The Nursing Beat
The Pulse of Heathcare Los Angeles-based The Nursing Beat: Described as “theSkimm for nurses,” The Nursing Beat (TNB) is a digital media platform that produces a daily digital newsletter designed for nurses, by nurses. The platform was founded in 2019 by two ER nurses—Tamara AL-Yassin, MBA, RN and Hannah W. Berns, MHI, RN—who value speed […]
Wave Therapeutics
A new wave of comfort and health Chicago-based Wave Therapeutics: Founded in 2020 by Jessica Bussert, RN, CEO, Wave Therapeutics has developed the first AI-enabled, soft robotics cushioning technology to prevent and treat pressure injuries such as bedsores which afflict 3 million Americans every year. Mobility-impaired people are especially vulnerable to pressure injuries, which can […]
Growing to Support You
Good Morning, Readers! We’re excited to share a significant milestone for The Nursing Beat. This past week, we secured funding from the nation’s only nurse-led investment fund, Nurse Capital, a partnership that underscores our commitment to amplifying voices within the nursing community. Over the past two years, our dedicated team of nurses has built this […]
Investing in Nurse Entrepreneurs
Founded by Marla Weston and Beth Brooks, venture capital firm Nurse Capital closed its inaugural $1M Fund to support nurse-led startups. It’s investing in RN-led companies creating innovative healthcare products and services. Weston and Brooks, who hold doctorates in nursing science, aim to fill a funding gap for nurse entrepreneurs, focusing on healthcare devices, technology platforms, software, patient […]
VC firm run by nurses invests only in nurse-run startups
A new Chicago-based venture capital firm seeks to harness nurses’ experience and creativity to create products and services that will transform healthcare. Nurse Capital will invest only in nurse-founded, nurse-led startups to take advantage of a “groundswell of nursing coming in with an entrepreneurial spirit” and digital know-how, said co-founder Beth A. Brooks. Related: New nurses have more […]
Nurse Capital Closes Debut, First-of-Its-Kind Venture Fund
Nurse Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in nurse-led enterprises providing innovative solutions in healthcare, announced today the close of its inaugural $1M Fund. The Nurse Founders Fund will invest in Late Seed and Series A rounds of startups founded and led by Registered Nurses (RNs) who are launching innovative products and services that […]
Navi Nurses
Bringing care home. Healthcare is complicated. Patients often face complicated conditions and families are overwhelmed trying to provide care. Two RNs saw the need and created Navi Nurses – on-demand same day care at home provided by experienced RNs. Navi Nurses created a web platform where consumers can hire an expert RN to provide care […]
Roddy Medical
From inspiration to innovation. Lindsey Roddy was working as a critical care RN in an intensive care unit with open-heart surgery patients when she almost lost one of her patients due to a medical tubing hazard. While assisting a patient getting out of bed after surgery, the line carrying the patient’s life support tangled and […]