The intersection of women's health and technology.
An initiative founded in 2018 with the mission of addressing unmet health needs of women globally and increasing gender equity in technology and venture.
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Join us every Wednesday for brief, coffee table conversations designed to engage and inspire innovation.
Stay Tuned for This Month's Speakers
Emily Kunta
Digital Transformation Project Lead, UCB
Kiran Suryadevara
Rune Labs
Anita Riyat
Exec Director, Global Digital Business Development
Melissa Stockwell
Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Health at Columbia University
Watch Previous Talks
Challenges Facing Female Founders
An exclusive conversation on founding and maintaining an innovative company with Priscilla Beal of Bayer.
Concept to MVP with a Telehealth Platform
Learn what it takes to go from concept to MVP with Karen Patrusky and Heidi Edelstein of Verbena.
Improving Quality of Life
We speak with Nina Joshi of Kaiser and Holly Rockweiler of Madorra about improving quality of life for women, post-menopause.
Digital Therapeutics
Tune in for an exclusive conversation on digital therapeutics with Dr. Shailja Dixit of Curiox and Bunny Ellerin of Columbia Business School.
A Legal Primer for Startups
Learn more about what startups need to know about legal with Delphine O’Rourke of Goodwin and Susan Solinsky of Ellipsis Health.
About the Women's Health Tech Initiative
Women's Health Tech Challenges
Women's Health Tech Wednesdays
WHT Challenges
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Large Scale Pitch Days
Welcoming innovators to pitch their digital health solutions to a panel of expert judges.
Established Challenges
- 1 online challenge with international scope
- 3+ networking events
- 1 Women’s Health Tech Innovators Showcase
Goals
- Representation: 30 countries represented in application process
- Exposure: 1,000 people join the next WHT (6 months) / WHT featured in Forbes (2 years)
- Traction for finalists: 3 finalist companies who raise series B or higher (2 years)