Importance of Diversity in Medtech Founding Teams: A Data-Driven Case

Diverse founding teams bring unique perspectives and innovative approaches to the medtech market. Their varied experiences and backgrounds foster creativity and problem-solving, leading to more robust and successful companies. “Diverse teams perform much better than non-diverse teams,” said Virpi Muhonen, CEO and Co-Founder of Askel Healthcare. Jeff Chu, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Features Capital, added, “The best, highest-functioning teams we’ve ever had were people who came from very different experiences. They come with different perspectives to look at problems and overcome these technical challenges.”