Geri Stengel

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Two Platforms Unite To Scale Women’s Health Innovation

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Geri Stengel

By uniting data, community, and career infrastructure, In Women’s Health does what few in women’s health innovation have accomplished: built scale and staying power.
Why Women’s Health Research Still Lags Behind

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Geri Stengel

Woman chemist testing for gender differences. gettyThe gender gap in healthcare isn’t just a question of equity—it’s a question of evidence. For too long, women have been excluded from clinical trials, overlooked in preclinical research, and underserved by healthcare systems. The consequences are both deeply personal and widely systemic: Women are more likely to be misdiagnosed, experience adverse drug reactions, and face delays in care.
Funding women’s health innovations is a massive economic opportunity.

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Geri Stengel

Women's health now includes conditions that affect them exclusively, differently and ... More disproportionately. That includes everything from endometriosis and menopause to heart disease and Alzheimer’s. gettyUnprecedented advances in medical science mean women live longer, yet they die in poorer health than men. The reasons are structural and systemic.
How Customized Fund Admin Helps Alternative Investment Fund Managers

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Geri Stengel

Bottom row left to right: Stephanie Henwood-Darts, COO and managing partner, and Paulette ... More Fireston, CEO and managing partner of Phoenix Fund Services. Top row Jamie Heo, managing director. ©2024 Kevin Brown Photographer LLCIn a market increasingly shaped by consolidation, offshoring, and automation, Phoenix Fund Services is betting on a different strategy: personalized, high-touch fund administration for private equity, venture capital, real estate, and other alternative asset classes.
Wealthsimple Acquires Plenty Team To Improve Family Finance

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Geri Stengel

In April 2025, Wealthsimple made a quiet but strategic acqui-hire, bringing on the entire team from Plenty, a U.S.-based fintech startup focused on financial planning for couples. While the Plenty platform shut down shortly after, the acquisition was never about the product—it was about people. By integrating a team with deep insight into modern household finances, the Wealthsimple Plenty acquisition exemplifies a different way a startup can continue its work after it closes its doors.
Why Cybersecurity Is Shifting From Detection To Performance

1 month ago | forbes.com | Geri Stengel

As cyberattacks become more sophisticated and corporate boards and regulators demand more accountability, the conversation around cybersecurity is changing to performance. It’s no longer enough to detect threats—companies, especially in sectors like finance and insurance, need to show that their security efforts are making a difference. Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are now expected to quantify risk, communicate return on investment, and align security operations with business goals.
Women’s health innovation delivers for investors and patients.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Geri Stengel

Women’s health investing is no longer a niche—it’s one of the most promising sectors in healthcare. The opportunity is vast with unmet clinical needs, overlooked markets, and strong patient demand. Yet, venture capital in women’s health has been underfunded and undervalued for too long. FemHealth Ventures is changing that. Founded in 2021, the returns-focused healthcare fund has redefined what constitutes women’s health and delivered top-decile returns in a challenging market.
Quick, convenient access to birth control and menopause care

1 month ago | forbes.com | Geri Stengel

Telemedicine is transforming access to hormonal care, offering faster, personalized alternatives to the current ways, which have long failed women. At the intersection of medicine, technology, and advocacy, Pandia Health delivers physician-led virtual care for birth control and menopause. Co-founded by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sophia Yen, Pandia confronts systemic barriers such as social media censorship, outdated prescribing laws, and venture capital bias.
The impact of tariffs can be devastating to small businesses.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Geri Stengel

While tariffs are often framed as tools of international leverage, their domestic fallout reveals a hidden cost: they disproportionately harm small businesses, especially those led by Asian American women. These businesses are growing revenue, creating jobs, and are deeply embedded in global supply chains. Yet trade policy often neglects them in its considerations. Flomo, one such business, is being squeezed by tariffs, and policymakers must do something to fix this.
The impact of tariffs can be devastating to small businesses.

1 month ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Geri Stengel

Shipping containers packed with Chinese goods sit idle as steep U.S. tariffs make them too costly to ... More bring to market. gettyWhile tariffs are often framed as tools of international leverage, their domestic fallout reveals a hidden cost: they disproportionately harm small businesses, especially those led by Asian American women. These businesses are growing revenue, creating jobs, and are deeply embedded in global supply chains. Yet trade policy often neglects them in its considerations.

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Articles

Two Platforms Unite To Scale Women’s Health Innovation

Why Women’s Health Research Still Lags Behind

Funding women’s health innovations is a massive economic opportunity.

How Customized Fund Admin Helps Alternative Investment Fund Managers

Wealthsimple Acquires Plenty Team To Improve Family Finance

Why Cybersecurity Is Shifting From Detection To Performance

Women’s health innovation delivers for investors and patients.

Quick, convenient access to birth control and menopause care

The impact of tariffs can be devastating to small businesses.

The impact of tariffs can be devastating to small businesses.

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