Dr. Louiza Chitour Director, Health-GCC

Plug and Play

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Personal profile


Her role is to understand the specific innovation needs of healthcare providers, payers, regulators, and private Pharma/Biotech/Medical devices corporates in the region, identify potential bottlenecks in their digital transformation journey, and finally support them in implementing relevant technology solutions from cutting-edge international startups.

Furthermore, she supports the emerging digital health ventures from the region through the Plug and Play venture capital arm & invests in promising technology solutions at pre-seed & seed stages. She is also an active angel investor with more than 7 startups in her portfolio.

Finally, as a FoundHER ambassador for the region & founder of a female empowerment non-profit organization (2022Female Angels), she strives to provide the necessary support & mentorship to female founders from the region & works with key stakeholders in the field to raise awareness on the gaps that exist in female startup funding & how to address them.