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Women Disrupting Tech

Dirkjan Hupkes
Women In Tech
Artificial Intelligence
Leadership
Technology
Entrepreneurship
Venture Capital
FEMTECH
Relocation
Kello Time
Mews
Diversity and Inclusion
Groningen
Amsterdam
New York City
Women's Health
Medtech
Brainboost XR
AI In Healthcare
Heart-Centered Leadership
Invisible Labor

Women Disrupting Tech features female founders, tech leaders, and women in tech building the next generation of technology companies. Each week, host Dirkjan Hupkes talks with a founder about how she's scaling a startup, navigating funding, building resilient teams, and tackling challenges from AI ethics to healthcare innovation to climate tech. Whether you're a female tech entrepreneur, aspiring ... more

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Dr. Robin Blackstone
Surgeon, academic and healthcare executive
Health 4.0 Alliance; Dr. AI initiative
Episode: Health 4.0: Transforming Healthcare For Real Health Equity with Robin Blackstone, MD | Ep. 163
Leonie van de Kamer
CEO and co-founder of Certain
Certain
Episode: Rethinking Incontinence: Building the Certain Valve with Leonie van de Kamer | Ep. 162
Karen Berg
Partner at Healthy Capital
Healthy Capital
Episode: Why FemTech Needs to Move Beyond Wellness Apps with Karen Berg | Ep. 161
Nithya Ruff
Tech veteran; chair of the Linux Foundation Board
Linux Foundation
Episode: Why the Funding Gap Starts Before Female Founders Ever Pitch with Nithya Ruff | Ep. 160
Maaike Steinebach
Co-founder, FemTech NL
FemTech NL
Episode: From Fragmentation to Collaboration in FemTech with Maaike Steinebach and Sophie van Dijk | Ep. 159
Sophie van Dijk
Co-founder, FemTech NL
FemTech NL
Episode: From Fragmentation to Collaboration in FemTech with Maaike Steinebach and Sophie van Dijk | Ep. 159
Zoe Pineau
Co-founder and CMO of Fitly AI
Fitly AI
Episode: How She Turned Fitness App Frustration into an AI Fitness Coach with Zoe Pineau | Ep. 158
Ana Herrero-Wallace
Financial independence coach, investor and founder at AdaInvest; author of Still Thinking? Act, Smarter Money for Women
AdaInvest
Episode: How Female Founders Build Financial Independence Before the Exit With Ana Herrero-Wallace | Ep. 157
Rachel Gilley
CEO of Clarity Global
Clarity Global
Episode: How Female Founders Build a Brand AI Will Recommend with Rachel Gilley | Ep. 156

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Rethinking Incontinence: Building the Certain Valve with Leonie van de Kamer | Ep. 162
Q: Let's start with some background. How did you become the CEO and co-founder of Certain?
I built a career in MedTech regulatory and clinical development, then met the entrepreneur behind the valve concept; after joining as a driver and aligning with early investors, I stepped into the CEO role as we spun out Certain from Choice to pursue a dedicated incontinence platform.
Health 4.0: Transforming Healthcare For Real Health Equity with Robin Blackstone, MD | Ep. 163
Q: Healthcare or Health 4.0, what is the Health 4.0 framework you developed?
The framework redefines healthcare around continuous, personalized, AI-enabled health, rewarding prevention and keeping people well rather than only treating disease after it happens.
From Fragmentation to Collaboration in FemTech with Maaike Steinebach and Sophie van Dijk | Ep. 159
Q: What are the five pillars and why do they matter?
The five pillars—communication and awareness, data, ecosystem collaboration, research, and funding—provide a structured framework to address fragmentation in FemTech, raise societal awareness, unify data, foster cross‑stakeholder collaboration, and secure funding to accelerate impact.
Why FemTech Needs to Move Beyond Wellness Apps with Karen Berg | Ep. 161
Q: Why is data so critical for AI in women's health?
AI requires robust data to train accurate models; without diverse, high-quality data about female patients, algorithms will be biased or less effective, impeding both discovery and care quality.
Why FemTech Needs to Move Beyond Wellness Apps with Karen Berg | Ep. 161
Q: How does the Live Impact Framework factor into investments?
The framework measures impact across six dimensions including costs saved, capacity increased, and reduction in demand for care, and is used to quantify and report non-financial value to stakeholders.

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This show centers on female founders and leaders who are scaling technology companies. Across episodes, conversations consistently tackle scaling strategies, fundraising, building resilient teams, and navigating sector-specific challenges—from AI ethics and healthcare innovation to privacy, FemTech, and climate tech. Guests range from health-tech founders to AI leaders and operator-focused executives, with a strong emphasis on practical frameworks, founder storytelling, and actionable takeaways for listeners aiming to launch or scale tech ventures. A notable strength is the drive to spotlight women-led startups and provide realistic, veteran perspectives on navigating funding, partnerships, and growth in a male-dominated ecosystem.

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