Catherine Liao

Prior to CardieX, Catherine served as the co-founder and CEO of Blumio, a venture-backed startup that developed a wearable sensor for blood pressure monitoring. The company was acquired by CardieX in 2022. Before embarking on her entrepreneurial journey, Catherine worked with some of the world’s largest enterprises, leveraging technology to drive business outcomes for over a decade. At Cisco, she helped commercialize technologies that enhanced the efficiency of business-critical applications, including the timely transmission of medical images, a breakthrough that allowed physicians to make medical decisions without delays.

An active leader in the startup community with an MBA from Imperial College London and MSc in Health Economics from London School of Economics, Catherine provides guidance and mentorship to other entrepreneurs as an Executive Mentor for Santa Cruz Accelerates and a Program Lead for the Startup Leadership Program.

• Speaker, MedtechVISION 2023 – Women’s Health: A Critical Investment in Healthcare