Springboard Enterprises

Applications are OPEN for our 2025 Healthcare & Technology Cohort!

If you’re a female founder leading innovation in health or tech, this is your opportunity to join a powerful accelerator designed to help you scale and thrive.

From AI-powered health solutions to platforms transforming care delivery, your work is changing lives and it deserves the right support.

Springboard’s accelerator offers expert-led guidance, investor access, and a proven community of over 930 alumnae and 5,000+ experts who have been where you are and scaled beyond.

New this year: targeted, industry-specific support and hands-on programming to help you sharpen your growth strategy and prepare to raise.

The deadline to apply has been extended to July 11.
Comment “HEALTH” to get the link and start your application.

A milestone moment at the !

Thank you, , for commemorating 25 years of Springboard Enterprises’ mission to champion and scale women-led businesses. This moment of recognition is a celebration of every founder, advisor, and supporter who made this community what it is today.

Today’s Love Letter comes from Emma Fauss, PhD, MBA, CEO of Medical Informatics Corp (). Emma is celebrating 25 years of Springboard by sharing her gratitude for and her experience with Springboard’s Health Innovation Hub: Digital Health in 2017. Thank you, Emma.

Now, we want to hear from you! What advice, gratitude, or encouragement would you share with the next generation of women entrepreneurs?

✅ Write a short letter (100-200 words)
✅ Record a 30-second video

Submit your message to [email protected] for a chance to be featured across Springboard’s social media, website, and digital campaign.

Let’s inspire and uplift the women who are building the future. ✨

Tag a woman entrepreneur who inspires you!

Perfecting your pitch is only half the battle, getting in the right room is the other half.

For many founders, especially women, access to networks that move the needle is still a hurdle. That’s why created Dolphin Tank, a pitch event that removes the pressure and replaces it with expert feedback, connections, and real opportunities.

If you’re a founder in Chicago, this is your chance to share your vision with a room full of investors, industry leaders, and fellow entrepreneurs who want to see you succeed.

🗓️ Monday, July 21
🕔 5–8 PM CT
📍 Chicago, Illinois

Let’s shift the narrative. Apply to pitch your innovation or RSVP to attend. Link in bio!

We can’t close the gender gap in healthcare if we don’t fund, study, and innovate around women’s needs.

Thank you to .geri for this powerful follow-up to yesterday’s article highlighting the systemic barriers still holding back progress in women’s health from underfunded research to a lack of incentives for innovation.

This article is the second in her two-part series exploring insights from the State of Women’s Health Report: Part 2, developed by in collaboration with .

We’re grateful to Geri for helping bring these critical issues to a broader audience and for spotlighting the data, gaps, and opportunities that demand urgent attention.

Now it’s your turn! Help bring these issues to your audience. Share the article, share the report, and help move the conversation and industry forward.

What’s the biggest barrier to prioritizing women’s health?

📖 Read the full article and report now: link in bio

Follow for more on women’s health.

Women make up 50% of the population. So why are they only getting 6% of the funding?

and ’s latest report, featured in , highlights a critical gap: founders are building the future of women’s health, but the capital isn’t keeping pace.

➡️ In 2024, health tech startups raised $28.5B in venture capital. Just $1.6B—6%—went to femtech.
➡️ In 2023, only 8% of NIH research grants supported women’s health.

Despite the odds, founders are pushing boundaries in menopause, autoimmune, fertility, and beyond. The State of Women’s Health Report: Part 2 makes the case for smarter investments and urgent action.

🚀 Innovation is happening.
💸 Capital needs to catch up.

Read the full report on Forbes or on our website www.SB.co

Follow for more on women’s health.

Fresh founders. Bold ideas. One mission: Elevate women entrepreneurs.

We’re thrilled to unveil the powerhouse lineup for Springboard’s Dolphin Tank at Deloitte HQ in the DC Metro Area June 11, 5–8 PM EST!

In partnership with Arlington Economic Development and , is gathering a stellar group of experts and investors to offer real, actionable feedback to the next wave of women-led innovators in enterprise tech.

Meet The Entrepreneurs:
Ria Chakrabarti ( ), Founder & CEO at
Olivia Walch (.walch ), CEO at .scope
Synovia Bell, Founder at ROCSA

Meet The Dolphins:
Jennifer Mormile, CEO RavenX Ventures
Renata Aráuz-DeStefano, Investor at Pivotal Ventures
Fay Wells, VC in Residence at Techstars
Haley Bryant, Investor at Hustle Fund

Meet The Moderator:
Rachel Rong, Head of Communities at Springboard Enterprises

Will you be joining us for 🐬 Dolphin Tank in DC?

Women’s health is not just a “women’s issue.”
✔️ It’s a workforce issue.
✔️ It’s a risk issue.
✔️ It’s a leadership issue.

Our just-released State of Women’s Health: Part 2 report details systemic gaps in women’s health. But leaders like are driving the solutions.

Madeleine is a Springboard Women’s Health Council Member and Head of Business Development at . She’s an advocate for women’s health furthering access and equity in reproductive and maternal health, across businesses and national initiatives.

Read her full Council Voice article on how she’s reshaping the future of women’s health care on our LinkedIn or website at https://sb.co/tag/council-voices/

DC here we come! Here are the panels making waves at Springboard’s Dolphin Tank at Deloitte HQ in the DC Metro Area on June 11th, from 5-8 PM ET.

, in partnership with Arlington Economic Development and , is bringing together an incredible panel of experts to provide women entrepreneurs innovating in enterprise tech with actionable insights, connections, and opportunities to scale. For 25 years, Springboard has been empowering women-led companies with the tools to lead and succeed.

✨ Meet the Panel:

Jennifer Mormile, CEO at RavenX Ventures
Renata Aráuz-DeStefano, Investor at Pivotal Ventures
Fay Wells, VC in Residence at Techstars
Haley Bryant, Investor at Hustle Fund

Can’t wait for DC Dolphin Tank 🐬 how about you?

Looking to pay it forward?

Lend your expertise as a Springboard Council member or advisor to help scale high-growth, women-led ventures. Your guidance can help scale the next big success story.

Ready to get involved?
💻 Learn more about becoming a council member or advisor by heading to springboardenterprises.org/engage/advise or clicking the link in our bio!
💸 Want to make a direct impact? Donate via the link in our bio!