CathConnect

Mark your calendars for #LSIUSA25 in Dana Point, CA! We will be showcasing our technology at CathConnect and hope to see you there!

Less than one week until the #WesternSection American Urological Association Conference in Hawaii! 🌺 Our very own, Tova Weiss, MD, will be presenting research under the #PublicPolicy & #DataQuality section on Sunday morning, mark your calendars! #urology #medicaldevices #WSAUA #SurgeWest #Kauai #QualityImprovement #HealthTech #MedTech University of Washington University of Washington Medical Center UW Medicine

We are proud to share our recent grant award from SWPDC - Southwest National Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium & the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Urology! This opportunity and funding will accelerate our innovation and impact for pediatric care! Tova Weiss, MD Joelle Tudor UW Medicine University of Washington Mechanical Engineering CoMotion at University of Washington UW Engineering Innovation in Health #SWPDC #AAP #SOU #pediatricinnovation #Pediatrics #Urology #MedTech #medicaldevices

🎉 Proud to announce the winner of the $20,000 American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Urology (AAP SOU) and #SWPDC 2024 Pediatric Price! Congratulations to CathConnect - Joelle Tudor, and Tova Weiss, MD - for developing a pediatric-sized urinary catheter accessory that helps prevent injuries from unplanned catheter removal. This prize aims to foster the innovation of pediatric urologic devices specifically designed for children. Together, we’re transforming pediatric care! Want to know when our competitions launch? Sign up for our newsletter at swpdc.org! #pediatricinnovataion #AAP #SOU #SWPDC #cathconnect #urology #medicaldevices

💥 Calling all bad@ss women founders! 💥 The FBomb Breakfast Club and FBomb Angels are back with our annual Pitches 2 B*tches competition, where bold women (inclusively-defined) pitch their business ideas to an inspiring network of women investors and founders. And guess what? There's $100K on the table! 💸 This is more than just another pitch event. It’s a chance to join a powerhouse community that believes in lifting women up as they climb. We know the grind of being a woman founder—fighting for a seat at the table, navigating spaces that weren’t built for us, and facing a world that often underestimates our potential. Whether you’re a first-time founder or a seasoned entrepreneur, this is your opportunity to receive invaluable feedback, mentorship, and maybe even that game-changing investment from the FBomb Angels. Some of you will leave with funding, but all of you will walk away with a stronger network, greater confidence, and the support of an empowering community. We’ve been doing this for 8 years, and the FBomb Angels have been investing for the last 3 years. Every year we’re blown away by the women who show up, pitch their hearts out, and challenge the status quo. You could be the next one to blow us away! 🚀 Applications are open now, and the deadline is September 13th. If you’re ready to throw your hat in the ring, do it—this could be the breakthrough you’ve been waiting for. 🔥 Let’s blow up the ordinary. One F*Bomb at a time. 👉 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/gfdqSpUA 👉 Learn about becoming an angel investor: https://lnkd.in/gjyQv9Dt Check out the past winners: 💥 Joelle Tudor of CathConnect (P2B7) 💥 Brooke Barrett of BenchK12 (P2B6) 💥 Rosalinda M. of Mocel Mezcal (P2B5) 💥 Preeti Suri of AdventureTripr (P2B4) 💥 Andrea Brice of Willowfinch (P2B3) 💥 Kirsten Helle Sandoval of Mesa de Vida (P2B2) 💥 Logan Niles of Pot Pie Factory (P2B1) #WomenFounders #FemaleEntrepreneurs #WomenSupportingWomen #AngelInvestors

Glimpse the future -- a new generation of founders in Seattle. The map below, created by YoungTech Seattle in collaboration with Peter Mueller of Breakwater Ventures, represents a look at the incredibly diverse set of Seattle companies with a founder or co-founder under 35. Despite Seattle's entrepreneurial and funding ecosystems disproportionately favoring those with decades of industry experience, these founders are beating the odds. This small but growing cohort packs a serious punch -- with an average founding year of 2021, they have collectively raised more than $225M in venture funding. With the best undoubtedly yet to come, this is certainly a group to keep your eye on. If we missed you on this list we apologize and we would love to learn more about you and what you're working on so please reach out! --- Note: This does not include the many young founders still building in stealth - can't wait for your public launches!

Welcome to the 🌱genesis🌱 of the Genesis Lecture Series! Starting August 8th, join us each Thursday for discussions with Seattle biotech experts on how to start a startup! We’ve been working on this new project for a while 👀, and are excited to share it with you! The Genesis Lecture Series will be an eight-part lecture 👩🏫series featuring moderated discussions and audience questions with local Seattle biotech experts. This lecture series is ✨free ✨ to all, sign up here ✅ https://lnkd.in/geZtrPVB ✅ We will be diving into the behind-the-scenes of careers beyond academia in biotech🔬, with a focus on venture creation and what it takes to go from an idea💡 to a full-fledged start-up 🏢! Check out all of the lectures and their date/times here: https://lnkd.in/geZtrPVB We want to give a special 🎉thanks to Jessica Roberto, PhD (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship),  Zach Chamberlain (CoMotion at University of Washington), Emer Dooley (Creative Destruction Lab) and Richard Giersch (Life Science Washington Institute ) for all of their help and advice in enabling this program! We also want to thank our fantastic line-up of speakers for dedicating their time and expertise to this program!

Recently we made the Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies List Semifinals! Fewer than 100 companies in the nation across all verticals secured a spot to the 3rd round. 🚀 #MedTech #MedicalDevices #Urology #Entrepreneur #fundraising #angelinvesting #femalefounder

Such a lovely evening to connect with our WIN Mentors & other life science founders!