase your startup
  • A safe, inclusive community for women-led startups
TiE Vancouver Women

The six pillars we build on

TiE Vancouver Women
Learning
Funding
Mentoring
Scalability
Safe space
Community
Embrace Engage Empower
LearningSessions and events
FundingInvestors from around the world
MentoringBy successful entrepreneurs
ScalabilityGrow beyond Western Canada
Safe spaceBuilt for women founders
CommunityGlobal participants and TiE members
How it works

From application to the global stage

01
8 Mar - 30 Jun 2026 Application and chapter selection Open to Western Canada-based startups with at least 33% ownership by a woman founder.
02
Jun - Aug 2026 Mentoring cohort Ventures receive mentorship, workshops and pitch training.
03
Aug 2026 Chapter pitch finale The top finalists present to a panel of experienced judges to identify the regional finalist.
04
17 - 18 Sep 2026 Semi-finals North America and Europe semi-finals, hosted by TiE Los Angeles.
05
14 - 15 Dec 2026 Global finals Semi-final winners compete at the TiE Global Summit in Indore, India, vying for US$50K+ in equity-free funding.
Who can apply
  • Western Canada-based startups founded or co-founded by women
  • Woman co-founder(s) hold at least 33% equity, and a woman founder pitches
  • Companies registered on or after 1 January 2019
  • Preference for startups actively raising funds; idea-stage startups do not qualify
TiE Women global program

Impact and journey so far

TiE Vancouver Women is part of a global program running across TiE chapters worldwide. Every Western Canada founder who joins becomes part of this story.

11,000+ Applications across 62 countries
500+ Women-led startups accelerated
1,000+ Women entrepreneurs received chapter-level mentoring
100+ Mentors and experts engaged
$350K+ in equity-free grants awarded to 22 women-led startups
2026 cohort results

That's a wrap on the TiE Women Vancouver 2026 Pitch Competition Finals

Our finalists took the stage at University Canada West Granville Campus and pitched to a room of judges, mentors and fellow founders. Every one of them showed up with a business they've built, tested and believe in.

Here's what struck us: these founders came in at very different stages, and the program worked for all of them. That's the point of it.

University Canada West Granville Campus, Vancouver
Our 2026 finals venue: UCW Granville Campus, Vancouver
Ranah Chavoshi
Winner Ranah Chavoshi PhyCo Technologies
Marcelle Moreira dos Santos
1st Runner-up Marcelle Moreira dos Santos Dreamstill Technologies
Ameneh Madjd
2nd Runner-up Ameneh Madjd D2Type Health
Road to the Global Finals
Ranah Chavoshi wins in Los Angeles

After winning our chapter finals, Ranah won the TiE Women North America and Europe semi-finals at the TiE Los Angeles Investor Summit 2026. She will represent TiE Vancouver and North America at the TiE Women Global Finals at the TiE Global Summit (TGS) in Indore, India, in December 2026.

Semi-final winners and judges on stage at the TiE Los Angeles Investor Summit 2026
Ranah's TiE Women North America and Europe Winner 2026 award
TiE Women North America and Europe Winner 2026

Ranah's award, presented at the TiE Los Angeles Investor Summit 2026. Next stop: the global stage in Indore, 14 - 15 December 2026.

Welcoming founders and guests to the 2026 chapter finals at UCW A founder presenting on stage during the 2026 program Dreamstill pitching at the 2026 chapter finals Semi-final winners on stage at the TiE Los Angeles Investor Summit 2026

To every founder who pitched: getting to a finals stage is its own achievement. We're glad you're building here.

Thank you to our judges Komil Mamajanov, Sitora Azimova and Ragul Mohan, to our mentors, and to UCW for hosting us.

Meet the 2026 founders

Sixteen women-led ventures from across Western Canada

PhyCo Technologies Ranah Chavoshi
Dreamstill Technologies Marcelle Moreira dos Santos
D2Type Ameneh Madjd
Soleful Harmony Jamilla Mansoor
Nexarina Mikayla Balfour
The Published Place Karen Huntley
Reii Intelligence Janelle Gauthier
Aditi Bal Uppal
Algeo Consultancy Maggie Chan
planITgirl Canada Lenore Rattray
Gigsup Stephanie Brown
Inner Pace AI Anastasia Klonek
FERRA Sabina Bower
Nanosarte Vinnie Mehta
Callizen Learning Teresa Kung
Primekey Management Lorephil Toledo
Meet the team

Partner, participate, or pitch - TiE Vancouver's programs are built to empower you.

Ruchi P. Mohan
Ruchi P. Mohan Chapter Lead TiE Vancouver Women LinkedIn profile
Richa Khanna
Richa Khanna Co Lead TiE Vancouver Women LinkedIn profile
Tina Gandhi
Tina Gandhi Co Lead TiE Vancouver Women LinkedIn profile
Abhay Gupta
Abhay Gupta Co Lead TiE Vancouver Women LinkedIn profile
Purva Arora
Purva Arora Co Lead TiE Vancouver Women LinkedIn profile

Are you a woman founder in Western Canada ready to scale?

Applications for the 2026 cohort are closed. Contact us to hear when the next cohort opens, and join our info sessions and workshops to meet mentors, learn pitching best practices and find peer support.

Angel investors and corporate leaders: mentor, judge or sponsor, and help us back Western Canada's next wave of women-led innovation.

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