Life Sciences Women Founders Connection Roundtable
The inaugural 2024 cohort of Life Sciences Women Founders Connection, guided by The Next Level Up and supported by Procopio, is officially underway. Submit your application to join our waitlist for the next cohort. The key to unlocking capital awaits you!
The Life Science Women Founders Connection program offers an unparalleled opportunity for a select group of early-stage life science women founders to engage in a vibrant, progressive, monthly, peer-to-peer forum focused on achieving capital raising objectives using a proven framework. This exclusive, invite-only program is limited to 20 life science founders, fostering meaningful connections and provides participants with the support needed to address the unique challenges of raising capital in the life science sector.
Southern California Local
Held monthly at Procopio's law firm office in San Diego, California, the Women Founder Connection program is thoughtfully curated by industry insiders, ensuring a sharp focus on the most pressing capital raising issues that matter to you.
Our Mission
Our mission is to empower Women Founders, helping you navigate the capital raising process. The program covers a diverse array of topics, including crafting compelling elevator pitches, pitch decks, financing strategies, the hunt for capital, IP strategy and more.
Knowledge Share
Dynamic roundtable discussions allow for candid conversation around the issues impacting your capital raising process. Raise topics challenging your capital raising success, and benefit from the collective wisdom and strategic insights of your program advisors and peers.
Program Details
*Limited to a select group of 20 women founders
*Life Science focus
*12-month program
*Program fee: $1,000
Benefits of joining this exclusive Roundtable
Participating in the Life Sciences Women Founders Connection program is an invaluable experience, offering you the opportunity to connect with fellow industry Founders and industry advisors, learn from their expertise, and receive practical advice and guidance on capital raising. The process of raising capital doesn’t have to be crushing.
While the discussions tackle serious subjects, the program maintains a light and focused atmosphere. We also provide on-demand educational content from leading experts, with topics determined by the participants’ stage of financing and preparedness.
Typical Participant Company Characteristics
Funding
Seed to Pre-series B / Cross-over
Revenue Stage
Discovery, Preclinical, IND- Enabling, and Revenue Generating
Focus
All Life Sciences: Therapeutics, Medical Device, Med Tech, Health-Tech, ML/AI, Dx / Tools, CRO/ CDMO, Digital Health
Growth Collaborations
Exploring Partnering Collaborations, Licensing
Exit Plans
IPO, SPAC, Reverse Merge, M&A
Employees
3+
Legal Considerations
IP strategy, Entity Formation and Planning, Financing, Transactional, Licensing
Guiding the program are distinguished leaders in Life Sciences.
Life Sciences Venture Investor
Trish Lady
Trish Lady is the Managing Director at The Next Level Up, an advisor and subject matter expert in fund raising having raised $630 million in capital. She is a former life science finance executive having worked in private companies, through IPO and public companies.
Procopio Associate
Helen Goldstein
Helen is the co-leader of Procopio’s Life Sciences practice and its Technology Transactions and Licensing practice. She represents life sciences and other industry clients with a variety of corporate law matters, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, licensing, and commercial contracting. She advises companies from their earliest stages in which
Next Program Launch
The inaugural 2024 cohort has begun! We anticipate our next program will commence during the Fall of 2025 and we are accepting applications for the waitlist. Roundtable sessions are held monthly, in person, at Procopio's San Diego office.
Don't miss your chance to join the Life Sciences Women Founder Connection program
– the ultimate resource for unlocking capital.
Apply today and elevate your business to new heights.