Show notes
Maaike Steinebach is founder of Femtech Futures, a Hong Kong-based venture investment firm supporting startups in the tech space dedicated to women’s health and wellbeing.Steinebach tells Jame DiBiasio about her journey from fintech to femtech, and how they are similar. She discusses the opportunity set, including backing B2B and B2C startups, and where she sees the space headed.She puts femtech into the context of Web3, data sovereignty, and digital identity – particularly in the context of Asia’s many societies.Timecodes:0:00 – Maaike Steinebach, Femtech Futures2:15 – From fintech to femtech: Maaike’s journey3:56 – Democratization and equal access to healthcare5:49 – Leading venture investment into femtech9:14 – The corporate landscape: employers, big pharma9:56 – B2B business models versus B2C in femtech13:34 – Driving market awareness and creating B2B opportunities15:42 – Femtech’s place within the fintech universe17:42 – Data sharing and open finance18:20 – Web3, data sovereignty and digital identity22:14 – Gamification and Web3 experiences for women23:12 – Femtech in Asia and women’s health as software