Women-led. Underestimated. Overdue: Stop Waiting for Your Seat at Their Table
- Author
- Soundville
- Published
- Fri 25 Apr 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.spreaker.com/episode/women-led-underestimated-overdue-stop-waiting-for-your-seat-at-their-table--67328993
SHOW ME THE MONEY? Not if you're a woman in HealthTech.
Less than 2% of VC dollars go to women-led healthcare companies—and even fewer to women’s health solutions.I spoke with Mayra Hurtado, CEO of Prelude Health, who’s scaled her menopause testing startup internationally. But like so many underrepresented founders, she’s still fighting for investor attention, burning time and energy trying to explain her impact to the wrong rooms.Here’s what most founders don’t hear enough:It’s not your pitch—it’s the positioning.
And you don’t need to fix yourself—you need a GPS for a system that was never built for you.
This episode is your wake-up call if:
What You’ll Learn
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - VC Funding Gap: Building Your Own Stage00:02:11 - Founder Story: Wake Up Call00:05:37 - Founder Story: Pitch Misalignment00:09:14 - Four Hidden Struggles for Underrepresented Founders00:13:41 - Systemic Bias resulting to the Network Gap00:14:51 - Strategy #1: Strategic Positioning for Funding and Growth00:16:57 - Aspivix Case Study: Tailoring the Pitch to the Audience00:19:09 - Strategy #2: Having Dialogue with Investors00:19:43 - Strategy #3: Create a Understandable Framework00:20:49 - HealthTech Showdown: A Strategic Alternative to Traditional Pitching00:25:58 - Practical Steps for Founders to Succeed00:28:37 - HealthTech Showdown workshop: Mayra’s Testimonial
𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑾𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑬𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚:
Less than 2% of VC dollars go to women-led healthcare companies—and even fewer to women’s health solutions.I spoke with Mayra Hurtado, CEO of Prelude Health, who’s scaled her menopause testing startup internationally. But like so many underrepresented founders, she’s still fighting for investor attention, burning time and energy trying to explain her impact to the wrong rooms.Here’s what most founders don’t hear enough:It’s not your pitch—it’s the positioning.
And you don’t need to fix yourself—you need a GPS for a system that was never built for you.
This episode is your wake-up call if:
- You’re stuck in the endless pitch cycle
- You’ve got traction, but investors still don’t “get it”
- You’re overextended, doing everything, and seeing little progress
What You’ll Learn
- Why brilliant products and polished pitches still don’t close funding
- The hidden roadblocks women and underrepresented founders face in healthcare
- How to position your innovation in a system designed to overlook you
- What “strategic alignment” really means—and how to use it to scale faster
- The story behind the creation of the HealthTech Showdown and why it matters
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - VC Funding Gap: Building Your Own Stage00:02:11 - Founder Story: Wake Up Call00:05:37 - Founder Story: Pitch Misalignment00:09:14 - Four Hidden Struggles for Underrepresented Founders00:13:41 - Systemic Bias resulting to the Network Gap00:14:51 - Strategy #1: Strategic Positioning for Funding and Growth00:16:57 - Aspivix Case Study: Tailoring the Pitch to the Audience00:19:09 - Strategy #2: Having Dialogue with Investors00:19:43 - Strategy #3: Create a Understandable Framework00:20:49 - HealthTech Showdown: A Strategic Alternative to Traditional Pitching00:25:58 - Practical Steps for Founders to Succeed00:28:37 - HealthTech Showdown workshop: Mayra’s Testimonial
𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑾𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑬𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚:
- Ep 125: The Hidden Battle Every HealthTech Innovator Must Fight
- Ep 148: Your Tech Isn’t Failing—Your Compliance Strategy Is
- Ep 16 with Uwe Dockhorn: create your ultimate anti burnout strategy for your family's sake https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/create-your-ultimate-anti-burnout-system-for-your-loved/id1520028468?i=1000642471571
- E140 | The Rise of FemTech: Breaking Barrier From Lab To Market
