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Sévrine Labelle (she/her)

Managing Director, Thrive Lab, BDC

Sévrine is a strategic leader who is passionate about supporting entrepreneurs. As the Managing Director of BDC’s $100M Thrive Lab, she works closely with partners to develop innovative equity investment models to support women-led businesses. Her background includes a common theme of building a more inclusive and sustainable society. As President and CEO of Evol, she led the organization through a major transformation from supporting only women to all underserved groups and raised a $60M impact fund.

Sessions

AcceleratorFest

Reframing Our Ecosystem: A Macro Perspective on Startup Success

By reframing the perspective on our ecosystem's macro trends, we'll gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing startups today, and how we can better support their success. We will examine the broader macro environment in which the startup ecosystem operates and explore the effects of economic trends, talent shortages, and tech layoffs on diversity and inclusion, among other topics. See More.