DiscoverHealthTech HourEp129: Solving the Dementia ticking time bomb - the reality of the startup journey from UN Ambassador to burnout and back again
Ep129: Solving the Dementia ticking time bomb - the reality of the startup journey from UN Ambassador to burnout and back again

Ep129: Solving the Dementia ticking time bomb - the reality of the startup journey from UN Ambassador to burnout and back again

Update: 2025-08-29
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Devika Wood, Steve Roest's guest on this show, is the CEO of Brain+, a pioneering health technology company transforming dementia care through its digital platform, Ayla.

Devika is also one of the most inspirational people in European HealthTech.

Over the past 13+ years, she has worked across startups and multinationals, from Google and Babylon to founding Vida, which exited in 2019, and leading digital health strategy at AXA Health. Recognised as a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur,

She has also been named King’s Entrepreneur of the Year and featured in the United Nations #SheInnovates campaign for advancing healthcare innovation and championing women in STEM. She is also the co-founder of WEALTH: Women in Health, a growing global community for female leaders in healthcare.

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Ep129: Solving the Dementia ticking time bomb - the reality of the startup journey from UN Ambassador to burnout and back again

Ep129: Solving the Dementia ticking time bomb - the reality of the startup journey from UN Ambassador to burnout and back again