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    The51

    Calgary, CanadaFounded 2019
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    The51 is a financial platform and venture firm based in Calgary, Canada, that activates capital into scalable, women-led, technology-enabled ventures. Founded in 2019, it invests from pre-seed to Series A across sectors including health, wealth, and work.

    Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Their most common stage is seed (43% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $3.4M (across 14 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    17

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    AR

    ALICE REIMER

    Co-Founder, The51 & Board Director

    JF

    JUDY FAIRBURN

    Co-Founder, General Partner & Board Director

    SK

    SHELLEY KUIPERS

    Co-Founder, CEO & Board Director

    LR

    LAUREN ROBINSON

    Managing Partner, Funds

    BH

    BRIANNAA HEWSTAN

    Director of Brand & Marketing

    IK

    IVA KUBICKOVA

    Director of Community

    KD

    KULWANT DUHRA

    Director of Investor Services & Experience

    CD

    CLAUDIA DURKIN

    Principal

    CD

    COURTNEY DRAGANI

    Chief Growth Officer

    NA

    NYLA AHMAD

    Commercial Growth

    AW

    ANDREA WHYTE

    Corporate Secretary

    COLLEEN MOOREHEAD

    COLLEEN MOOREHEAD

    Board Chair

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    21 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    SSprout FamilySeed$3.5MOct 2026
    NLPatent logoNLPatentSeed$3MNov 2025
    NiaHealth logoNiaHealthPre-Seed$4.2MJun 2025
    SSprout FamilyPre-Seed—Mar 2025
    NiaHealth logoNiaHealthSeed$5.8MJan 2025
    SSprout FamilyPre-Seed—Jan 2025
    Syantra logoSyantraSeries A$6.8MSep 2024
    HHeylistUnknown—Jan 2024
    Mercator AI logoMercator AISeed$3.8MMar 2023
    FFemTherapeutics, Inc.Unknown$1.9MJan 2023
    MMonarkSeed$1.5MJan 2023
    Mercator logoMercatorSeed—Jan 2022
    Mercator logoMercatorPre-Seed$1MJan 2022
    Shoelace Learning logoShoelace LearningSeed$3MInvalid Date
    Shoelace logoShoelaceSeed$3M—
    Sampler logoSamplerUnknown——
    AAretoPre-Seed——
    Virtual Gurus logoVirtual GurusSeries A$8.4M—
    RRetellioUnknown$1.3M—
    HHyivy HealthPre-Seed$1.1M—
    Fictionary logoFictionarySeed——

    Top Co-Investors

    Blue Collective3 shared
    Builders VC2 shared
    Freestyle Capital2 shared
    Zacua Ventures2 shared
    Golden Ventures2 shared
    Version One Ventures2 shared
    Garage Capital2 shared
    Samsung Next2 shared
    Investissement Québec2 shared
    Undisclosed Angel Investors2 shared
    Y Combinator2 shared
    BDC Capital's Thrive Venture Fund2 shared
    Mighty Capital1 shared
    The LegalTech Fund1 shared
    Draper Associates1 shared
    Realty Corporation1 shared
    Right Side Capital Management1 shared
    FundersClub1 shared
    500 Global1 shared
    BDC Capital1 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026