Elyse Heob, MPH, MBA

Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate in support of and representing the LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the venture capital space. Gaingels also supports its companies with a diverse talent and capital pipeline and provides an internal diverse board member recruitment advisory to help bring more diversity and representation within private boards. Gaingels invests in companies with diverse/LGBTQIA+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in other high-growth companies resolved on building more inclusive teams. Gaingels is an ardent supporter the Diversity Term Sheet Rider Initiative to increase access to venture funding events for non-traditional check writers, and regularly co-invests with select VC leads across a variety of sectors, from technology, to B2B, healthcare and consumer, in competitive and over-subscribed rounds from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO. For more information visit www.gaingels.com.

Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate in support of and representing the LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the venture capital space. Gaingels also supports its companies with a diverse talent and capital pipeline and provides an internal diverse board member recruitment advisory to help bring more diversity and representation within private boards. Gaingels invests in companies with diverse/LGBTQIA+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in other high-growth companies resolved on building more inclusive teams. Gaingels is an ardent supporter the Diversity Term Sheet Rider Initiative to increase access to venture funding events for non-traditional check writers, and regularly co-invests with select VC leads across a variety of sectors, from technology, to B2B, healthcare and consumer, in competitive and over-subscribed rounds from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO. For more information visit www.gaingels.com.

Elyse Heob Consulting provides expert operations and strategy consulting to power health innovations forward. We help health startup founders manage resource-efficient businesses and scale their innovations to reach millions of patients. Learn more at elyseheob.com

Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures advances innovation ecosystems and develops tomorrows solutions for todays biggest challenges. Our mission is to maximize the impact of Johns Hopkins University’s research excellence by facilitating the translation and commercialization of discoveries into accessible technologies, products, and services that benefit society.

See the person, not the mask. The ClearMask is the first fully transparent, FDA-cleared mask with maximum clarity and comfort: making connections more human and providing clear communication for all. - 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 in eCommerce - 2020 BBJ Inaugural Leaders in Health Care Innovation Award - Maryland Technology Economic Development Corporation (TEDCO) portfolio company ($300K) - Salisbury University Shore Hatchery competition, 2018; first place ($30K) - OpenWorks EnterPRIZE Cohort, 2018 ($5K) - Trajectory Next, 2018 Cohort - NSF I-Corps D.C. National Cohort, 2018 ($25K) - Accelerate Baltimore, 2018 Cohort - Maryland Technology Economic Development Corporation, mdPACE Portfolio Company, 2018 - Village Capital/Gallaudet University Accelerator, 2018; first place ($15K) - Project Entrepreneur, Class of 2018 - Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab, 2017-2018 Cohort; cohort prize ($25K) - NSF I-Corps D.C. Regional Cohort, 2017 - Johns Hopkins Idea Lab, 2017

My Healthy Toolkit is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to helping employers improve the health and productivity of their employees. We offer low-cost employee wellness programs and a free online health tracker to individuals. Learn more about our program features and employer implementation tools at www.MyHealthyToolkit.org.