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First Check Collective · NYC
The first check into what women are building next in health.
Read the founders, deals, and ideas shaping health innovation. Join now for founding member access to the Collective.
Founding member access is free while spots remain.
After the founding spots fill, new members join at $9.99 per month from day one.
The network in motion
Built around attention, trust, and real participation.
The Collective reaches women across events, editorial, and social channels, with NYC at the center.
- 2,000+
- Women in the event attendee email database
- 52% average RSVP-to-show rate
- 71.4%
- Newsletter open rate on Beehiiv
- 12.29% click-to-open rate
- 2,977
- LinkedIn engagements in the last 6 months
- 2,174 reactions, 542 comments, 187 saves
- 9 events
- Produced in 6 months
- $20K in sponsorship value, 16 partnerships
Who we reach
2,400+ LinkedIn followers, 775+ on Instagram, and 220+ on TikTok.
NYC Metro represents 23% of LinkedIn reach, and 27% is senior-level. Founders and people at 2 to 10 person startups make up half of reach.
Named employers include Memorial Sloan Kettering, Columbia, NYU, Weill Cornell Medicine, Maven Clinic, Deloitte, and Amazon.
From the newsletter
View all issues →Start with the latest conversations.
Issue #4 · July 15 2026
Revenue, GTM, & your nervous system
Women generate 2.5x more revenue per dollar raised. Featuring Emily Leahy, a physiology-informed performance coach for women in sales and revenue leadership.
Read the issue →Issue #6 · August 24 2026
Tech, Wellness & Your Plate: Women's Nutrition Redefined
Meet Pallavi Jain, founder of MoodEater, a nutrition app combining cycle tracking, wearable data, and clinical guidance for personalized recommendations built for female physiology.
Read the issue →What's on nowFirst Check Collective
Premium
$9.99 per month
Members-only gatherings, the resource library, and warm introductions across the health ecosystem.
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The First Check
Founder stories, ecosystem research, and useful ideas for women building in health.
Subscribe →The four pillars
What the Collective is built on.
- Pillar 01+
Entrepreneurship & venture.
Business and VC thinking, earlier.
We introduce a business and venture-capital mindset to women earlier, before the pitch, the deck, or the first term sheet. The next generation of health founders starts thinking like operators and owners from day one.
- Pillar 02+
Founder wellness.
Sustainable building is a strategy, not a perk.
Movement, breathwork, thoughtful meals, and real rest belong in the work. The companies that last are built by founders who can keep building.
- Pillar 03+
Community & resources.
Small rooms, warm intros, a shared library.
Salons, working sessions, and practical resources connect members with the clinicians, investors, customers, and collaborators they need.
- Pillar 04+
Media & visibility.
On the record, on your terms.
The First Check newsletter, podcast, founder features, and digital products put women in health in front of the audiences that matter.
Explore
Four ways into the Collective.
- About+
A private network for women in health innovation.
Meet the founder, the four pillars, and the thinking behind First Check Collective.
Read about us → - Media+
Newsletter, podcast, tools, and features.
Editorial and practical resources for women building in health.
See the media → - Community+
Salons, dinners, and working sessions.
A short calendar of purposeful rooms across NYC, plus premium community access.
Explore the community → - Partner with Us+
Build the room with us.
Partnerships across brand, capital, clinical, hospitality, and strategy.
Partner inquiries →
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