Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Surbhi Sarna built her first company to address ovarian cancer long before women's health became a focal point in health care innovation. Facing barriers as a young, nontraditional founder, she forged her own path in entrepreneurship and venture capital, later becoming a general partner at the business incubator Y Combinator. Her story explores resilience, representation and the responsibility of bringing others along while building what does not yet exist.
Surbhi Sarna built her first company to address ovarian cancer long before women's health became a focal point in health care innovation. Facing barriers as a young, nontraditional founder, she forged her own path in entrepreneurship and venture capital, later becoming a general partner at the business incubator Y Combinator. Her story explores resilience, representation and the responsibility of bringing others along while building what does not yet exist.










