# Cindy Eckert

> Cindy Eckert is a Series A investor at The Pink Ceiling backing Health Care. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Pink Ceiling](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pink-ceiling)
- Location: Raleigh, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-eckert/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/cindypinkceo
- Website: https://thepinkceiling.com/bio/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cindypinkceo/

Cindy Eckert is a Series A investor at The Pink Ceiling in Raleigh focused on Health Care and Medical Device. Cindy Eckert is on a mission—to make women really rich. She has spent over 24 years investing in and mentoring other women, making the world a little more pink. She has made waves by defying traditional norms and delivering big outcomes. Here’s her story.Cindy’s breakthrough was in 2011 when she founded Sprout Pharmaceuticals, offering thefirst-ever sexual dysfunction medication for women. She sold Sprout in 2015 for $1 billion, but then eventually bought back the company and brought it back under her control. Before Sprout, Cindy launched Slate Pharmaceuticals and sold it in 2011 to Endo International. After her successes with Slate and Sprout, Cindy founded The Pink Ceiling, an incubator dedicated to supporting mission-driven companies. The businesses that The Pink Ceiling invests in are groundbreaking, innovative, and most importantly, created for women or by women.Cindy’s successes have been featured in major media outlets, and she is proud to be able to share her story to help other female entrepreneurs. As CEO of The Pink Ceiling, Cindy is commonly referred to as the “Pink Boss” and is continually rewarded by watching the companies she has worked with make a positive impact on people’s lives.Learn more about Cindy Eckert’s remarkable story in the features below.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IntuiTap Medical, Inc | At IntuiTap Medical, we are eliminating the guesswork, frustration, and pain from spinal punctures—procedures that are wrought with inaccuracy and inefficiencies. Our handheld, easy-to-use device is the world's first comprehensive solution that enables accurate spinal-needle placements for lumbar punctures, spinal anesthesia, and epidurals. | $5.5M | Series A | Jul 13, 2021 | http://www.intuitapmedical.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Curate Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/curate-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Pink Ceiling

VC Fund · Raleigh, United States

The Pink Ceiling is a venture capital firm.

1 contacts available at The Pink Ceiling.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cindy Eckert | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cindy-whitehead |

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## FAQ

### What does Cindy Eckert invest in?

Cindy Eckert invests primarily in Health Care and Medical Device startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Cindy Eckert?

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### When did Cindy Eckert last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cindy Eckert closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investment in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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