Women’s Health
Innovation Program

Springboard’s Women’s Health Innovation Program is for women-led companies seeking growth funding and connections to experts and strategic partners for product development and expansion. The program combines high-value events and workshops with an impactful community.

About the Program

Springboard’s Women’s Health Innovation Program serves as a collective voice to drive women’s health innovation, investment and research. The Program gathers key industry leaders to promote greater gender-specific health data transparency and spur investment in women’s health innovation to produce better health outcomes for all.

Our program accelerates the growth of women led companies innovating in women’s health. Our mission is to address unmet needs in diseases, conditions, and indications that solely, predominantly, or differently impact the health of women.

  • Funding for femtech – defined as tech products or services which serve women’s health needs including fertility and sexual health — doubled in 2021 to $1.4 billion. (Source: Business Insider).
  • Only 5% of all digital health funding in 2021 went to women’s health tech companies (Source: Business Insider).
  • The femtech market is projected to exceed $60 billion by 2027 (Source: Emergen Research)

2023 Program Timeline

Application Launch

May 2023

Final Application Deadline

Aug 1 2023

Virtual Interviews

 Aug 2023

Intensive Bootcamp Week

Tentatively Oct/Nov 2023

Advisory Period

Q4 2023-Q1 2024

Apply Download the Women’s Health Fact Sheet Meet our Women’s Health Innovation Council

What is Women’s Health?

Springboard’s Women’s Health Innovation Program identified The Framework of Women’s Health, which includes innovative solutions in Cognitive and Brain Health, Cardiovascular Health, Reproductive Health, Gynecological and Sexual Health, Aging and Bone Health, Oncology, and Autoimmune.
Download the "What is Women’s Health" Graphic
Learn More about the importance of Women’s Health

2022 Women’s Health Innovation Forum Series

Watch our Springboard hosted discussions from last year:

Women’s Health Forum Event: Autoimmune

March 30, 2022

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Women’s Health Forum Event: Gynecology & Sexual Health

April 27, 2022

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Women’s Health Forum Event: Bone Health & Aging

May 25, 2022

Watch the Recording

Women’s Health Forum Event: Cognitive & Brain Health

June 29, 2022

Watch the Recording

Women’s Health Forum Event: Reproductive Health

July 27, 2022

Watch the Recording

Women’s Health Forum Event: Cardiovascular Health

September 28, 2022

Watch the Recording

Women’s Health Forum Event: Oncology

November 15, 2022

Watch the Recording

Prior Women’s Health Program Sponsors

If you are interested in sponsoring or learning more about the program, please email:
Ashley Lundy, at ashley@springboardenterprises.org
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