Healthtech 4 the Greater Good in SoCal

Healthtech 4 the Greater Good in SoCal

What are the most investible Healthtech opportunities right now?

What health problem would you solve with tech if you could?  Is there a new model needed for funding healthtech innovators?  When is the collection of health data exploitive rather than helpful?

These are just a few of the topics of conversation at our recent gathering of Healthtech founders, funders, and strategic partners hosted by the Columbia Venture Community (CVC), Columbia’s Global Health and Wellness Network, and Columbia’s Southern California Alumni Association.

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Sisters (and Allies) Empowering Sisters in NYC!

Sisters (and Allies) Empowering Sisters in NYC!

Energy.  Education.  Empowerment.  Friendship.

I loved participating in the second annual Women Business Collaborative Conference in NYC that brought together female founders and investors for two days of excellent content and networking.  Great organizing and moderating by Gwen Young, CEO of the Women Business Collaborative, and Judith Goldkrand of the Women Presidents Organization (WPO) & Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Banking.

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LatinX MBAs = Excellence

LatinX MBAs = Excellence

Our community sizzles!  Last November, I attended the incredibly well-organized, inaugural LatinX MBA alumni leadership summit hosted at Amazon Studios in Los Angeles and sponsored by TPG, Fidelity Investments, Google, Capital Group, Morrison Foerster Foundation, and ServiceNow.

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Columbia Venture Community in LA welcomes you!

Columbia Venture Community in LA welcomes you!

Great turnout at Firestone Walker Brewing Company in Marina del Rey for happy hour of the SoCal Chapter of the Columbia Venture Community. It was a great opportunity for founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, and interested innovators to gather in a relaxed setting to socialize and build community.

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