Early Stage • 2026 • Medical AI • Women's Health Equity

She deserves
to be heard.

AdvocateHer is an AI-powered mobile companion that equips Black women to navigate medical appointments, combat dismissal, and build an evidence trail that demands to be taken seriously.

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34%
of Black women say their symptoms are not taken seriously by doctors
10x
more likely to die in childbirth than white women in the U.S.
9yrs
average endometriosis diagnosis wait — double the time for Black women
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competitors combining pre-visit, real-time AI, and post-visit advocacy in one app
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The Unmet Need

Medical dismissal isn't a perception problem.
It's a documented crisis.

Black women in America face a healthcare system not designed with them in mind. They are systematically under-believed, under-treated, and under-served — not from lack of intelligence or advocacy, but because of structural bias baked into the system itself.

The cost is not inconvenience. The cost is lives. And no tool on the market addresses this in the appointment room, where it matters most.

34%
Of Black women report their symptoms are not taken seriously — rising significantly when controlling for severity of complaint
10x
Higher maternal mortality rate for Black women than white women — the most stark racial health disparity in U.S. medicine
9 yrs
Average endometriosis diagnosis delay — double the national average for Black women, driven by dismissal of pain reports
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No existing solution provides real-time in-appointment AI guidance. The critical moment is completely unaddressed
The Product

One app. Three moments that change everything.

AdvocateHer meets women across the entire appointment journey — before, during, and after — building a longitudinal health history that becomes an evidence trail.

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Before the Appointment
Pre-Visit Preparation
Women enter symptoms in plain language. AdvocateHer translates them into clinical language, generates targeted questions to ask the physician, and identifies red flags worth escalating.
Symptom-to-clinical language translator
Physician question generator
Appointment prep summary document
Longitudinal health history builder
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During the Appointment
Real-Time AI Companion
The core differentiator. AdvocateHer listens silently and delivers real-time prompts when dismissal patterns are detected — empowering women to respond in the moment without confrontation.
Passive audio monitoring during visits
Dismissal pattern detection AI
Silent real-time response prompts
No competitor has this feature
03
✉️
After the Appointment
Follow-Up & Documentation
AdvocateHer auto-generates a professional follow-up letter documenting what was discussed, what was promised, and what concerns remain unaddressed — creating a permanent evidence trail.
Auto-generated provider follow-up letter
Appointment summary documentation
Ongoing health evidence trail
Second opinion readiness package
Market Opportunity

A $60B market with a critically underserved core

The femtech market is one of the fastest-growing sectors in healthcare technology — and the health equity segment is drawing significant institutional and philanthropic capital. AdvocateHer sits at the convergence of both.

Global Femtech — TAM$60B
US AI Women's Health Apps — SAM$8.2B
Black Women's Health Tech — SOM$850M
Black Women in the U.S.21M+
Year 5 Projected ARR$9.6M
10-Year Exit Potential$60–100M
Competitive Landscape
Health in Her HUE
Connects Black women to culturally competent providers. No pre-visit prep, no real-time companion, no post-visit documentation.
Irth
Review platform for OB/GYN experiences. Retrospective only — no in-appointment advocacy functionality whatsoever.
General Patient Advocacy Apps
Symptom checkers and reminders. None are designed for the dismissal experience; none have real-time AI guidance.
AdvocateHer's Unmatched Position
The only product combining pre-visit clinical translation, real-time silent AI prompting during appointments, and post-visit evidence documentation — built specifically for women facing medical dismissal.
March — June 2026 Roadmap

90 days to proof of concept.

AdvocateHer launches its validation phase now. Here's exactly what gets built, validated, and funded between today and June.

🎤
20
Target interviews to complete by end of April
📝
50
Structured research questions built across 7 thematic sections — ready to deploy
💼
5
Manual MVP sessions planned for May after interview synthesis
🏥
3
Grant applications targeting submission by June 15
Now — April
Research & Legal
  • 20 market research interviews
  • Non-compete review with Lilly
  • NC LLC formation
  • HIPAA compliance research
  • Domain & brand name secured
May
Build & Validate
  • 5 manual MVP sessions
  • Waitlist landing page live
  • 50+ waitlist signups
  • Brand identity & logo
  • LinkedIn authority content
June
Funding & Pilots
  • Duke Endowment application
  • RWJF grant submission
  • NIH NIMHD grant identified
  • Atrium & Novant outreach
  • First pilot commitment
Milka Tewolde, Founder & CEO, AdvocateHer
Milka Tewolde
Founder & CEO, AdvocateHer
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The Founder

Why Milka is the only person who can build this.

PharmD · MBA · Oncology Executive · Founder

PharmD MBA — High Point University Eli Lilly Oncology Content Creator Charlotte, NC

Milka is a pharmaceutical executive at Eli Lilly with a PharmD and an MBA from High Point University, and a career built in high-performance oncology sales — one of the most clinically demanding environments in the industry.

She saw firsthand what happens when clinical knowledge is withheld from patients. She watched Black women leave appointments unheard, underdiagnosed, and undertreated — and she recognized that the missing piece was a real-time clinical advocate in the room.

AdvocateHer is built at the intersection of her clinical expertise, her lived experience as an Eritrean-American woman, and her credibility as an established content creator with an existing national audience. No app founder in this space has her combination of credentials.

"I didn't build AdvocateHer because I saw a market opportunity. I built it because I know what happens when a Black woman walks into a room without a clinical advocate in her corner — because I was one."

— Milka Tewolde, Founder & CEO

We're raising $250K to prove what we already know works.

AdvocateHer is raising a pre-seed convertible note to fund product development, beta expansion, and legal and compliance infrastructure to operate at scale. The market is validated. The founder is credentialed. The gap is undeniable.

Raise Amount
$250,000
Instrument
Convertible Note
Stage
Pre-Seed
Target Close
2026
Product Development
40%
Community & GTM
30%
Clinical Advisory
20%
Operations
10%

We're selectively meeting with mission-aligned investors, health equity funds, and strategic angels who understand the magnitude of the gap AdvocateHer is closing.

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