As recently as 2015, exactly none of the ventures at St. John’s-based Genesis startup hub were led by women. Today, nearly a third of them are.
In an interview Wednesday, Vice President of Finance and Special Projects Colin Corcoran told Entrevestor that increasing diversity in the startup ecosystem has been a key goal for the centre. Corcoran and his colleagues went so far in 2018 as to hire a dedicated staffer, Dyanna McCarthy, to advance the role of women in technology. McCarthy is now Genesis’s Success Manager, working with clients in its Enterprise startup incubator.
Corcoran said