​Let's hang!

​​​Join Hustle Fund and the SF founder community to connect with other founders and hear war stories from a founder who went through the wringer and came out the other side.

​This event is a part of #TechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.

​​​​Meet Tara Viswanathan, CEO and Co-Founder of Rupa Health

​​​Tara Viswanathan is co-founder & CEO of Rupa Health. Rupa is a platform for healthcare practitioners to discover and order over 3000 different specialty lab tests in a single portal. Tests include genetic testing, advanced hormone panels, specialty GI testing, and more.

​Under Tara’s leadership, Rupa has raised $42 million from top venture capitalists including Bessemer, Fred Wilson at Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital, Ron Conway, and more. Tara is an alum of The Wharton School (B.S.) and Stanford University (M.S.).

​Prior to Rupa, Tara helped build Parsley Health, a pioneer in and largest provider of functional medicine across the United States. 

​About Rupa Health:

​Rupa is quickly becoming the largest tech platform for healthcare providers to access advanced labwork, powering clinics in all 50 states around the country. Rupa’s also has an education arm, Rupa University, which has educated tens of thousands of healthcare providers around the world in functional medicine and specialty lab testing.

​Rupa's broader mission is to make a personalized, functional medicine approach the standard of care. 

​​​Join us for an evening of connecting with the SF founder community and hear about how Tara transformed her experience and industry knowledge into building Rupa Health, the realities of fundraising, and scaling Rupa to where it is today.

​​The Schedule

​6-6:30pm: Get here, eat pizza, make friends

​​​6:30-7pm: Fireside chat - Tara Viswanathan of Rupa Health

​​​7-7:30pm: Q&A

​​​7:30-8:30pm: Finish pizza, make more friends

​​​8:30pm: End

​​​Who's behind this?

​​​Hustle Fund is an early stage venture firm that believes great founders can look like anyone and come from anywhere. We invest in startups all over the world and we'd love to see what you're building. Learn more about us.

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