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This week we celebrate these women making their mark in Silicon Valley.
The Women of Silicon Valley
excerpts from Pulse of the Valley, July Week 1
Investments in Women-Led Companies
Heidi Ojha, CEO & coFounder of
Aware Health, received funding of an undisclosed amount in March from the Techstars Accelerator.
Aware Health partners with self-insured California employers to deliver cost-effective, research-based orthopedic care to employees.
Sally Ann Reiss, CEO and cofounder of
PlayyOn, received seed funding of an undisclosed amount from undisclosed investors.
PlayyOn is a sport & recreation networking site that allows its members to easily create online profiles so as to connect, engage and connect.
New Venture Capital Firms by Women
Stellar Ventures cofounded by
Celeste Ford, announced their first fund, the $23M SV Andromeda Fund.
Stellar Ventures is a woman-led venture capital firm investing in the future of space technology and the next generation of space entrepreneurs.
Women on the Move
Jasmine Lee moved from
Xoom to
Binance.US as
CFO this month.
Melissa Herman joined the team at
Carrot Fertility as
CFO this month.
Wendy Chang joined the team at
Harpoon Therapeutics as
SVP Human Resources this month.
Laila Kramer joined the team at
Klasha as
Chief of Staff in June, 2022.
Rukmini Sivaraman joined the team at
Nutanix as
CFO in May, 2022.
Marie Que moved from
OneLogin to
Bear Flag Robotics as
Head of Human Resources in April, 2022.
Mandy Dhaliwal joined the team at
Nutanix as
CMO in April, 2022.
Women Joining Boards of Directors
Cathy L McCarthy, President/CEO of SM&A has joined the board at
Rigetti Computing this month.
Jennifer Herron, Chief Commercial Officer of ADC Therapeutics has joined the board at
ChemoCentryx this month.
Julie Cherrington, President/CEO of Revitope Oncology has joined the board at
Actym Therapeutics in May, 2022.
Georgia Erbez, CFO of Harpoon Therapeutics has joined the board at
Sierra Oncology in April, 2022.
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