StandUp Ventures is a Toronto-based, seed-stage venture capital fund focused on investing in high-growth ventures with at least one female founder in a key leadership role. They believe that women-led companies think outside the box, recruit great talent, and serve bigger markets. StandUp Ventures invest in seed-stage, for-profit technology companies with at least one woman in a C-level leadership position within the company and a fair amount of ownership. Founded in 2017, StandUp Ventures prefers to invest in women-led companies operating in the software, digital health, and SaaS sectors across Canada.