Ontario Invests in wHealth Ignite Accelerator Supporting Women’s Health Startups
- Category
- · Funding · Global
- Date
- July 21, 2026
- Source
- Femtech Insider
Summary
The Government of Ontario is backing 10 seed-stage women’s health brands via wHealth Ignite, an accelerator operated by Innovation Factory and its subsidiary, Femtech Canada. The undisclosed investment is funded through the Ontario Women’s Economic Leadership and Legacy (WELL) Fund, which will allocate $5.5 million this year across projects supporting female economic advancement and survivors of human trafficking. “Women’s health innovation represents… The post Ontario Invests in wHealth Ignite Accelerator Supporting Women’s Health Startups first appeared on .
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Sources
- Femtech Insider Primary source