Investing in Women Founders with Portfolia CEO Trish Costello

Decoding Healthcare Innovation

In this episode, Carrie and Trish discuss:

• What the consequences are when women’s health is underfunded
• Why women’s health is underfunded
• How to drive innovation in women’s health
• What the emerging issues are in women’s health

Key Takeaways:

• Innovation in women's health has been woefully underfunded and it results in compromised health outcomes and lives for women of all ages.
• Much of the reason innovation in women’s health is underfunded is that 95% of innovation investing is done by men who often misunderstand or are uninterested in women’s health.
• Investing in what you know is a fundamental investment principle. Who can know better about women’s health than women themselves? Therefore, the best way that we can drive innovation in women’s health is to get women to be involved financially.
• There is so much more emphasis on reproductive health, childbirth, and birth control in the women’s health space now. It’s also much more important to make sure that people’s data is protected.

“Money is power when it comes to backing new innovation.” - Trish Costello

Connect with Trish Costello:

Website: https://www.portfolia.co/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trishcostello1/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/trishcostello1

Learn more from Carrie and Rebecca:

Invest in Women 2022 List: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/invest-in-women

Healthcare Insights (a monthly deep dive into specific topics for innovators): https://nixongwiltlaw.com/healthcare-insights

Telehealth/Virtual Care Mgmt Update (a biweekly LinkedIn newsletter tracking legal and policy changes across the nation): https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/telehealth-virtual-care-update-6901900767960068096/

Website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/

Carrie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrienixon/

Rebecca on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccagwilt/

NGL on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nixon-gwilt-law/