伊曼Abuzeid

2023年3月29日,

伊曼Abuzeid,令人难以置信的健康的共同创始人和首席执行官。有意者:令人难以置信的健康伊玛尼Abuzeid是九个黑人和拉丁裔女性创业者与创业价值10亿美元。她的公司正试图通过削减招聘护士短缺问题解决时间从90年到20天。Abuzeid她为什么选择股票基金的投资者妇女和边缘化的背景的创始人。自8月以来,伊曼Abuzeid面临两大挑战。首先是提高一个系列B一轮融资8000万美元,她的healthcare-career-marketplace启动价值16.5亿美元。让Abuzeid的九个黑人和拉丁裔女性创业者的创业公司已经达到了数十亿美元的估值。这些企业家面临增加挑战获得资助,因为风险投资公司历史上排除或忽略它们。另一个障碍是承担全国护理短缺,人员比率不平衡会引起倦怠、压力、临界医务人员和沮丧,内幕之前报道。Abuzeid的启动,令人难以置信的健康,连接医疗网络开着护士他们需要填补,永久的位置。 Unlike on typical job-listing sites — where workers apply for roles — employers apply for the talent. This dynamic, along with personalized algorithms, cuts the typical nurse-hiring process down from the 90-day national average to 20 days, Abuzeid, Incredible Health's cofounder and CEO, told Insider. "We save at least $2 million in temporary labor costs for every hospital," she said, adding that by hiring permanent nurses faster, hospitals saved on temporary hires. "The nurses enjoy a 15% increase on average in salary." Abuzeid spoke with Insider about what she looked for in investors. The following as-told-to essay is based on an interview with Abuzeid and has been edited for length and clarity. I am very selective with who invests in my company At my company, we've raised about $97 million to date, the majority of that being in 2022, when we raised an $80 million Series B . There were a few things that set us apart and ensured that those fundraisings were very successful. I define success as being very selective about which investors we work with, having multiple term sheets, getting the terms that we want, and working with the partners that we want. I do not target investors who have not already funded women or who have not already funded minorities. I don't even bother. The proof is in the pudding — you can see their portfolios and whom they've invested in. If it's not women or minorities, then I'm not even going to talk to them. I won't engage in the conversation if they come to me, either. Then, there's certain expertise we are looking for, depending on the stage of the company or on the round. In the earlier rounds, we needed preferred technology and marketplace investors. That's how we ended up with Jeff Jordan at Andreessen Horowitz. He's a former CEO of OpenTable, president of eBay, and early investor and board member at Airbnb, Instacart, and Pinterest. I tend to gravitate toward operators — James Joaquin at Obvious Ventures (who has invested in Incredible Health) has built seven companies. Three have gone public, and four have been acquired. His background is as a software engineer and CEO. Black female founders must focus on winning The statistics are real, and you should acknowledge it, but you've got to rapidly move on. You have to sort of suppress it mentally and compartmentalize it because you just have to focus on winning. If you dwell on it, it's just going to cost time and energy. I don't proactively bring it up in calls. My white male counterparts are not spending any mental energy on this topic. You have to focus on being assertive, confident, and ambitious. Communicate clearly what your vision and mission are and what you're trying to achieve. I also have a network of CEOs who are a support for me. Then, professional mental-health support is important, too. I have a therapist, and I'm a huge fan of all CEOs and founders getting a therapist. Read the original article on Business Insider