January 2025

Tapestry is excited to welcome Yetunde Osanyin to the team! Yetunde joins as a Compliance Officer. She will work on implementing compliance systems and establishing policies and procedures to strengthen Tapestry’s compliance function.  

Yetunde comes to Tapestry with over a decade experience in both social finance and traditional finance, most recently as a manager of social impact funds that invested in social enterprises at different maturity levels and across sectors. 

Before this, Yetunde spent several years in corporate finance at a multinational non-bank financial institution. During this time, she was introduced to the world of social finance, as her organization played a pivotal role in financing several impactful projects.

“That was where I had my first experience on how you can use capital to drive social development. It was interesting to see how we raised capital, and invested in social infrastructures that elevated the quality of life while generating returns for investors. It was a win-win for everyone”  

Yetunde is excited to now focus on building the compliance systems to strengthen the use of  community bond models across Canada. With ample experience across the social capital world, Yetunde sees the community bond as “an efficient way to raise capital.” She also emphasizes its community-informed nature: “It’s different from other products, because when you’re dealing with bigger investors, bigger ticket transactions, you’re dealing with millions of investment at once from one investor. But at the community level, you’re responsible for the retail investors, people who are really committed to this project, because they feel something beyond the financial return, they feel a connection.”

When she’s not working on the future of Canadian finance, Yetunde spends most of her time with her family. She loves to cook, read, and to talk to others about what she’s reading — she’s part of several book clubs! 

We hope you’ll have a chance to meet Yetunde soon. If you’d like to reach out (or ask for a book recommendation!), you can reach her at yetunde@tapestrycapital.ca. 

Welcome to the team, Yetunde! 

We’re excited to announce that Jasleen Bahia is (re)joining the Tapestry team as Marketing and Communications Associate! 

This is a new role for Jasleen, but she’s not new to Tapestry. She’s worked on several projects with us while earning her degree in Commerce at the University of

 British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business — starting with a summer associate position after cold-emailing Tapestry to introduce herself and share her passion for social finance. While she studied for a semester in England, Jasleen researched the community finance sector in the U.K. and lessons for the Canadian space, and in the summer of 2023, Jasleen researched legislative and regulatory frameworks for community bonds in Canada. 

In between, Jasleen worked in public policy, in roles with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and a nonprofit think tank. She also explored work in traditional finance, but found her heart was in ethical and sustainable finance. 

“It’s important to me to feel a sense of purpose and that I’m making an impact. I’ve always found that here,” Jasleen says. “In a way it feels like coming home — it’s a full circle moment now being with Tapestry full time. And it’s even more special to be able to come back and see all the growth that’s happened in the last year, and to be part of communicating that growth.” 

Bringing experience in social media and podcasting, Jasleen is looking forward to the creativity a marketing and communications role offers. “That type of work doesn’t feel like work to me, it’s so fun. I get to talk to people, have incredible conversations, and then be creative about how I present the information.” 

In her free time, Jasleen volunteers with a nonprofit supporting girls growing up in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Having participated in the program while she was in high school, Jasleen describes another “full circle moment” in being able to volunteer and support the next generation. Jasleen also facilitates youth programs at a Vancouver community centre, plays basketball, and loves to bake and read.

We’re thrilled to have Jasleen back on the team. If you’d like to get in touch, you can reach her at jasleen@tapestrycapital.ca. Welcome to the team, Jasleen!