#22 – Women’s Health: An Overlooked Market That’s Hot for Investors in 2023 | Elizabeth Bailey

Ventured Growth with Hercules Capital

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Elizabeth Bailey has more than 20 years of experience supporting early-stage startups as a venture capitalist. Today, she is a founding member at RH Capital where she serves as the fund's Managing Director. RH Capital is a women-led, impact venture capital fund that strategically invests in early-stage startups dedicated to revolutionizing women's health.
In this episode, Elizabeth joins Hercules Capital’s Janice Bourque to discuss the origin, strategies, and portfolio of RH Capital. They discuss how female founders are changing the landscape in the women’s health space with support from venture capitalists.
Topics Include:
- High return opportunities for investors in the women’s health space
- How venture capital can improve health outcomes for underserved groups
- The origin, strategies, and portfolio of RH Capital
- Collaboration opportunities for strategic investors, startups, and venture funds
- Conducting thorough due diligence when evaluating companies
- And other topics…
Elizabeth Bailey is the Managing Director and founding team member at RH Capital, a women-led impact venture capital fund for early-stage startups focused on health equity and revolutionizing women’s health. RH Capital leverages investment capital to address health disparities, focusing on biotech, devices, diagnostics, digital health, and services.
Elizabeth has over 20 years of experience in venture capital and supporting early-stage companies. Before joining RH Capital, Elizabeth served as the Founding Director of the Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies at Massachusetts General Hospital and Investment Partner at Commons Capital, one of the first impact investment funds. Elizabeth holds a Master’s from Harvard Kennedy School and a BA from Brown University.
Resources Mentioned:
RH Capital: https://www.rh.capital/
Tara Health Foundation: http://tarahealthfoundation.org/
May: https://www.getmay.com/
Radiant Oximetry: http://www.radianoximetry.com/