Maya Okonkwo
Founder · Loop Health
Building Stage · Sprint 2 · Week 4 of 12
- Industry
- HealthTech · B2B SaaS
- Current goal
- Validate first customers
- Success Manager
- Priya Ramesh
- Mentor
- Dr. Alicia Chen
- Pod
- Product Powerhouse Pod
- Partner
- Northwind Ventures
- Residency
- Candidate
Overall progress
68%BuildHer pillars
Founder journey
Where you are, where you're going
A visual map of your journey through BuildHer Labs, from the first spark of an idea to residency and investment. Every stage has support, community and AI on your side.
The four founder stages
12 steps · 5 complete
Stage 1 · complete
Pre Launch / Pre MVP
Clarity before code
Bootstrapped
Join the cohort, set your baseline, name the company you are building and turn it into quarterly goals.
100% complete · 4 steps
Stage 2 · You are here
Pre Seed
MVP live, preparing the first raise
Pre seed
Plan the sprint, ship the product and use AI workflows so a small team moves like a large one.
62% complete · 3 steps
Stage 3 · upcoming
Seed
Funded, now build the engine
Seed
Convert discovery into paying customers, use mentor time well and earn your residency invitation.
18% complete · 3 steps
Stage 4 · upcoming
Scale Up
Fund and lead the next chapter
Series A and beyond
Build the deck, the data room and the narrative, then close the loop and plan the next quarter.
0% complete · 2 steps
Every step inside the four stages
Roadmap to investment
Every stage produces evidence: a build, a customer conversation, a mentor note or a metric. By the time you reach Investor Ready, the story is already documented.
Now
Build and validate
Ship v2 and complete five discovery interviews.
Next
Residency track
Three milestones from a residency invitation.
Then
Investor ready
Deck, data room and a practice panel with partners.