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Lauren Ledwell

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Board Member at Venture for Canada
📍 Canada

Lauren Ledwell is the CEO of the PEI BioAlliance, where she applies her deep expertise in venture capital from roles at Sandpiper Ventures and Womens Equity Lab. An MBA graduate from the University of Toronto, she is described by colleagues as having a high EQ and an intuitive understanding of business alignment.

Outside of her executive role, Lauren is a dedicated mentor and mother. She channels her passion for fostering new talent through her board position at Venture for Canada and actively supports female entrepreneurs and programs like #GirlsonBoards, which promotes getting women into governance roles.

She is a co-founder of Sandpiper Ventures, an investment fund specifically focused on empowering women-led technology companies across Canada.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Canada
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Venture Investing
As a Principal at Sandpiper Ventures and Managing Partner at Women's Equity Lab, she focuses on investing in disruptive, seed-stage Canadian companies.
Bioscience Sector
As CEO of the PEI BioAlliance, she is directly involved in the growth, strategy, and innovation within the life sciences industry.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Board Member
Venture for Canada
5-2024
Principal
Sandpiper Ventures
2-2024 - 6-2024
Interim COO
discoverygarden
2024
Founding Board Member & Chair
PEI IT Alliance
9-2022
Managing Partner
Women's Equity Lab
In the press

Media appearances

Venture for Canada Welcomes Joshua Goodfield, Lauren Ledwell, and New Board Members. Featured in Venture for Canada – Perspectives
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Education
2013 - 2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
2018 - 2018
Venture Investing Fundamentals
Female Funders
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