Healthcare startups are unique in that they offer double-bottom line benefits, cash and social impact. The same goes with angel investing in healthcare. By Dana Rosenberg (Director of Business Development, Rock Health) Last month, Rock Health and Fenwick & West hosted the first of a workshop series on angel investing for clinicians — Rock Health [...]
Posts Tagged "rock health"
Rock Health: Ideas We’d Like To Fund
February 26, 2013 – 6:00 am
We want to solve the biggest problems in healthcare. By Halle Tecco (Founder & CEO, Rock Health) Applications for Rock Health’s fifth class are open! You bring the startup and we’ll provide the funding ($100K), strategic partnerships, and operational support to help you succeed. What do we look for? Big ideas backed by smart and [...]
Female Founders To Watch: From Rock Health’s Fourth Class
February 22, 2013 – 7:00 am
Technology used in innovative ways has enabled a new wave of healthcare startups. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) This week, Rock Health launched its fourth class out of the health tech startup accelerator program. CEO and founder Halle Tecco announced that to date, this class has a raised a total of $13.9 [...]
6 Women Entrepreneurs Starting Startups To Improve Your Health
January 18, 2013 – 7:53 pm
Technology has enabled a new wave of healthcare startups. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) The healthcare industry is overdue for improvement, from tracking expenses to mobilizing health-minded services with new technology. Health startups are being incubated and accelerated by organizations like Rock Health and Startup Health. In fact, PITCH SF 2013 Startup [...]
Women In Healthcare Startups (Infographic)
January 14, 2013 – 7:00 am
From Pokitdok to AliveCor, from Cake Health to Rock Health, female founders are emerging in the health tech space. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) In a recently released infographic, Rock Health reported that young women practicing medicine are more likely to shoulder the obligations of child and family care. They are also [...]
Healthy Apps And Eating Tips For Thanksgiving
November 22, 2012 – 6:00 am
Pittsburgh nursing professor Lora Burke discussed research findings that suggested individuals using a food tracking app with notifications or suggestions to eat healthier actually had an easier time doing so. By Amy Puliafito (Research & Marketing Manager, Rock Health) Odds are you have a hefty meal in your future. Here are some tips and apps [...]
XX In Health: A Retreat For Women In Healthcare
November 12, 2012 – 10:00 am
As in many sectors, healthcare has a dearth of women leaders. By Ariel Schwartz (Senior Editor, FastCompany’s Co.Exist) Just 4% of healthcare CEOs are women even though they make up 73% of medical and health services managers. And according to health technology startup accelerator Rock Health, just three VC-backed digital health tech startups that raised [...]
3 Female Digital Health CEOs You Should Know
October 19, 2012 – 9:00 am
Meet three female CEOs of digital health companies that received over $2 million in venture funding recently. By Amy Puliafito (Research & Marketing Manager, Rock Health) Earlier this week, Tuesday, October 16, 2012 was Ada Lovelace Day, a day dedicated to supporting the accomplishments of women in technology and technology policy. Ada Lovelace is considered [...]
“I’m On A Boat!” – The Rising Fleet Of Startup Incubators
October 1, 2012 – 12:00 pm
What’s next after a boat? With a goat? On a plane? On a train? In a tree? Seems like a lot of incubators if you ask me. By Lisa Suennen (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Psilos Group) I was hanging out with Tom Rodgers of Cambia Health the other day and we were discussing the seemingly [...]
Change Healthcare Like A Boss
September 13, 2012 – 6:00 am
Apply to join Rock Health by Sunday, September 16 @ MIDNIGHT. By Amy Puliafito (Research & Marketing Manager, Rock Health) Hey health startups: there are only a few days left to apply to Rock Health. You bring the brains, killer idea and team, we’ll help you out with a $100,000 investment, office space, operational support, [...]
