The MetaPause

🎉 We made it: Top-50 at Slush-100, the most coveted startup competition in the world. And we're heading to the next round, and then off to Helsinki. Excited to be sharing the stage with some of the fellow founders from the tech space. And even more excited to be representing FemTech at Slush, and directing more eyeballs to the women's health. Because investing in women means investing in the future for all. Cheers to some of the (amazing!) fellow startups that we ❤️ See you at Slush ContentRadar and Katia Yakovleva, arterioscope, Metabob, TABBx, Mohana, Numo ADHD, Vilje Bionics, Voda: The LGBTQIA+ Mental Health App, Mainspace, OASYS NOW, Pyrpose and so many more!

🌿 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 🌿 Today, we’re thrilled to continue our journey of creating a supportive and informed community at The MetaPause with a special event featuring Dr. LaKeischa McMillan, M.D.! Dr. LaKeischa is not just a doctor—she’s an International Menopause Whisperer™️, a featured expert on Oprah’s OWN TV network, an Amazon Best Selling Author, and host of the 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲™️ podcast. Her dedication to empowering women through education and holistic health practices is the heartbeat of her work. ❤️ This session will focus on 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲, outlining the tools and knowledge to navigate this stage of life with confidence and control. Together, we’re building a community where women can share, learn, and grow with the support of experts like Dr. LaKeischa. 👥 Join us today as we continue to shape this community and take charge of our well-being! ⏰ Event Time: 1 pm ET, October 1st 📍 Where: IG Live Let’s strengthen our community and health—together. Link in comments! #WomensHealth #Perimenopause #Biohacking #Community #MetaPause #Longevity #Wellness #MenopauseAwareness

New Speaker Announcement 💜 🔗 We're thrilled to have Alisha Outridge joining us as a speaker for the AI in Leadership event in NYC on 3rd October at 5:30pm EDT! 👩💻 As CTO of both The The MetaPause and Black Lion Innovations Group, Alisha leads groundbreaking AI platforms in music fintech and women’s healthcare, reshaping how data and technology are used to drive real-world impact. With a career that spans major names like Facebook, iHeartRadio, and Apple-acquired FlyBy, her expertise in AI, AR, Blockchain, and Machine Learning is unmatched. Alisha is also an educator at Brown University and The City University of New York, an SXSW speaker, and a tech comedian featured on 'Snark Tank'. Her dynamic approach blends cutting-edge tech with practical business insights, and she'll be sharing her wisdom at this exciting event. 👇 Don’t miss out - secure your tickets for our New York event below! #womenintech #womeninLeadership #AI #EmpoweringWomen #NYC The Table Charley May Lucy Davies Corin Stabler Kershia Broughton

Startup Grind AI Month Day 25 - Spent at LG NOVA #Innofest2024 What a fantastic event for innovation of the future! HUGE credit to Alicia Hanf on hosting a great panel of VCs on stage as well as countless founders. Thanks for the invite to your Investor Dinner at my favourite Mexican in SF (Flores!!) Lovely to see the wider LG team William Barkis, Linda Quach and Shilpa Prasad. LG Nova seriously are doing amazing things WITH startups. If you're a CleanTech or HealthTech - follow my posts as I'm going to host an event in the Bay Area in these verticals very soon!! So many great panels and startups including two friends - Thivaher (Thiv) Paramsothy of Hera Fertility (Techstars '23) and Lauren Weiniger of The MetaPause doing amazing things in Health and AI. Well done on your pitches! #innovation #clean #health #digital #AI #LG #Life'sGood

A glimpse at tech for social good at The MetaPause: Our CTO Alisha Outridge is sharing our story at the 8th Annual Haiti Summit. If you’re there, say hi! 💕

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘀 '𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀'. Until now. Ovaries might actually hold the secret to living longer—𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻. In 2024, the U.S. invested $100 million into women's health research. Finally, conditions that affect half the population are getting attention. Researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry are stepping up to close the gap. -> It’s time to give women the answers they deserve. ------------------------------------ Want to know more? - Check out 'The Quest for Longevity Starts in the Ovaries' (New York Times). - Or listen to Jill Biden’s powerful call to action on women’s health. Do you think it’s time for more investment in women’s health? Share your thoughts in the comments! ...and follow us at The MetaPause as we connect the ecosystem of women’s health. #WomensHealth #CloseTheGap #ResearchMatters

Here's a 👏👏👏 to The MetaPause team winning Founders Live pitching contest last night! Thanks to the audience for all the votes ❤️ But most importantly, we take this as an acknowledgement of our cause. ...We saw how our message resonated with the community. ...We had so many insightful conversations post-event. ...We heard so many women tell us that they NEED what we're building. This alone is the best motivation to keep working at our next release - more on this soon. 🌿 We're so looking forward to the next stage of this competition to showcase our progress. Stay tuned! #startup #pitching #startuplife

Did you know: ...Until 1820s, the term “menopause” didn't even exist. Before then, "it" was referred to as: - “women’s hell,” - “green old age” and (drumroll, please) - “death of sex” Physicians in the 19th century also believed that receiving bad news could cause early menopause 🤯. Others thought that perimenopausal women were more susceptible to mental illnesses, like ‘morbid irrationality,’ ‘minor forms of hysteria’. Feels And now? How far have we come? According to this NYT article, perimenopause is described in medical journals as an “ill-defined time period”. Researchers raise alarms: we're living in the menopause management vacuum. Why so? No one medical specialty really “owns” treatment of perimenopausal and menopausal women, because the symptoms affect so many different systems and parts of the body. If men had to go through menopause, there would have been a cure. We deserve advocacy. We deserve options. We deserve a choice in how we age, through every stage of life. #menopause #perimenopause #womenshealth

Did you know? The average age of perimenopause is 44... and lasts up to 14 years. What if you understood how to navigate your mood, mind, and body — at different stages of life? What if you can delay and EVEN prevent symptoms? Tomorrow, at 7 pm ET, we're getting together for a 1-hour Q&A with Carrie Jones, ND, FABNE, MPH, a world-renowned expert on hormonal health, perimenopause, menopause (and more!). Dr. Carrie believes in understanding your body in a simplified manner. At the Live Q&A we'll talk about: - From Basics to Biohacking of female health - How hormones are impacting your mind, mood, body (and how to minimize their impact?) - Peptides (new hot trend or an essential?) - Supplements (what's the right choice for you?) …and more! Join us tomorrow to gain fascinating insights and take control of your health. Register to get a reminder - link in the comments below! #femalehealth #menopause #perimenopause #menopause

Nothing gets the crowd going quite like menopause! Speaking at NewYorkBIO on women's digital health was a blast - and one of the most lively debates I've experienced on a panel - all sparked by a question from the audience: "Since we haven't had enough time to study the risks, do we really want to delay menopause?" My answer -- OF COURSE! This is like asking "Should we delay heart disease...or dementia?" (risks for both SKYROCKET when women hit menopause, by the way). Afterward, every woman over 40 came up to thank me for my comments, almost laughing (crying?) about the fact that it remains a question at all. If men went through menopause, there would already be cure (AND it would be covered by insurance), now there will be. This is an opportunity that shouldn’t even need to exist, and certainly shouldn’t be up for debate. Let's do the research, let's quantify the risks, and let's give women a choice in how they manage their own risks, health and otherwise, at every stage of life. What an amazing way to kick off my move back to NYC, joined by friends and industry leaders Harold Hess, CPA Keara S. Marissa Fayer Jennifer Hawks Bland Stephanie Wang FemHealth Ventures NewYorkBIO Colleen Costello and more. Thanks for the invitation and rockstar moderation Seth Mulrooney, CEPA®, CPWA® Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati! And Thanks Harold Hess, CPA for capturing one of the very few photos of me and favorite human Keara S. <3 #WomensHealth #DigitalHealth #Menopause #Innovation #NYBio