A look at the whos, whats, and whys of Avestria Ventures — On July 9, 2019, Avestria made its first close of its first fund. We celebrate this “birthday” every year through a special blog post. This year’s highlights who we are, why we invest, what investments we’ve made, and what we’d like to see next. Who we are: Avestria is a 100% female-owned and…

Why Avestria Invested in this Excessive Sweating-Focused Startup — In this series, we explain why we invested in our current portfolio companies. In the process, we hope to highlight the white spaces in women’s health and the life sciences — as well as the people, products, and companies working to fill those gaps. …

Why Avestria Invested in this Small Molecule Therapeutics Startup — In this series, we explain why we invested in our current portfolio companies. In the process, we hope to highlight the white spaces in women’s health and the life sciences — as well as the people, products, and companies working to fill those gaps. …

An Overview of Spaces for Improvement, Innovation & Investment — from A to Z — On International Women’s Day in 2021, we published “By the Numbers: Investments in Women and Women’s Health”. For this year’s International Women’s Day post, our focus remains on current gaps and potential solutions in women’s health — this time though, we’re breaking down those opportunities by the letter. Autoimmune disorders…

Our webinar with Startup Tri-Valley & Raydiant Oximetry explores why & what we can do — On December 7, 2021, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced the first ever Call to Action to improve maternal health. …

For this year’s International Women’s Day post, Avestria is highlighting specific challenges facing women, women’s health, and female founders: one for each number from 10 to 1. 10: Nearly 10% (9.5%) of women under 65 did not have health insurance in 2021. Being uninsured can have financial and physical costs, including…

Avestria Ventures hosted its third Women & Health Breakfast at JPM 2023 — After a two-year hiatus, Avestria Ventures returned to the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in 2023 and hosted its third “Women & Health” Breakfast. …

The innovations Avestria hopes to see in the New Year — 2023 marks a significant year in women’s health history: the 30-year anniversary of the NIH Revitalization Act which allowed women of child-bearing potential to participate in clinical trials. As the year begins, we’re highlighting the top 10 opportunities in women’s health for similar innovation and change. Advertising: This past fall…

Why Avestria Invested in this Midlife Health-Focused Startup — In this series, we explain why we invested in our current portfolio companies. In the process, we hope to highlight the white spaces in women’s health and the life sciences — as well as the people, products, and companies working to fill those gaps. …