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Deena Shakir

@deenashakir

General Partner @Lux_Capital | Investing in 🚀 like @mavenclinic, @alifeivf, @joinsummer, @steadymd, @waymark_care, @tryramp, @triallibrary | mom of 3

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Alyssa Jaffee(@AlyssaJoyJaffee) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations Ellen DaSilva and the entire team on this tremendous achievement. You can read more about our investment and why our 7wireVentures team made a bet on Summer Health here: 7wireventures.com/news/our-inves…

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Alyssa Jaffee(@AlyssaJoyJaffee) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you to Erin Brodwin and the Axios team for profiling our story and why this market is such a massive opportunity: axios.com/pro/health-tec…

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Alyssa Jaffee(@AlyssaJoyJaffee) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Now, I get the pleasure of teaming up with my long-time friend, Deena Shakir Lux Capital, to co-lead this round. We are thrilled to join the board alongside prominent investors, Alfred Lin Sequoia Capital and Chelsea Clinton Metrodora Ventures, and funds Pivotal Ventures, BoxGroup, & more

Now, I get the pleasure of teaming up with my long-time friend, @deenashakir @Lux_Capital, to co-lead this round. We are thrilled to join the board alongside prominent investors, @Alfred_Lin @sequoia and @ChelseaClinton @MetrodoraVC, and funds @pivotalventures, @BoxGroup, & more
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Ellen DaSilva(@ellenjdasilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

8/Interested in solving these problems? We’re for hiring many roles on the engineering, marketing and sales side. Come join us in our revolution. jobs.ashbyhq.com/summerhealth

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Ellen DaSilva(@ellenjdasilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

6/Our board has 13 children among us. We are honored to be supported by @alfredlin, dad of 1, and @chelseaclinton, mom of 3, who have also invested in this round and continue to champion Summer Health. It’s just the start as we work toward our goal of supporting all 75M children in

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Ellen DaSilva(@ellenjdasilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

5/We are so thankful to Deena Shakir at Lux Capital, who joins as the co-lead of this round and is doubling down on her seed investment in the company. Deena is also a mom of 3 who has navigated health needs for her children, including the birth of her son last fall (!) and used

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Ellen DaSilva(@ellenjdasilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

4/We chose to work with Alyssa Jaffee because of her deep passion for what we are building. As a mom of 3, Alyssa understands acutely the challenges of navigating her children’s health while managing a career. The team at 7wireVentures has built and invested in

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Ellen DaSilva(@ellenjdasilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

3/We’ve had the privilege of serving thousands of parents over the last two years through tens of thousands of moments of need. We’ve seen how powerful the trust is between a patient and a provider who responds to your needs in a deeply empathetic way, fast. Immediate care should

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Ellen DaSilva(@ellenjdasilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

2/Today’s pediatric care system is not working for parents or pediatricians, who face record levels of burnout. 1 in 4 pediatricians report symptoms of depression and 61% feel overextended. More than half of parents feel anxious about their child’s development. The need for

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Ellen DaSilva(@ellenjdasilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/ As a mom of 3, I craved Summer Health before we built it. Parenting is relentless. We set out to create a product that is delightful for parents and pediatricians. Today we announce our $11.65M Series A led by Alyssa Jaffee and Deena Shakir to advance our mission to raise the

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Erin Brodwin(@erinbrodwin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The NYC startup offers text-message support for questions about primary, urgent, and developmental care ranging from subjects like lactation to colds. its newest feature: the ability to connect parents to the same provider for repeated interactions.

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Erin Brodwin(@erinbrodwin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

exclusive: Summer Health grabs $12M Series A for pediatric health support led by new backer 7wire Ventures and insider Lux Capital. axios.com/pro/health-tec…

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Ellen DaSilva(@ellenjdasilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

8/Interested in solving these problems? We’re for hiring many roles on the engineering, marketing and sales side. Come join us in our revolution. jobs.ashbyhq.com/summerhealth

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Ellen DaSilva(@ellenjdasilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

6/Our board has 13 children among us. We are honored to be supported by @alfredlin, dad of 1, and @chelseaclinton, mom of 3, who have also invested in this round and continue to champion Summer Health. It’s just the start as we work toward our goal of supporting all 75M children in

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Ellen DaSilva(@ellenjdasilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

5/We are so thankful to Deena Shakir at Lux Capital, who joins as the co-lead of this round and is doubling down on her seed investment in the company. Deena is also a mom of 3 who has navigated health needs for her children, including the birth of her son last fall (!) and used

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Ellen DaSilva(@ellenjdasilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

4/We chose to work with Lyss and because of her deep passion for what we are building. As a mom of 3, Alyssa understands acutely the challenges of navigating her children’s health while managing a career. The team at 7wireVentures has built and invested in

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Ellen DaSilva(@ellenjdasilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

3/We’ve had the privilege of serving thousands of parents over the last two years through tens of thousands of moments of need. We’ve seen how powerful the trust is between a patient and a provider who responds to your needs in a deeply empathetic way, fast. Immediate care should

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Ellen DaSilva(@ellenjdasilva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

2/Today’s pediatric care system is not working for parents or pediatricians, who face record levels of burnout. 1 in 4 pediatricians report symptoms of depression and 61% feel overextended. More than half of parents feel anxious about their child’s development. The need for

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