Building FemTech in Western Canada

Where innovation meets her health.

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From breakthrough ideas to
real-world impact

While FemTech is a growing global category, Western Canada brings unique strengths, needs, and voices. At FemTech W, we see FemTech as more than a market — it’s a movement to transform ideas into impact through community, research, and innovation. We build connections, commercialize breakthrough research, and champion real-world solutions that turn university innovations and clinical insights into funded startups.

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Community
We’re building a connected community where innovators, researchers, business leaders, and investors collaborate to reimagine women’s health. By fostering creativity and shared purpose, we co-create opportunities that drive collective impact.
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Commercialize
Our venture studio model transforms university research and entrepreneurial ideas into market-ready startups. We connect students, researchers, and collaborators through a team-building platform designed to accelerate femtech innovation.
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Champion
We work alongside industry partners, healthcare systems, and patient groups to identify the most urgent challenges in women’s health — then champion solutions that deliver real-world breakthroughs.

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Meet the Team

  • Riya Ganguly

    CO-FOUNDER

    Riya’s work sits at the intersection of technology commercialization, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with a growing focus on FemTech and women’s health solutions. As Principal & Founder of Mauve Innovation, she helps startups protect and leverage their intellectual assets for global impact. A passionate advocate for gender equity in innovation, she also serves on multiple boards and committees championing women-led ventures. With a career spanning leadership roles across Western Canada’s innovation ecosystem, she brings deep expertise in IP strategy, economic development, and research commercialization to FemTech W.

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  • Kate Ellis

    CO-FOUNDER

    Kate brings to FemTech W a passion for ecosystem building, grounded in her experience in applied health research, knowledge transfer, and strategic partnerships. As CEO and Founder of Bombus R&I, she supports innovators in translating ideas into meaningful impact. An ardent advocate for women’s and femme health, Kate approaches her work through a feminist lens and is driven by the potential of Canadian FemTech to transform lives globally. She is a seasoned strategist with experience collaborating across academia, industry, non-profits, government, and start-ups.

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  • Sandra Stabel

    CO-FOUNDER

    Sandra is a dynamic leader committed to harnessing innovation to tackle pressing health challenges. Her career spans entrepreneurship, clinical care, innovation funding, philanthropy, and government, giving her a multifaceted perspective on health systems change. With degrees in Kinesiology and Business Administration from the University of Alberta, she blends health expertise with business acumen to advance people-centered solutions. At FemTech W, Sandra channels her experience into strengthening the community and championing impactful innovation in women’s health.

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