Profile

Amina Sugimoto, DrPH

CEO

Born in Asia, raised in Africa and educated in Europe: Amina comes from a very diverse and multicultural background, and her mission is in bringing about a paradigm shift in healthcare by promoting better access to healthtech across the globe. She obtained a Doctor of Public Health Degree in Health Economics at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and later moved back to Japan to assist the World Dementia Council in association with the Health and Global Policy institute. In 2017, she then joined a social impact-focused VC, Mistletoe Fund, based in Tokyo/Singapore, as their Healthcare Innovation Producer. Her specialisation is in health policy, Pharmaceutical Affairs laws and healthtech startup support. In 2019, she launched fermata, Inc., which now has become a leading FemTech ecosystem in Japan and Asia.

Amina Sugimoto, DrPH

CEO

Born in Asia, raised in Africa and educated in Europe: Amina comes from a very diverse and multicultural background, and her mission is in bringing about a paradigm shift in healthcare by promoting better access to healthtech across the globe. She obtained a Doctor of Public Health Degree in Health Economics at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and later moved back to Japan to assist the World Dementia Council in association with the Health and Global Policy institute. In 2017, she then joined a social impact-focused VC, Mistletoe Fund, based in Tokyo/Singapore, as their Healthcare Innovation Producer. Her specialisation is in health policy, Pharmaceutical Affairs laws and healthtech startup support. In 2019, she launched fermata, Inc., which now has become a leading FemTech ecosystem in Japan and Asia.