100 Female Founders : HealthTech Innovators Meetup at Barclays
- Date
- 2025-07-22
- Location
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Host
- Personal
About this event
If you're building in healthtech, finding the right room matters. 100 Female Founders: HealthTech Innovators Meetup at Barclays brings together women founders, operators, and ecosystem supporters for a focused morning of conversation, connection, and practical insight in London. This is a chance to step out of your inbox and into a room with people who understand the pace, complexity, and ambition behind building in health. Whether you're early in the journey or already scaling, the value here is simple: relevant people, thoughtful discussion, and stronger connections. About the Event This meetup is designed as an in-person gathering for the 100 Female Founders community and the wider network around healthtech innovation. The focus is on bringing together women building companies, shaping products, backing founders, and contributing to the future of healthcare through technology. Rather than a broad, generic networking event, this meetup centers a specific intersection: female founders and healthtech. That creates a sharper, more useful conversation. Attendees are more likely to be dealing with similar questions around regulation, product development, clinical adoption, fundraising, partnerships, hiring, and go-to-market strategy in a health-focused environment. Hosted at Barclays in London, the setting gives the event a professional but accessible feel. Expect a room that encourages both structured interaction and the kind of informal conversations that often lead to introductions, new ideas, or future collaborations. The format is built to support real connection. You should expect a mix of arrival networking, community conversation, and opportunities to meet other attendees in a way that feels purposeful rather than forced. What to Expect The event takes place on Tuesday, July 22 at 8:00 AM GMT+1, making it well suited to founders and professionals who want to start the day with something useful before heading into the rest of their schedule. Morning events often create a focused energy, and this one is positioned to make that time count. While the exact run of show may vary, attendees can expect a format that supports both conversation and discovery, including: Arrival and informal networking with other founders, operators, and members of the healthtech ecosystem Introductions and community-building moments that help put names, companies, and interests into context Peer conversation around the realities of building in healthtech Space for relationship-building with people you may want to stay in touch with after the event Because this is a meetup, the value is not limited to a stage or a single speaker. A large part of the experience comes from the room itself. You may meet someone navigating the same product challenges, someone with relevant experience in partnerships or growth, or someone who can open a useful door later. Expect conversations that are practical and grounded. In a healthtech setting, people tend to speak from real operating experience, and that makes the networking more substantive. The best outcome is not collecting the most contacts; it's meeting the few right people who genuinely understand your work. Why Attend Healthtech can be one of the most exciting and demanding sectors to build in. It combines the speed of startups with the realities of healthcare systems, trust, evidence, and implementation. That means the founder journey can feel uniquely intense, and having access to the right peer community is not a luxury; it's part of building well. This meetup offers a chance to connect with women who are doing that work firsthand. Being in a room with others who understand the sector can sharpen your thinking, normalize the difficult parts of the journey, and help you see new ways forward. You might attend to: Expand your network within the female founder and healthtech community Meet potential collaborators across product, operations, investment, or ecosystem roles Learn through conversation with people facing similar opportunities and constraints Build visibility for yourself and your company in a relevant room Stay close to the community shaping what health innovation looks like next There is also real value in the informality of a meetup. Not every useful event needs a packed agenda. Sometimes the most important outcome is a candid conversation before work, a founder you keep in touch with, or a perspective shift that changes how you approach your next quarter. Practical Details This is an in-person event in London, United Kingdom, hosted at Barclays. The in-person format is especially important for an event centered on relationship-building, since it allows for more natural conversation and stronger first connections than a virtual session typically can. The meetup begins at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, July 22 (GMT+1). Because it is scheduled for the morning, it's worth planning your travel in advance so you can arrive on time and make the most of the early networking window. A few useful ways to prepare: Bring a clear introduction to who you are, what you're building, and what kinds of people you're hoping to meet Be ready to ask thoughtful questions about others' work, especially across healthtech, startups, and ecosystem support Follow up after the event with the people you genuinely connected with Come with an open mind about where value might come from; not every strong contact looks obvious at first If you're looking for a room that is focused, relevant, and full of people building serious things in health, this meetup is well worth making time for.
Who should attend
This is for you if you want sharper conversations, more relevant connections, and a community that understands what it takes to build in healthtech. - **You're a female founder in healthtech** and want to meet peers who understand the realities of product, adoption, fundraising, and growth in this sector. - **You're exploring or validating a health-focused startup idea** and want to be in the room early, learn from others, and build relationships with people already operating in the space. - **You work closely with founders** in health innovation, whether in operations, product, partnerships, venture, advisory, or ecosystem support, and want to connect with the community in person. - **You're looking for meaningful networking rather than broad networking**, and you value conversations that are specific, practical, and relevant to your work. - **You want to grow your presence in the London startup and healthtech ecosystem** by meeting people face to face in a trusted professional setting. - **You care about backing and building alongside women founders**, and you want to spend time with people contributing to that momentum in a concrete way.