This week on found, Dom and Becca are talking with the co-founders of Alloy Women’s Health who just closed a new funding round to expand its mission of fixing menopause care. Monica Molinar and Anne Fulenwider discuss raising capital in a competitive health tech landscape, their choice to bypass traditional insurance models, and how this funding will help them scale their telehealth platform nationally.

00:00 – Introduction 
04:37 – Turning personal experience into a business idea
08:55 – The challenges of raising awareness about menopause
10:00 – Why Alloy bypasses insurance 
15:00 – Scaling a telehealth model
18:06 – How the political landscape affects women’s health
20:00 – Addressing disparities in menopause treatment
23:26 – Lessons from Alloy’s fundraising journey
30:00 – The benefits of a co-CEO leadership model
37:17 – Closing thoughts

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