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Joanne Fedeyko

Former Investor at Portfolia

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $5K – $15K checks · typically $10K

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About

Joanne Fedeyko is CEO of Connection Silicon Valley and VP of Mentorship & Commercialization at Startup Genome, where she designs programs supporting scaleups with U.S. market entry. She founded the Canadian Women's Network, a community of over 1,000 members focused on advancing women-led startups through investor connections and programming, and serves as Publisher of Disruption Magazine, which reaches 70,000+ subscribers covering innovation across health, sustainability, fintech, and emerging technology sectors. Her work spans angel investing, advisory roles with governments on market expansion, and board service across private and nonprofit organizations.

Experience

  1. Connection Silicon ValleyCEOcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Disruption MagazinePublishercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. HiPowerBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  4. HiPowerExecutive Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. THE WHAT ALLIANCEMembercurrent2025 — present
  6. Startup GenomeVP of Scaleup Programscurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. Pathway to Silicon ValleyFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. BloomiInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  9. Dough ParlourInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  10. Women's Equity Lab - Silicon ValleyCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
  11. Haze AutomotiveInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  12. CELS - Canadian Entrepreneurs in Life ScienceFounding Board Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. Women Funding Women Inc. (WFW)Advisory Council Membercurrent2023 — presentCanada
  14. Global Women in VCMembercurrent2023 — present
  15. PortfoliaInvestorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  16. Pure Strategy IncAdvisorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  17. Canvass AnalyticsAdvisor2016 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Fora: Network for ChangeGlobal Advisor2017 — 2022
  19. Edmonton UnlimitedBoard Director2020 — 2021
  20. New West Networks Inc.Associate2018 — 2021Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
  21. theBoardlistManaging Director, theBoardlist Canada2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  22. ConsciaAdvisor2019 — 2020
  23. RocketSpaceConsultant, Canadian Channel Partner2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  24. THNK - School of Creative LeadershipAdvisor2016 — 2017Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  25. C100 AssociationExecutive Director2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  26. Independent ConsultantMarketing & Sponsorships2012 — 2014
  27. Airship Ventures, Inc.Director of Sponsorship2008 — 2012
  28. San Francisco Maritime National Park AssociationExecutive Producer, Festival of Sail San Francisco2007 — 2008
  29. Girls on the Run San FranciscoExecutive Director2003 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
  30. CalixSales Operations Manager1999 — 2002Petaluma, CA
  31. DeloitteSr. Consultant1997 — 1999Calgary, Canada Area & San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Fundraising99Entrepreneurship92Board Development24Project Management33Social Media38Partnerships13Event Planning16Business Development71Financial Analysis6Strategic Partnerships52Sponsorship13Financial Services3
+12 moreDigital MarketingPartnership DevelopmentMarketing StrategySocial Media MarketingMarketingSocial Media StrategistSocial Media ConsultingIntegrated MarketingSalesforce.comLeadershipEvent Planning & MgntStrategy
  • ESG Global Competent Boards Designation — Competent Boards

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Joanne Fedeyko?
Joanne Fedeyko is CEO of Connection Silicon Valley and VP of Mentorship & Commercialization at Startup Genome, where she designs programs supporting scaleups with U.S. market entry. She founded the Canadian Women's Network, a community of over 1,000 members focused on advancing women-led startups through investor connections and programming, and serves as Publisher of Disruption Magazine, which reaches 70,000+ subscribers covering innovation across health, sustainability, fintech, and emerging technology sectors. Her work spans angel investing, advisory roles with governments on market expansion, and board service across private and nonprofit organizations.
What check size does Joanne Fedeyko write?
Joanne Fedeyko typically writes checks of $5K – $15K.
Where did Joanne Fedeyko go to school?
Joanne Fedeyko studied at Society of Management Accountants of Alberta (Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Accounting and Business/Management); Leadership San Francisco; NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) (Accounting, Honours).

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