Calgary, Alberta
Managing Partner, Audaxa Ventures
Raissa Espiritu is a founder, investor, and educator focused on building more inclusive and effective systems of capital in Canada. She is a Managing Partner at Audaxa Ventures, an early-stage fund investing in diverse leadership teams developing technology at the intersection of climate and health, and a sessional lecturer in social enterprise at Haskayne School of Business and Ivey Business School. Raissa has founded and scaled ventures across health, consumer packaged goods, and medical technology, and previously led an Indigenous focused corporate foundation supporting youth entrepreneurship. Her work bridges innovation, public policy, and community impact, with a deep interest in catalytic capital, systems change, and leadership that delivers real outcomes.