Kathryne Cooper, MBA

Mae is a culturally competent digital health platform connecting Black expectant mothers with critical resources to drive positive pregnancy outcomes. Mae works in concert with healthcare payers and states to address the significant disparities in maternal health outcomes for Black expectant mothers across the country. Our mission is to improve the care Black pregnant women receive and reduce risk from systemic issues plaguing the healthcare system. Our platform is a destination for Black expectant women, providing pregnancy tracking, culturally relevant lifestyle content, and educational resources for Black women, by Black women. Through Mae's carefully curated culturally competent network of experts, we endeavor to improve the pregnancy journey for women of color.

Time Study is the leading platform for conducting time studies in hospitals. Our purpose-built software collects time data in real-time for accurate and detailed reporting. Many of the top US hospitals use our application to make remarkable improvements in workforce effectiveness, operational efficiency, financial performance, and compliance.

Humanity Health is building the premier career acceleration and talent sourcing platform for underrepresented leaders in healthcare and life sciences. Through best-in-class technology and a personalized service approach, Humanity Health unlocks career accelerating opportunities and introductions for women and people of color. The company also helps our employer partners identify, engage and recruit top diverse healthcare talent and drive more inclusive placement outcomes.

We believe that food allergies should not get in the way of making every moment in our lives count. Alerje uses proactive patient design to improve the quality of life of the more than 220M people worldwide impacted by food allergy.

Plug In is the space for Black and Brown entrepreneurs, and VCs reimaging the innovation economy across the US and beyond.

Mae is a culturally competent digital health platform connecting Black expectant mothers with critical resources to drive positive pregnancy outcomes. Mae works in concert with healthcare payers and states to address the significant disparities in maternal health outcomes for Black expectant mothers across the country. Our mission is to improve the care Black pregnant women receive and reduce risk from systemic issues plaguing the healthcare system. Our platform is a destination for Black expectant women, providing pregnancy tracking, culturally relevant lifestyle content, and educational resources for Black women, by Black women. Through Mae's carefully curated culturally competent network of experts, we endeavor to improve the pregnancy journey for women of color.

Time Study is the leading platform for conducting time studies in hospitals. Our purpose-built software collects time data in real-time for accurate and detailed reporting. Many of the top US hospitals use our application to make remarkable improvements in workforce effectiveness, operational efficiency, financial performance, and compliance.

Humanity Health is building the premier career acceleration and talent sourcing platform for underrepresented leaders in healthcare and life sciences. Through best-in-class technology and a personalized service approach, Humanity Health unlocks career accelerating opportunities and introductions for women and people of color. The company also helps our employer partners identify, engage and recruit top diverse healthcare talent and drive more inclusive placement outcomes.

LAVA is the oldest, most successful organization focused on financing companies from start to exit. Since 1985, the Los Angeles Venture Association has been providing forums where entrepreneurs and executives of start-up, emerging growth, and late-stage venture-funded companies actively meet and learn from fellow executives, investors, bankers, financial advisors, and other providers of professional services. Our extensive slate of monthly meetings, Distinguished Speakers Lectures feature exceptional presentations by prominent members of our investment, entrepreneurial, business, and academic communities. Our annual Meet the VC conference and frequent strategic interest group meetings are our regions premier forums on investment capital. We also co-produce events with many of our affiliated organizations.

We believe that food allergies should not get in the way of making every moment in our lives count. Alerje uses proactive patient design to improve the quality of life of the more than 220M people worldwide impacted by food allergy.