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
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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)
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