Naomi Rajput

I discovered my passion for health tech innovation while working at medical offices, where I identified a significant gap in front office administration workflows. This insight became the seed for my startup, Eden, which I founded and ran for two and a half years while still in school. We developed voice technology to automate medical office scheduling and successfully attracted about 30 waitlisted customers and 1 paid pilot, raising approximately $60,000 to create our minimal viable product. Alongside my entrepreneurial journey, I've built a strong research portfolio, publishing internationally and locally in areas including asthma care research, patient-reported outcomes research, and infant-mother relationships. I'm deeply committed to empowering other women in business and entrepreneurship. I worked with deans and other women in business to create programming from scratch at the College of Science, establishing a community and program for female entrepreneurs looking to go into venture capital or business in general. We connect young women to opportunities through educational programming and matching. Currently, I serve on the advisory board for AMSA, one of the biggest medical organizations, where I help aspiring MD and PhD students who are already in med school or PhD programs start their companies and understand what business is like, since they come from STEM-heavy backgrounds. While my original plan was to work in healthcare as a doctor, my entrepreneurship journey has shifted my path, though medical school may still be something I pursue eventually. Right now, I'm focused on going into innovation after my graduation in April.