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Canela Media Appoints Philippe Guelton as Global President
Canela Media, a leading technology and innovation driven multicultural media company, today announced the appointment of Philippe Guelton to the role of Global President to lead the company's growth globally in the U.S. and Latin America. Read More
U.S. Navy Awards Kind Designs $175K Grant
Kind Designs, a Miami-based company pioneering eco-friendly, 3D-printed seawalls, has been awarded a $175,000 Phase I grant from the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). This funding supports research into the deployment of Living Seawalls at a local Navy research facility to protect essential coastal assets. Read More
Portfolia Recognized as Top 200 Leader in Women’s Health
We’re honored to be featured among the 200 Trailblazing Leaders in Women’s Health and FemTech, recognized for driving investment and innovation in women’s health. With significant advancements in research, policy, and investment, 2024 has been a transformative year for the sector—underscoring the economic and societal impact of closing the gender health gap. Read More
Portfolia Closes Third FemTech Fund at $4.15M
We’re proud to announce that Portfolia’s FemTech Fund III has officially closed at $4.15 million, this milestone reflects our unwavering commitment to transforming women’s healthcare and how it’s funded by combining investment returns with solutions that matter to our investors.
Kind Designs Featured
3-D Printed Seawalls is on the list of grant-funded resiliency projects Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava name-checked during This Week in South Florida’s New Year look-ahead last week.
This week, the CEO of the company that creates the printed seawalls, Anya Freeman of Kind Designs, joined TWISF host Glenna Milberg to discuss the project.
Forbes Feature: Women’s Health Experts’ 2025 Predictions
Forbes article spotlight discusses how 2025 will be the year that women take ownership over healthcare - and advocate for the access and care that they need, while featuring perspectives from 15 different women's health innovators and investors on reproductive health, self-advocacy, wearables including our FemTech Lead Partner, Delphine O’Rourke. In the article, she touches on the challenges in the regulations, restrictions, and rulings around reproductive health.
Canela Media Featured
Top 10 Leading Culturepreneurs of 2024
We’re proud to celebrate Isabel Rafferty, Founder & CEO of Canela Media, for her recent feature in Elucid Magazine as a visionary "Culturepreneur" in their 2024's Leading Culturepreneurs: Pioneers of Cultural Transformation 🎥✨
These culturepreneurs represent the vanguard of cultural innovation in 2024, actively shaping our changing world through their work.
They demonstrate the power of culture to transform societies and bridge divides, setting the stage for future cultural innovations and global trends.
Osteoboost Now Available for Pre-Order
First-of-its-kind FDA-cleared precision vibration therapy wearable device to treat millions at risk of fracture from osteopenia now available for pre-order.“Osteoboost was developed as part of an overarching vision to provide people with a safe, convenient, and non-invasive solution to protect bone density and prevent fractures,” said Laura Yecies, CEO of Bone Health Technologies.
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