Kaitlin Christine is on a mission is to empower women
➝ Founder + CEO at Gabbi, Inc
➝ BRCA1+, Previvor, Survivor
➝ Leadership at Breast Cancer Early Detection Coalition
About Kaitlin—
Kaitlin Christine is a breast cancer survivor and ovarian cancer previvor who has made it her life's work to empower women to understand their bodies and advocate for themselves. She is the CEO & Founder at Gabbi, Inc. where she and the Gabbi team are on a mission to decrease delayed diagnosis. Christine has spent over 10 years in women’s health and was the youngest hire for the leading genetic testing company, Myriad Genetics. Before starting Gabbi, she was the first full-time hire at the email marketing startup Worth eCommerce (Acq. by Snapbug) which she grew to acquisition in 2021.
Christine won Oregon Entrepreneur of the Year in 2021, was selected as one of Business Insider's Most Promising Femtech Companies in 2022, Inc’s Top Female Founders in 2023, Rock Health’s Top Digital Health Disruptor in 2023, Fierce Healthcare’s Top Innovator of 2023, recognized by the White House for the inaugural Cancer Prevention month in 2024 for her efforts in early detection, and sits on the Leadership Board of the United States Breast Cancer Early Detection Coalition
Kaitlin is a—
Founder
After losing her mom to breast cancer due to delayed diagnosis, and having to fight for her own breast health Kaitlin went into healthcare and worked in a hereditary cancer specialist for 7 years before founding Gabbi. She has raised multiple rounds of funding built a team and brought a product to market.
Speaker
As a theater major, Kaitlin loves connecting with an audience on stage. She was a national patient speaker for Myriad genetics and has been a sought after speaker for TedX, HIMSS, HITLAB, HLTH and Ai4 to name a few.
Advisor
As a founder, speaker, former VP of growth at a start-up she led to acquisition, Kaitlin loves advising early-stage start-ups and female founders.
Book Kaitlin to speak at your next event—
Example Topics
AI & Digital Health ▪ Unlocking Early Stage Funding ▪ The Importance of Network: It’s all About who you Know ▪ The Patient as an Investor ▪ Strategic Thinking: Start with the Problem ▪ FemTech ▪ Relationship Building ▪ Business Development ▪ Email Marketing ▪ and more!
Previous Speaking Engagements—
Ai4 : Artificial Intelligence Conferences—
“Predicting Breast Cancer in Women with AI” (2021)
HITLAB, Women’s Health Tech Innovators—
Meet the Innovators: Seed Round Pitches (2021)
World Economic Forum—
Equality Lounge (2022)
Awards and Recognition—
Oregon Entrepreneur of the Year—
Winner of the early-stage Entrepreneur Award for Oregon 2021
Accenture Rising Star of the Year—
Winner of the Rising Star Award of the Year 2021
HITLAB Seed Stage Winner—
Winner of Best Company at the Seed stage.
HITLAB People’s Choice Winner—
Winner of People Choice award as selected by the audience of over 300 people.
Press and Publications—
Portland Business Journal
Portland Startup Gabbi is fighting delayed diagnosis in women’s health (2021)
GeekWire
Portland startup Gabbi raises $1M to develop breast cancer risk assessment tool. (2021)
StartUp Health Magazine
2021 Vintage Investments (2021)
Forbes
Radical Empowerment? How Women are taking control of their breasts (2020)
Crunchbase
Empower and Educate: Kaitlin Christine’s mission to improve equality in Women’s Healthcare (2020)
Darling
How Gabbi founder Kaitlin Christine became her own advocate against breast cancer (2019)
Authority Magazine
Young Change Makers: Why and how Kaitlin Christine of Gabbi Inc is helping to change our world
PlugandPlay
New Investment: Gabbi, accurately predicting a woman's risk for breast cancer. (2021)
San Francisco Business Times
Money Talks: OMERS Ventures' Christina Farr on making the transition from journalism to venture capital (2021).
Portland Business Journal
VCs pumped $398M into Portland-area companies in Q1, women founders landed just 1.6% of it. (2021).
StartUpHealth
Introducing Gabbi, the AI-Driven App Helping Women Assess Their Breast Cancer Risk and Get Timely Care .(2021)