This month at January Ventures: Julia Collins named a climate tech innovator by Newsweek, Roxanne Bras Petraeus on Bloomberg, & more!

We have a lot to celebrate this month! Check out our portfolio news below.

In the News

Planet FWD’s Julia Collins has been named one of the “13 Tech Innovators Helping to Save the Planet” by Newsweek! Congrats to Julia and the Planet FWD team on this well-deserved recognition. In Julia’s own words: “Every day, I reimagine what a CEO looks and sounds like. I reimagine the planet being at the center of the product innovation process and food system.” 

Ilana Springer Borkenstein and Erick Gruskin announced the launch of M7 Health during National Nurses Week! They aim to usher in the future of work for nurses. By empowering health systems with the data needed to craft better schedules in a cost-effective manner, M7 Health hopes to make nursing roles more sustainable and impactful. Congrats to Ilana, Eric, and the M7 Health team!

Ethena's CEO Roxanne Bras Petreaus sat down with Bloomberg News to talk tech trends, the jobs report, and AI! “I love sharing what I'm learning from our incredible customers about how to build strong cultures that retain the best talent,” Petraeus said of the appearance.

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Jen shares strategies on preparing for the upcoming wave of automation and AI here.

Food for Thought:

⚽️ The Grand has been announced as the Official Leadership Coaching Partner for Angel City FC!

🎤 Bloom Money’s Nina Mohanty spoke with Literal Humans about diversity in FinTech!

🎤 Sano Genetics’ Patrick Short explored the frontiers of cancer research with Nobel Laureate Dr. Harold E Varmus on The Genetics Podcast.

📝 Elektra Health released its Menopause Cost Report for 2023!

📋 LearnLux released their State of Employee Health Report in partnership with HR.com!

🏅 Symba was named as a finalist for the Startup of the Year Award at EmpowerHR! 

Where we were last month:

January Ventures Managing Partner Maren Bannon led a panel with Krishna Visvanathan, Carmen Alfonso Rico, and Kirsten Connell to discuss what it looks like to truly add value to companies at SuperVenture in Berlin on June 7.

Maren and Jen were in the Bay Area this month meeting with founders, operators and investors. It was a great moment to be back on campus at Stanford, where the idea for January Ventures was started! 

Maren and Jen gathered a small group of January Ventures operators & founders for dinner. Thank you to our advisor Salle Yoo for hosting a wonderful evening!