'We don’t want to just write cheques': Shopify executives launch investing collective Backbone Angels

Co-founded by 10 female Shopify leaders, the group will focus on investments in Black, Indigenous, and Women of Colour-led companies.

Earlier today (March 8), a slate of current and former Shopify executives launched an angel investing collective that will invest in women and non-binary founders with a focus on investments in Black, Indigenous, and Women of Colour-led companies.

Operating under the name Backbone Angels, the group is made up of ten female angel investors, all of whom ha…