Basic info

First Name

Arielle

Last Name

Lok

User name

ariellelok

Country

Canada

Gender

Female

Full name

Arielle Lok

Working languages

English

Bio

About

Arielle started multiple businesses as a teenager, but was notable more for her strides in Canada’s food policy, especially pertaining to Canadian children under the poverty line. Her advocacy work resulted in the allocation of hundreds of millions of dollars more directly towards accessible food projects. She has worked at District Ventures Capital, Canada’s largest consumer goods venture capital firm, and worked full-time at Shopify’s venture fund, investing in the future of ecommerce. At Peko, Arielle runs operations, finance, and strategy with Sang. She’s entranced by produce economics – “Pekonomics”, and how it can be leveraged to serve the most underserved

Education

McGill BCom 2023

Significant achievements

Awards: RBC Women of the Year, BMO Celebrating Women Award, BC 30 under 30, DMZ Women of the year, Enactus Student Entrepreneur National Champion (1st), VISA She’s Next Grant Winner, McGill Dobson Cup (1st), Queen’s Entrepreneurship Competition (1st), Youth Impact Challenge (1st), League of Innovators’ Impact Innovation Challenge (2nd), TELUS Innovation Challenge (Top 4 Winner), RBC Get Seeded (Winner)

Certifications

foodsafe, etc

Business

Business

Open to new collaborations

Current employment

co-founder @ peko

Sustainable Development Goals

GOAL 2: Zero Hunger, GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality, GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, GOAL 13: Climate Action

SBC competition

Competition: look for projects

Active but not looking for new projects

Competition: look for members

Stop recruiting members

Website and social media