Two Atlantic Canadian women are finalists for the 2025 edition of the Top Women in Tech, a national competition presented by Toast and Betakit.

Jane Crowell, who is the CEO of Particle, and Alicia Roisman Ismac, the head of Atlantic FinTech, are among the 25 finalists for the competition, which recognizes female leaders in the Canadian technology industry, according to social media posts.

Roisman Ismac has been the Head of FinTech at Atlantic FinTech since 2021, championing companies throughout the region that produce digital products for the financial industry. After becoming the entrepreneur-in-residence at Moncton-based Venn Innovation in 2018, she began working with fintech companies throughout the region, founding the region’s fintech organization that now works with more than 140 companies.

Halifax resident Jane Crowell is the CEO of Particle, which is developing a platform that helps startups to raise capital through integrated investor outreach. The platform’s features help in such areas as legal onboarding, investor relations, share purchase and compliance.

The Top Women in Tech competition is hosted by: Toast, which is a recruitment group with the mission of overcoming the challenges facing women in the tech community; and Betakit, a news site that covers startups and tech across Canada.

The region is also represented on the Top Women in Tech judging panel. Erin O'Keefe Graham, the CEO of Neighbourhood Consulting and the former head of the Emera IdeaHub, is one of nine judges in the competition.