SteelSky Ventures, a U.S.-based, female-led VC fund with a thesis centered around women’s healthcare, has recently announced the relocation of its headquarters from New York to Atlanta. The firm has been around since 2017 and has since invested in more than a dozen startups all focused on different areas of human health. With this move SteelSky Ventures now hopes to tap into…
Just a few weeks ago the UK Department of Health & Social Care shared its Vision for the Women’s Health Strategy for England, a directional document that has garnered a lot of attention in the UK and beyond. The findings in this report are largely based on input collected last spring as part of a Call for Evidence seeking input from patients,…
Every once in a while a new fund comes along, that makes us just a little bit excited and with Jumpstart Nova, that is most definitely the case. The new firm wants to make a difference in healthcare in the United States and tackle health inequities through investments in Black-owned and led healthcare companies across health IT, digital health, tech-enabled services, diagnostic…
Cross-Border Impact Ventures in announcing the launch of a new Women’s and Children’s Health Technology Fund, which will invest in health technology companies that address the health needs of women, children, and adolescents or make health systems more resilient. CBIV has US$30 million in commitments towards an ultimate fund size of more than US$100 million and anticipates making its first investments in Q1 2022.…
Portfolia, the global venture investment firm for women, has announced its pre-IPO investment in Athena Technology II SPAC, the all-women-led special interest acquisition company that closed its initial public offering last week. This collaboration of the financial industry’s most influential women investors and one of very few SPACs to be founded and funded by women marks two new milestones for Portfolia as…
A Guest Post by Johanna Raehalme, Investment Manager, Digital Infrastructure and Solutions at Finnfund. Finnfund is a Finnish development financier and professional impact investor. We build a sustainable world by investing in responsible and profitable businesses in developing countries. Each year we invest 200–250 million euros in 20-30 projects, emphasising renewable energy, sustainable forestry, sustainable agriculture, financial institutions and digital infrastructure and…
Sofinnova Partners, a leading European life sciences venture capital firm based in Paris, London and Milan, has announced the close of its latest early-stage healthcare venture capital fund, Sofinnova Capital X, oversubscribed at €472 ($548) million. This brings the total amount the VC has raised to €1 billion in the last 12 months across its multi-fund platform, and the total AUM to…
In 2016, Crystal Etienne founded Ruby Love a period apparel company. With very little funding, she bootstrapped the company from its humble beginnings to over $10 million within two years. She felt “cajed” many times while entering this new industry with very little help along the way, but overcame every obstacle. During this time, her husband Jean ran his own transportation and delivery business when Crystal…
