Shalini Sardana

YourChoice Therapeutics is building the family planning company of the 21st century. It is our mission to improve the health and well being of women and men by developing the non-hormonal contraceptive and fertility products they desperately need.

Cheersy is on a mission to give couples the gift of being a guest at their own event by connecting them with a quality day-of wedding coordinator who fits their budget, vision, and vibe. After the wild success of Modern Rebel, a NYC-based full service wedding planning business, Founder and CEO Amy Shack Egan was met with such high demand, she decided to build a digital marketplace where couples across the country could experience the unique wedding they dreamed of with the support of a vetted coordinator, trained in Cheersy’s best practices. Currently serving New York City and Hudson Valley, Cheersy will be expanding to Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, New Jersey, Connecticut, and the DC Metro Area in 2025.

Our mission is simple, to help all cancer patients not only survive cancer, but thrive. For too long it seems the emphasis has been on survival, at any cost. But, it doesnt have to be that way. We are redefining how cancer patients experience treatment by developing affordable, tech-enabled solutions to prevent the most debilitating side effects because we believe unnecessary pain and suffering should not be the price of survival. Our first two products are cooling devices to prevent nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy) and hair loss during chemotherapy.

Backpack Healthcare (formerly Youme Healthcare) provides inclusive, accessible, and comprehensive mental healthcare to children, young adults, and their families. We’re committed to bringing the best of mental healthcare to all populations, regardless of their backgrounds, identities, or circumstances. We’re each carrying an invisible backpack full of our emotions, traumas, and experiences. And sometimes those backpacks can get too heavy for any one person to bear on their own. Backpack Healthcare is here to help lighten the load with therapy and other mental health resources.

Hubly Surgical is proud to announce that HUBLY DRILL, the first and only single-use cranial drill with advanced features for safety and efficiency in any setting, complete with Hubly Cranial Access Kit is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE 1. Safety Novel technology for safety SMART Auto-Stop and cone-shaped drill bit designed to reduce over-plunge + LED Force Indicator that changes color with force, increasing user control. 2. Efficiency First of its kind features for increased efficiency Single-use, cordless power design turns intracranial drilling into a one-handed procedure, increasing stability, ease of use, and speed. 3. For Any Setting Unprecedented value in bedside cranial access Advanced safety and efficiency features aim to reduce operating room dependence by increasing access at the bedside, thus enhancing care and lowering hospital costs.

CNote is an AI-powered cash management platform unlocking the trillion dollar community finance sector to help corporations, foundations and individuals achieve better returns and liquidity while driving positive community development. Corporate leaders including Apple, Mastercard, Patagonia, PayPal and Netflix use CNote’s platform to advance their diversity, equity and inclusion goals by authentically supporting low-income communities and communities of color. They earn returns comparable to what conventional products yield—while providing essential capital to minority depository institutions (MDIs), community development financial institutions (CDFIs), low-income designated (LID) credit unions and other impact finance organizations. Individuals can also invest through the platform to support an economy that works for everyone. CNote founders Catherine Berman, CEO, and Yuliya Tarasava, COO, launched CNote in 2016 with a mission to close the wealth gap through financial innovation. Based in Oakland, California, CNote is a Certified B Corporation and is GIIRS rated.

Meet your dedicated team of registered nurses, lactation consultants, doulas, and more. Mahmee delivers a truly comprehensive suite of in-person and virtual maternity support services that adapts to each family’s unique journey. Our offerings include in-person and virtual doula support to prepare for and recover from childbirth, in-person and virtual lactation appointments to address common infant feeding topics, in-home neonatal jaundice phototherapy treatment, and remote blood pressure monitoring for high-risk prenatal and postpartum patients. Every patient gets access to the Mahmee Membership for daily support groups, educational content, and messaging with their care providers in our iOS and Android apps. Mahmee is on a mission to make the US the best place in the world to give birth. Were committed to improving birth outcomes for Black and Indigenous mothers and infants, and empowering all families with the wraparound support they deserve during the pregnancy and postpartum period. Founded in 2014, Mahmee brings over a decade of expertise in designing data-driven maternity care solutions and partnering with health systems, hospitals and payers to produce industry-leading clinical outcomes and to reduce disparities in historically underserved communities. The company is backed by MaC Venture Capital, Muse Capital, the California Health Care Foundation, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Revolutions Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Episcopal Health Foundation of Texas, Illumen Capital, Backstage Capital, Serena Williams, Mark Cuban, and others. Discover how Mahmee is improving maternity healthcare at mahmee.com.

Pipeline Angels is changing the face of angel investing and creating capital for founders who are trans women, cis women, agender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and two-spirit. In 2023, Pipeline Angels became part of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL). Our members serve as the friends and family round for entrepreneurs who may not already have support at that critical stage. Learn more: pipelineangels.org

Bloomi is a sexologist-led wellness company that offers inclusive content and clean intimate care essentials that help people get in the mood.

YourChoice Therapeutics is building the family planning company of the 21st century. It is our mission to improve the health and well being of women and men by developing the non-hormonal contraceptive and fertility products they desperately need.

Cheersy is on a mission to give couples the gift of being a guest at their own event by connecting them with a quality day-of wedding coordinator who fits their budget, vision, and vibe. After the wild success of Modern Rebel, a NYC-based full service wedding planning business, Founder and CEO Amy Shack Egan was met with such high demand, she decided to build a digital marketplace where couples across the country could experience the unique wedding they dreamed of with the support of a vetted coordinator, trained in Cheersy’s best practices. Currently serving New York City and Hudson Valley, Cheersy will be expanding to Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, New Jersey, Connecticut, and the DC Metro Area in 2025.

Portfolia is the most powerful community of women and men investing in the companies we want in the world. Our collective investments are changing health, active aging & longevity, sustainability, education, and the overall venture capital landscape while also backing diversity. Our currently open funds are Femtech III, focused on enhancing the wellness of all women, and advancing innovation in womens health; and Active Aging & Longevity II, focused on significant opportunities and challenges in aging well, as well as those focused on new strides and technologies in the field of longevity. We drive change while creating wealth. If youd like to join us, email investorrelations@portfolia.com, and our Investor Relations Team will contact you.

How Women Invest is a venture firm, and sister entity to How Women Lead, a professional network of over 24,000 women. We see that female founders are a force to be reckoned with and are part of an untapped venture capital landscape. We invest in U.S. based, female-led and female-majority owned companies in most industry sectors. With 40% of companies founded by women, generating 26% greater returns, and yet only 2% of venture backing, How Women Invest focuses at the intersection of this opportunity to create ecosystem change. To learn more about the firm: www.howwomeninvest.com and info@howwomeninvest.com.

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