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Meet The Entrepreneur Helping Women In Chemo Keep Their Hair
Kate Dilligan spent $8,000 to save her hair during cancer treatments, then spent another $40,000 to see if there was a better way. There was.
Dr. Iman Abuzeid Leads Incredible Health To Unicorn Status With $80 Million Series B
Iman Abuzeid launched nurse-hiring startup Incredible Health in 2017 as a way to help healthcare workers find permanent positions. Five years later, she has guided her company to a $1.65 billion valuation, becoming one of the few Black female founders …
50 Over 50: EMEA 2022
Women around the world are proving that 50 and beyond is the new golden age. Here are the founders, business and political leaders, scientists and vanguards leading the way throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Spring Health Notches A $190 Million Series C At A $2 Billion Valuation, Making CEO April Koh The Youngest Woman To Run A Unicorn
Spring Health, the mental health startup founded by Under 30 alumni April Koh and Adam Chekroud, has secured $190 million in Series C funding, propelling the company to unicorn status.
Exclusive: Telehealth Startup Calibrate Notches A $100 Million Series B From Founders Fund And Tiger Global
Isabelle Kenyon launched Calibrate, a metabolic health solution, to consumers last June. Now, with fresh capital and a board of Silicon Valley heavyweights at her back, Kenyon is working towards making her company a household name.
Dr. Ala Stanford And The Women Who, Ages 50 And Over, Are Leading The Fight Against Covid
As part of our regular segment on Morning Joe highlighting women over the age of 50 who are changing the world, Forbes and “Know Your Value” want to shine a light on the women in this group who are making the most significant contributions in the effor…
Breaking The ‘Concrete’ Ceiling: Roz Brewer To Become The S&P 500’s Only Black Female CEO
Rosalind “Roz” Brewer is the 48th most powerful woman in the world and poised to become even more powerful: On Tuesday night, news broke that Brewer will become CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance in March. Brewer will be the only Black woman chief executi…
Female-Founded Telehealth Startup Calibrate Announces $22.5 Million Series A
Calibrate announced Tuesday that it has closed a $22.5 million Series A round of funding led by Emily Melton at Threshold Ventures.
Working In A Male-Dominated Medical Practice Can Cost Female Physicians $90,000—Or More
According to a new study out of Harvard Medical School Thursday morning, there’s a factor that is exacerbating the existing gender-based pay gaps in healthcare: medical practices with more than 50% male physicians on staff.
Inside Calibrate, The Telehealth Newcomer Using Doctors And Coaches To Disrupt The $70 Billion Weight Loss Industry
On Wednesday, 30 Under 30 alumnae Isabelle Kenyon unveiled Calibrate, a telehealth company meant to change the conversation around metabolic health. It launches with $5.1 million in a seed round led by Kirsten Green’s Forerunner Ventures.
