Press release
Babyscripts Welcomes New Board of Directors Member Katerina Fialkovskaya
Fialkovskaya to advise on product strategy, payer expansion; reflects Babyscripts’ commitment to female leadership
WASHINGTON, DC (PRWEB) AUGUST 08, 2023
Babyscripts, the leading virtual care platform for managing obstetrics, today announced that Katerina Fialkovskaya, leader of corporate venture investments for Philips Ventures in North America, is joining the Babyscripts Board of Directors. In this role, Ms. Fialkovskaya will advise on Babyscripts’ operations in the payer market and strategic product expansion for high risk populations.
Ms. Fialkovskaya leads venture investment activity and portfolio management for Philips Ventures in North America, the strategic venture capital arm of Philips. She is based in Boston, MA and is focused on early commercial stage digital health investment opportunities that align with Philips’s strategy to improve people's health and well-being through meaningful innovation.
Ms. Fialkovskaya has 20+ years of global experience in Finance, M&A, and Venture Capital in the technology and digital health sectors. She holds an MBA from MIT, and is an ACCA-certified chartered accountant.
“My role at Philips Ventures is to drive forward meaningful innovation that improves people’s health and well-being. Babyscripts is doing that — they’re making demonstrable improvements for pregnant and postpartum mothers in areas that urgently need attention,” said Ms. Fialkovskaya. “I’ve witnessed firsthand the positive outcomes their technology has achieved, and I am excited to contribute my expertise and experience to further elevate their mission.”
Ms. Fialkovskaya brings extensive experience to the Babyscripts’ Board of Directors, serving as Board Director or Board Observer at several startups including MOVN Health, Orbita, PreciseDx, and Carevive. She is a founding partner at OKM Capital, mentor and judge at MassChallenge startup accelerator, and Board Advisor at BHS Innovation Fund.
“We are thrilled to welcome Katerina to our Board of Directors,” said Anish Sebastian, CEO of Babyscripts. “Not only does she bring a tremendous depth of experience in the startup and health technology space, both from an advisor and investor perspective, but she has firsthand knowledge of the challenges of women’s healthcare. Her guidance will help us strengthen our product, expand operations in the payer market, and drive our mission of improving maternal healthcare.”
"My role at Philips Ventures is to drive forward meaningful innovation that improves people’s health and well-being. Babyscripts is doing that — they’re making demonstrable improvements for pregnant and postpartum mothers in areas that urgently need attention."
Katerina Fialkovskaya, Philips Ventures
Ms. Fialkovskaya’s addition to the Board of Directors marks Babyscripts’ continued dedication to empowering women through leadership, an integral part of making good on their mission to deliver better maternity care to all women. Toward that goal, Babyscripts has developed and continues to invest in functionalities to comprehensively address the highest contributors to the maternal health crisis, including social determinants of health and maternal mental health issues.
About Babyscripts
Babyscripts is delivering a new model for prenatal and postpartum care that is transforming the way expectant mothers use technology to work with their healthcare providers. Since its inception in 2014, Babyscripts has been delivering the most-implemented mobile clinical solution for remote monitoring in pregnancy, with the mission to eliminate maternal mortality and improve access to care for all mothers. For more information on our virtual care solution and to request a demo, visit babyscripts.com.
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