E18. Lina Chan, Adia Health - Funding and Fertility

ILina Chan’s personal story of difficulty with conceiving and pregnancy loss led her to starting a FemTech business that supports women with their fertility. Adia provides women with education, fertility testing tools, and other support to aid better reproductive health.

Lina worked in private equity before she started Adia. She soon realised that funding an early stage start-up is completely different to the world of private equity. From getting her foot in the door of a mission-driven accelerator, to hiring her first technology hire, Lina explains how the tables turned from a career in private equity to being the founder of a FemTech company.

In this episode you’ll discover…

• How Lina shifted her mindset from being an Investor, to being a start-up Founder seeking investment - two very different things!
• That not every investor is the “right one” for you - and that’s okay
• How being kind to yourself and honest about what “fills your bucket” is even more important when fundraising