80 CEOs from our inaugural Digital Health 1000 are women. We're celebrating this inspirational cohort and hoping this spotlight inspires action and support for more women entrepreneurs around the world.
HolonIQ identified the top 1000 Digital Health startups around the world. Region by region, we mapped the most promising Digital Health startups, both early and late stage. We mapped the Africa Digital Health 50, Australia and New Zealand Digital Health 100, East Asia Digital Health 100, Europe Digital Health 200, India and South Asia Digital Health 100, LATAM Digital Health 50, MENA Digital Health 50, North America Digital Health 200 and finally the Southeast Asia Digital Health 50. To be eligible, these companies had to be startups (i.e. not acquired, controlled or listed), operating in health technology, and generally less than 10 years old.
We’re celebrating the women leading these incredible startups as CEOs or Co-CEOs, and the work they’re doing across Digital Health companies around the world. Through our work at HolonIQ, which is also co-founded and co-led by a woman, we are determined to play our part in eliminating the gender gap in leadership, entrepreneurship and education.
Despite the progress made in parity for women, there’s still an enormous amount to be done. Our Global State of Play Report on Women CEOs and Leadership (from last International Women’s day) around the world deep dives into the numbers across different industries to highlight the areas making most progress and where much work is still to be done.
80 Women from 25 Countries Leading Global Digital Health Startups.
The following amazing women are leading the most promising Digital Health Startups globally. With an estimated 90% failure rate, building and running a Digital Health startup is not for the faint-hearted, and research shows that barriers for women looking to start or lead a successful business remain high. The women you see below have not only overcome significant odds but are focused on making a difference in the lives of millions worldwide. Congratulations on your impact so far and we look forward to tracking your progress over the coming years.
If by chance we have missed a women CEO who leads a Digital Health company selected in HolonIQ’s Global Digital Health 1000 Series, please contact us immediately and we will update the list.

Aastha Dusad
Co-Founder at MEDdelivery

Alice Williams
Founder at Ovira

Alison Hardacre
Co-CEO and Co-Founder at Halaxy

Alison Richards
CEO at Bind Benefits UHC Ancillary

Anurati Mathur
CEO and Co-Founder at Sempre Health

April Creed
Executive Director and Co-Founder at ExSitu

April Koh
CEO and Co-Founder at Spring Health

Arpi Shah
CEO and Co-Founder at Toothsi

Ashwini Zenooz
CEO at Commure

Bronwyn Le Grice
CEO, Founder and Managing Director at ANDHealth

Caroline Corbett
Co-Founder at SmartBlade

Caroline Xu
CEO and Co-Founder at ViGeneron GmbH

Carolyn Magill
CEO at Aetion

Carolyn Witte
CEO and Co-Founder at Tia

Charlotte Jackson
CEO at Meditech Solution

Christine Lemke
Co-CEO and Co-Founder at Evidation Health

Cortina McCurry
CEO and Founder at Caia

Cyndi Williams
CEO and Founder at Quin

Daphne Ngunjiri
CEO at Access Afya

Dorothea K.
CEO and Founder at Bot MD

Eliane Schutte
CEO at Xeltis

Elise Sutherland
CEO and Founder at Stelect

Fang Zhang
President and CEO at Next Innovation

Gabriela Gutiérrez
Founder at Microgenesis

Galit Zuckerman
CEO and Founder at Medasense

Geetha Manjunath
CEO and Founder at Niramai

Gillian Tee
CEO and Founder at Homage

Ginyu Kwalar
CEO and Founder at Klarah

Gloria Seibert
CEO and Founder at Temedica

Heba Shaheed
Director and Female Health Consultant at The Pelvic Expert

Helen Souris
CEO at Cardihab

Hila Goldman-Aslan
CEO and Co-Founder at DiA Imaging Analysis

Jeni Mayorskaya
CEO and Founder at Stork Club

Joanne Vatz
President at Cirdan

Jodi Akin
CEO, Chairman and Founder at Hawthorne Effect

Julia Cheek
CEO and Founder at Everly Health

Julia Hu
CEO and Founder at Lark

Kate Ryder
CEO and Founder at Maven Clinic

Katherine McConnell
CEO and Founder at Brighte

Katherine Sandford
CEO and Executive Chair at UBCO Bikes

Katleen Verleysen
CEO at miDiagnostics

Kelly Londy
CEO at Nuvo

Kristina Saffran
CEO and Co-founder at Equip

Levana Sani
CEO and Co-Founder at NalaGentics

Lisa Alderson
CEO and Co-Founder at Genome Medical

Lucia Huang
CEO and Co-founder at Osmind

Maayan Gonnen-Cohen
CEO and Co-Founder at Hello Heart

Manoela Ribas Mitchell
CEO and Co-Founder at Pipo Saúde

Manuri Gunawardena
CEO and Founder at HealthMatch

Mary Kerr
CEO at NeRRe Therapeutics

Megan Baldwin
CEO and Managing Director at Opthea

Merel Boers
CEO at NicoLab

Michelle Davey
CEO and Founder at Wheel

Michelle Longmire
CEO and Co-Founder at Medable

Molly He
CEO at Element Biosciences

Naama Stauber Breckler
CEO and Co-Founder at Better Health

Nadine Hachach-Haram
Founder at Proximie

Nanea Reeves
CEO and Co-Founder at Tripp

Naomi Allen
CEO and Co-Founder at Brightline

Nicole Liu
Founder at Kin Fertility
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