WHAM Investment Collaborative launches to fast-track innovation and investment in women’s health

A first-of-its-kind collaboration of multibillion-dollar funds is coming together to launch the WHAM Investment Collaborative designed to accelerate innovation and unlock opportunities within the women’s health market.

Despite women making up half of the global population and driving much of the economy, women-founded companies receive just 2 per cent of venture capital funding.

The WHAM Investment Collaborative aims to change that by uniting venture capital, corporate VC, family offices, and other financial leaders to ignite a seismic shift in investment toward women’s health innovation.

“This is a largely untapped market with tremendous potential for return,” said Carolee Lee, CEO and Founder of WHAM.

“By accelerating innovation in women’s health, we can unlock significant economic and health benefits—not just for women, but for everyone.

“The WHAM Investment Collaborative goes beyond closing the funding gap; it’s about driving solutions that will transform healthcare.”

Founding Members include: Insight Partners, represented by Alexandra Lundin; L Catterton, represented by Erin Lambroza; Lightstone Ventures; Northpond Ventures, represented by Sharon Kedar; RA Capital Management; and, UPMC Enterprises, represented by Anna Mamo

“This is a historic milestone,” said Jessica Federer, Strategic Advisor of The WHAM Investment Collaborative.

“These funds are trailblazers, and this generation, and future generations, will benefit from their combined expertise.”

The WHAM Investment Collaborative will include a consortium of leaders dedicated to increased investment in women’s health research and innovation.

Backed by multibillion-dollar funds, the platform will work to amplify voices, bridge information gaps, and champion innovative funding mechanisms that expand resources for women’s health globally.

The Collaborative is integral to WHAM’s 3Not30 Initiative, a commitment to catalysing investment in sex-based research and innovation over the next three years.