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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