Team: Respira Labs | Origin: California | Participation: NSF I-Corps, 2018
Credit: Respira Labs
Maria Artunduaga, founder and CEO of Respira Labs, a University of California, Berkeley spinout, developed a technology incorporating artificial intelligence that can predict chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) attacks. In November, Artunduaga received the “2018 Entrepreneur of the Year Award” for the inaugural “Women in IT Awards” in Silicon Valley.
“Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to complete the NSF I-Corps program last summer. Customer discovery has been key to my entrepreneurial success as a woman of color.”
Maria Artunduaga, Founder and CEO of Respira Labs