October 2022 Grit International Female Accelerator Newsletter

New GRIT Cohort

We are super excited to announce the launch of our new cohort of female founders.

Congratulations to all the companies that were selected to be part of the programme. This new cohort has representation from female founders working in digital health and life science in over 5 EU countries and the UK.

Thanks again to our core partners Boston Scientific Clonmel, Roche, Microsoft and our strategic partner McKinsey & Company for their support and trust.

To learn more about our new cohort click on to the below link;

Q&A with Ciara Perciavalle

"To build this diversity, it's critical to have a varied company and partner ecosystem, and one that actively supports female leaders and entrepreneurs." Q&A Ciara Perciavalle Ireland's Health Lead, Microsoft.

We greatly appreciate all the ongoing support that our female founders receive from Mirosoft throughout the programme. And excited to have the opportunity to work again with Ciara Perciavalle, Mark Farrelly and team.

Interview link below;

#iamremarkable workshop

Huge thanks to Barbara Skerritt, Senior Director & Innovation Delivery at ICON plc-Ireland for kicking-off our first session with a #iamremarkable workshop.

Barbara is a valued board member of the Grit Programme and an inspiration when it comes to leading and promoting diversity and inclusion. It was an extremely interactive and thought provoking session.

We appreciate all the ongoing support we get from remarkable women, and equally appreciate the opportunity to support this new cohort of remarkable women!

Partner Video Testimonial with Alison Muir General Manager, Roche, Ireland

We are both thrilled and privileged to share a series of videos from our core partner Roche leadership team. Roche as an organisation has been a huge ongoing support to the Grit programme, since it was first established.

A huge thanks to Alison Muir General Manager, Roche, Ireland, for her personal dedication to the Grit programme. And for sharing our mission 'To bridge the gap in gender divide and promote women working in underrepresented industries in STEM, technology, and digital health fields. And improve gender equality when it comes to raising investment.

Partner Video Testimonial with Abdul Hameed Al Khateeb, Head of Medical, Roche, Ireland

A huge thank you to Abdul Hameed Al Khateeb, Head of Medical, Roche, Ireland, for his ongoing support to the Grit programme. And for his personal commitment to improve gender diversity across healthcare, build a strong and innovative ecosystem, that supports female leadership and entrepreneurs.

Partner Video Testimonial with Carole Shaw People and Culture Lead, Roche, Ireland

A huge thank you to Carole Shaw People and Culture Lead, Roche, Ireland, for her ongoing support to the Grit programme. And for sharing our vision “To enable female entrepreneurs in digital health and life science, with the confidence and skills required to scale a global business”.

Women in Venture Capital Summit in Paris

Our CEO Diane Nevin had the pleasure of attending the recent Women in Venture Capital Summit in Paris. The event hosted a powerhouse of 100's of female investors that want to see real change within the VC industry.

We feel extremely confident in our mission-to improve gender equality when it comes to raising investment. We are also super excited to have the opportunity to introduce many of these amazing female investors to our upcoming Grit cohort and alumni. #GritCohort2022

Network Ireland's National Conference & Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2022

Our CEO Diane Nevin had the pleasure of speaking at Network Ireland's National Conference & Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2022.

Congratulations to all the amazing finalists, award winners, co-panelists, conference speakers and to #NetworkIreland and #networkgalway for running such an inspirational and successful event.