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Black Opal Ventures’ Founder, Dr. Tara Bishop, Participates in the Venture Capital Panel at MIT’s Female Founders Pitch Competition
The MIT Sloan Club of New York held their annual Female Founders Pitch Competition earlier this month featuring panels on venture capital...
Mar 29, 20242 min read


Key Takeaways: Atlantic Health System Research Symposium Panel on AI in Healthcare
Atlantic Health System held their 2023 Research Symposium featuring a panel on the opportunities and challenges of AI use in...
Jan 24, 20243 min read


Dr. Tara Bishop Serves as a Panelist at Digital Health New York’s Women’s Health Event
Digital Health New York hosted an event titled “The Women’s Health Journey: New Models, New Opportunities” featuring an esteemed panel....
Dec 19, 20232 min read


Black Opal Ventures in the News
A number of media outlets covered the Black Opal Ventures Fund announcement. In Forbes, Nancy Wang writes, "Tara and Eileen’s story at...
Nov 22, 20232 min read

Black Opal Ventures: Women-led VC Fund Investing in Technology to Revolutionize Industries
MIT alumnae launch inaugural venture capital fund focused on the collision of healthcare and technology NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black...
Nov 7, 20234 min read

Dr. Tara Bishop Serves as a Panelist at the New York Venture Summit
In early September, Dr. Tara Bishop, Managing Partner of Black Opal Ventures, sat on a panel at the New York Venture Summit titled “Life...
Oct 5, 20232 min read


Eileen Tanghal Serves as a Panelist for Women in Venture Event at the GCV Symposium
Managing Director and Founder of Black Opal Ventures, Eileen Tanghal, joins a panel at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium in...
Jul 12, 20233 min read

Dr. Tara Bishop Delivers Keynote at the Primary Care & Hospital Medicine Innovations Symposium
Dr. Tara Bishop, Founder and Managing Director of Black Opal Ventures, gave the keynote at Weill Cornell's 6th Annual Primary Care &...
Jun 5, 20232 min read

Eileen Tanghal Featured in IEEE Spectrum
Eileen Tanghal, Founder and Managing Partner of Black Opal Ventures, was featured in IEEE Spectrum to discuss her journey from electric...
May 18, 20231 min read


Eileen Tanghal Serves as a Panelist Discussing Health Equity at ViVE 2023
Eileen Tanghal, Founder and Managing Partner of Black Opal Ventures, joins an impressive panel at ViVE to discuss the business case for...
May 4, 20232 min read


Dr. Tara Bishop Gives Keynote at MIT Sloan's Healthcare and BioInnovations Conference
Founder and Managing Director of Black Opal Ventures, Dr. Tara Bishop, served as a pitch competition judge and keynote speaker at MIT...
Apr 6, 20232 min read

Eileen Tanghal Gives Keynote at MIT’s Microsystems Annual Research Conference
Founder and Managing Director of Black Opal Ventures, Eileen Tanghal, gave the keynote address at MIT’s Microsystems Annual Research...
Mar 23, 20231 min read


The Empatica Health Monitoring Platform receives FDA-clearance
The Empatica Health Monitoring Platform is our full-stack remote health monitoring and data collection solution for research and...
Nov 22, 20222 min read


Optellum, AI Lung Cancer Diagnosis Innovator, Secures $14M Series A Funding
Optellum, an Oxford-based medtech company that provides a breakthrough AI platform to diagnose and treat early-stage lung cancer, has...
Sep 30, 20224 min read

Dr. Tara Bishop Selected as a Woman of Influence by Private Equity International
Private Equity International Media announced their list for 2022 Women of Influence in Private Markets, with Black Opal's Founder, Dr....
Jul 15, 20221 min read

Dr. Tara Bishop Moderates Entrepreneur Panel at the MIT Female Founders Pitch Competition
Dr. Tara Bishop, Founder of Black Opal Ventures, moderated an impressive panel of female entrepreneurs for the MIT Female Founders Pitch...
Jun 16, 20221 min read


Black Opal Ventures Selected to Present at The Bridge Conference
Black Opal Ventures was selected out of nearly 200 applicants to present at The Bridge Conference in San Francisco on May 12, 2022. May...
May 21, 20221 min read

Dr. Tara Bishop Moderates Panel on Strategies to Effectively Close the Primary Care Gap
Dr. Tara Bishop, Founder and General Partner of Black Opal Ventures, moderated an impressive panel on the primary care gap, sponsored by...
May 3, 20221 min read

Dr. Tara Bishop Moderates a Power-house Panel on AI in Healthcare at HLTH VIVE
The panel at HLTH VIVE in Miami included leaders from Mayo Clinic, Amazon, Microsoft, and Bayesian Health Artificial intelligence (AI)...
Mar 9, 20221 min read

Black Opal Ventures Attends the Bridge Dinner
The inaugural Bridge dinner allowed GPs and LPs to meet in a small, social environment October 21, 2021, New York City Dr. Tara Bishop,...
Nov 12, 20211 min read
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