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☆ 'The million-dollar question of this election': Women's health startups are confronting a shifting legal landscape
  + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Melia Russell | Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +14 min
Founders of women's health startups feel doubly invested in this election, one of the closest presidential races of the century. They said another Trump victory creates uncertainty for reproductive health startups, from period trackers to online abortion clinics to embryo banks. For startup Julie, the legal status of emergency contraception is the "million dollar question of this election," said Amanda E/J Morrison. Trump's waffling on reproductive rights has put founders of women's health startups on notice. For some founders of women's health startups, this election is more than a political contest; it has ramifications for their livelihoods.
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☆ Venture capitalist Deena Shakir just wrote a children's book to empower aspiring female founders
  + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
But when it came to finding a publisher for her children's book, "Leena Mo, CEO," she found herself in the hot seat. Now "Leena Mo, CEO," finally has a place on bookshelves. AdvertisementShakir's children's book, "Leena Mo, CEO," releases September 24, 2024. Deena ShakirWriting the female founder's storyShakir wrote the entire first draft of "Leena Mo, CEO" one frenzied weekend in December 2020. "Leena Mo, CEO" is also peppered with Arabic words — like the robot's name, "Helmy," a Romanized derivation of the Arabic word for "my dream."
Persons: —, Deena Shakir, Leena Mo, Shakir, Simon & Schuster, Chelsea Clinton, Sheryl Sandburg, Everly Health —, that's, Leena Mo's, Deena Shakir Shakir, she's, she'd Organizations: Service, Simon &, Business, Maven Clinic, Everly Health, Google Locations: Muslim
☆ There's no better time to be invested in health care stocks, says Lux Capital's Deena Shakir
  + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThere's no better time to be invested in health care stocks, says Lux Capital's Deena ShakirDeena Shakir, Lux Capital Partner, joins 'Closing Bell: Overtime' to offer her case to invest in health care after lagging YTD and MTD.
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☆ Health tech boom: Raising capital as economy shifts
  + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHealth tech boom: Raising capital as economy shiftsDeena Shakir, Lux Capital Partner, and Neel Shah, Maven Chief Medical Officer, join 'TechCheck' to discuss spending in health tech, Covid-19 fueling a renewed interest health benefits, and consolidation in the health tech sector.
☆ Women in venture capital are writing the rules of maternity leave and bending the male-dominated culture to their will
  + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Melia Russell | Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +13 min
And with more women entering the male-dominated venture industry, firms are being forced to craft maternity leave policies on the fly to accommodate new mothers. Forty years ago, the clubby male world of venture capital admitted so few women that maternity leave as a benefit was effectively nonexistent. "There is no playbook about how to take maternity leave or raise a family while also accelerating your career as an investor." Lux CapitalLike in many male-dominated industries, maternity leave as a benefit for investors doesn't come up in conversation until someone needs it. Though, the best policies, investors said, give women choices about how they operate on leave, rather than prescribing a one-size-fits-all leave.
☆ 3 traits Lux Capital's Deena Shakir looks for in early-stage startup founders as healthcare bets shrink
  + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Lux Capital has backed multiple first-time founders this year even as their investment pace slows. In early-stage investments, Lux Capital's Deena Shakir said founders' characters are paramount. Of those 13 founders, Lux Capital has backed four, making it the most-represented venture-capital firm on the list. Here are the top three traits Shakir said she's looking for right now in the founders that Lux Capital backs, in no particular order:1. Founder-market fitWhen examining a startup, Shakir said she has to first ask the question of why the founder is starting this particular company.
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