For many FemTech founders, convincing investors of the potential of their startup (especially beyond reproductive health) can be a struggle. Why so many investors overlook this sector? Learn ways to break down those barriers and secure the backing you need to innovate.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

👉🏻 Overcoming Investment Barriers for FemTech Startups

👉🏻 Strategies for Effective Pitching and Investor Connection

👉🏻 Trends Shaping FemTech and Women’s Health

👉🏻 Challenges with Regulatory Processes in HealthTech

👉🏻 Building Inclusive Health Solutions for Diverse Populations

Our guest is Mitzi Krockover, M.D., Founder and CEO of Woman Centered, LLC; host and producer of the Beyond the Paper Gown podcast

Mitzi Krockover, M.D., is the Founder and CEO of Woman Centered, LLC and the host and producer of the Beyond the Paper Gown podcast, which inspires and informs women to achieve their optimal health. Additionally, she is a Managing Director at Golden Seeds, an angel investment organization that focuses on funding early-stage companies led by women; she co-leads the Health Sector Committee. Dr. Krockover previously served as the founding Medical Director of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center and as Vice President of Women’s Health at Humana Inc. Dr. Krockover also serves on the boards of the Institute for Mental Health Research, the Black Women’s Health Imperative and Springboard’s Women’s Health Innovation Council. A Board-Certified internist, she received her undergraduate degree at Washington University, her MD at the University of Texas at San Antonio and completed her internal medicine residency at Northwestern McGaw Medical Center.

You can find our guest here:

👉🏻 https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitzikrockover/

👉🏻 https://www.beyondthepapergown.com/

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What happens when your tech solution needs more than just a software update? From an ambitious API to a comprehensive care system — listen to the story of how one healthtech company pivoted to meet the real needs of patients. Discover how healthtech can break through regulatory barriers, gain patient trust, and offer personalized care without losing the human touch.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

👉🏻 Challenges of scaling healthtech solutions

👉🏻 The disparity between the standard of maternal care in the U.S. and what could be achieved with better tech solutions

👉🏻 Navigating complex healthcare regulations

👉🏻 The journey from building a tech-heavy API solution to creating a more comprehensive system of care

👉🏻 Addressing concerns around data privacy

Our guest is Senan Ebrahim, the Founder and CEO of Delfina

Senan Ebrahim, the Founder and CEO of Delfina, is a physician-scientist and entrepreneur with an MD and Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience from Harvard, dedicated to using technology to improve global health. He has worked for over a decade at the intersection of AI and healthcare and previously founded Hikma Health, a tech nonprofit creating digital health solutions for refugees, migrants, and vulnerable populations. Senan co-founded Delfina in 2021 to bring lifesaving technologies to prenatal care after experiencing the challenges faced by parents and their providers alike.

You can find our guest here:

👉🏻 https://www.linkedin.com/in/senane/

👉🏻 https://www.delfina.com/

Applover⁠ is an ISO 13485-certified Full-Stack Digital Agency from Wrocław, Poland. Founded in 2016, a team of nearly 160 experts has developed over 200 projects. Applover was recognized by the Financial Times in the 'FT 1000' ranking in 2023 and by Deloitte as a Rising Star (Fast 50 Tech) in the CEE region in 2019, and in 2020 and 2021, in the main category of the FAST 50 ranking.

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👉🏻 https://applover.com/blog/

👉🏻 https://www.linkedin.com/company/applover-software-house/

Fertility and cryogenics are rich grounds for innovation, but it’s not enough to have a good idea. What separates the successful startups from those that fizzle out? In cryogenic storage, one slip can mean the loss of invaluable reproductive material. How do new technologies protect against failures, and what steps are being taken to make storage safer than ever before?

In this episode you’ll hear about:

👉🏻 Advancements in Cryogenics and Fertility Treatments

👉🏻 Risk Mitigation in Cryogenic

👉🏻 Opportunities for Healthtech Startups in Fertility and Cryogenics

Our guest is Christine Allen, Director of IVF laboratory operations, Scientific Advisor at CryoFuture

Dr. Christine Allen is a certified embryologist and andrologist who has travelled the world developing and teaching leading edge vitrification and lab automation technologies, building IVF clinics and implementing new technologies as AI research, state-of-art egg banking, non-invasive PGTA and data analytics for success improvement. Christine’s research in cryopreservation, vitrification techniques and fertilization has been published in several leading industry journals and she has presented her findings at ASRM, ESHRE and American Board of Bioanalysts (ABB) among others. She has a proven track record of the direct implementation of embroyology lab management, quality control procedures, andrology testing, outside clinician consulting and is an expert in US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), American Association of Bioanalysts AAB and ASRM laboratory standards. She is also fluent in English, Portuguese, French and Italian, and proficient in Dutch and Spanish, directing labs around the world in their native languages. As per her investor endeavors, Dr. Allen focus on supporting new technologies startups related to scientific breakthroughs in IVF that could lead to better safety measures and higher quality of laboratory operations.

You can find our guest here:

👉🏻 https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-a-2a9b66a/

👉🏻 https://www.fertilityconsultancy.com/

👉🏻 https://eliteivfteam.com/

Applover⁠ is an ISO 13485-certified Full-Stack Digital Agency from Wrocław, Poland. Founded in 2016, a team of nearly 160 experts has developed over 200 projects. Applover was recognized by the Financial Times in the 'FT 1000' ranking in 2023 and by Deloitte as a Rising Star (Fast 50 Tech) in the CEE region in 2019, and in 2020 and 2021, in the main category of the FAST 50 ranking.

Follow and find more inspiration:

👉🏻 https://applover.com/blog/

👉🏻 https://www.linkedin.com/company/applover-software-house/