The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale, a celebration and fundraiser like no other, directly supports Canada’s growing network of self-identifying women, trans-femme, and non-binary entrepreneurs.
Our Largest Fundraising Event of the Year
A pivotal opportunity for supporters, donors, community leaders, and entrepreneurs to come together and advance The Forum’s mission of shifting social and economic power for women entrepreneurs.

Our Largest Fundraising Event of the Year
A pivotal opportunity for supporters, donors, community leaders, and entrepreneurs to come together and advance The Forum’s mission of shifting social and economic power for women entrepreneurs.
Help Us Reach Our Goal
Support our game-changing programming for women entrepreneurs across Canada.
$1,200,000 goal
A CANADIAN CHARITY
When women entrepreneurs thrive, we all do
The Forum, a registered charity, has supported over 18,000 entrepreneurs since 2002 and is committed to making sure all entrepreneurs can build and sustain the success they envision.
Our programs, available to all women, and offering a welcoming space to self-identifying women, trans-femme, and non-binary entrepreneurs, serve approximately 2,000+ annually and connect them with a network of cross-Canada entrepreneurs and supporters.

Our Impact, Scale and Reach
For 23 years, we’ve been delivering real-world education and mentorship to help women entrepreneurs build successful businesses.
entrepreneurs supported since 2002
supporting entrepreneurs nationwide
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What Is The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch?
Addressing the barrier of access to capital, The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch program helps women entrepreneurs connect with funders, leaders, and experts who can unlock the right opportunities for their business.
On April 25, we’ll watch the 3 Finalists pitch their business visions and walk away with prize packages valued at up to $30,000 in financial, community, and wisdom capital.
As our largest fundraising event of the year, The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale enables The Forum, a national charity, to continue providing the resources, education, and community that women entrepreneurs need to thrive.

What Is The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch?
Addressing the barrier of access to capital, The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch program helps women entrepreneurs connect with funders, leaders, and experts who can unlock the right opportunities for their business.
At The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale, we’ll watch the 3 Finalists pitch their business visions and walk away with prize packages valued at up to $30,000 in financial, community, and wisdom capital.
As our largest fundraising event of the year, The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale enables The Forum, a national charity, to continue providing the resources, education, and community that women entrepreneurs need to thrive.

Meet the Finalists
Meet the 3 Finalists who each received $30,000 CAD prize packages to fund their business visions at The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale!
CATTLEytics Inc.
Shari van de Pol (she/her)
Founder & CEO
CELLECT Laboratories Inc.
Ibukun Elebute (she/her)
Co-Founder & COO
CT Murphy (she/they)
Co-Founder & CEO
ImaginAble Solutions
Lianna Genovese (she/her)
CEO
Join our Mission
Together, every dollar we raise gets us one step closer to building a truly inclusive, equitable and vibrant economy in Canada in our lifetime.