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The New Math: How VC and PE Are Rethinking Capital in Women's Health is The Uplyft Collective's flagship panel during New York Tech Week 2026. Taking place on Wednesday, June 3 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM ET, the conversation convenes venture and private equity investors active in or adjacent to women's health for a strategic, clear-eyed discussion of where the sector's capital really stands.
Women's health is having a moment — but the financing landscape underneath the headlines is anything but straightforward. Capital remains concentrated in a small number of high-profile deals, early- and growth-stage companies face persistent cliffs, and founders are navigating a mismatch between the businesses they're building and the investment models available to them. Meanwhile, venture capital is recalibrating its timelines and risk assumptions, and private equity is playing an increasingly central role in building category infrastructure. The two worlds — once distinct — are converging in ways that could redefine how women's health companies are financed, operated, and brought to market.
The panel will examine where capital is really going (and where it isn't), how investors assess opportunity across stages and business models, the trade-offs between speed and durability, whether hybrid VC/PE models are emerging, and what the current dynamics mean for the next generation of women's health companies.
Who Should Attend: Investors across venture, growth equity, and private equity; founders and operators in women's health and healthcare services; limited partners with healthcare mandates; and ecosystem builders interested in the intersection of capital strategy and care delivery.
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