Sofía Radley-Searle: She was pregnant. She was fundraising. She was pursuing a Harvard MBA. And she was building one of the boldest healthcare startups.
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Sofía Radley-Searle: She was pregnant. She was fundraising. She was pursuing a Harvard MBA. And she was building one of the boldest healthcare startups.
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About this listen
Meet Sofia Radley — pharmacist-turned-cofounder of AXMED — a company on a mission to fix how low-income countries access medicines.
In this episode, we talk:
- Why building a global marketplace for medicines is 100x harder than it sounds- How fundraising and team building happened while giving birth to her second kid- What it really takes to co-found a mission-driven company (hint: brutal honesty) and the importance for social entrepreneurs to be system thinkers - The gap between opportunity and talent, as well as between US and EU startup landscape - The moments she asked herself: “Should I walk away?”.
This one’s raw, real, and ridiculously inspiring.
Hit play — it’ll stay with you.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to AxMED and Sophia Radley
00:02:58 - Sophia's Journey: From Pharmacist to Entrepreneur
00:05:51 - The Importance of Co-Founders in Startups
00:09:14 - Balancing Motherhood and Entrepreneurship
00:12:06 - The Role of Harvard in Startup Success
00:15:07 - Differences Between US and European Startup Ecosystems
00:18:08 - Navigating Investor Expectations and Company Direction
00:31:12 - Choosing the Right Investors
00:32:30 - Vision for AXMED's Future
00:33:59 - The Marketplace for Medicines
00:36:20 - Social Entrepreneurship Challenges
00:39:02 - Balancing Mission and Margin
00:44:25 - Overcoming Personal Challenges as a Founder
00:54:48 - Finding Personal Momentum