Women’s health is not an asterisk
Creator of the first women’s non-reproductive health companion app that helps researchers and femtech slam shut the health data gap.
The Asterisk Core Team
Veronica Kirin
Founder & CEO
Veronica Kirin is a serial entrepreneur with a tech exit in 2018 and an anthropologist with an award-winning book. She is recognized as a Forbes NEXT 1,000 business leader and a BEQ 40 LGBTQ Leaders Under 40. She launched Asterisk due to her own health challenges to address the disparities that all women face in medicine.
Nicholas Hrboka
Cofounder & CTO
Nick Hrboka is a Web3 developer and technical co-founder focused on building systems that prioritize privacy, user ownership, and real-world utility. He’s contributed to infrastructure for Web3 giants such as Tether and UNCX Network, bringing deep technical expertise alongside a strong product and community sensibility. With roots in sales and a strong network across crypto and tech, Nick brings both technical leadership and product vision to early-stage ventures aiming to push Web3 forward.
Vika Kozlova
UX / UI
With over 5 years of experience in UI/UX design, branding, and user experience strategy, Vika specializes in user-centric design that blends intuitive interfaces with strong brand identity. Her sociological and linguistic background informs her research-driven approach, ensuring designs resonate with real user needs. She’s led two European-funded projects bridging Web2 and Web3.
Tasneem Toolba
Mobile Developer
Tasneem is a software engineer specializing in mobile and fullstack development, with experience building scalable, user-centered applications. With a background spanning mobile engineering, backend systems, and smart contracts, she brings a holistic approach to creating secure and reliable digital experiences. At Asterisk, she leads mobile development to help build an accessible and privacy-focused platform closing the women’s health data gap.
Shelby Mildenberg
Chief of Staff
Shelby is a seasoned healthcare operations & strategy expert with over a decade of experience in consulting. She brings deep expertise in helping organizations bring their strategies to life with a background in revenue cycle management, patient flow, business model development and strategic planning. Shelby’s work is informed both by her business background and her passion to help healthcare better serve patients.
Lexie Comstock
Comms Lead
After building and selling an American-style cookie company in China, Lexie (enthusiastically!) transitioned into Web3 with SheFi Cohort 10 in April 2024. She is currently helping Web3 companies build out their branding and business infrastructure, ranging from building to SOPs for daily operations, to brand strategy, marketing and community building.
Cali Pastor
Clinical Advisor
Cali is an international medical student based in Spain with a strong background in bilingual patient care, clinical communications, and global health. She is passionate about bridging clinical insight with accessible, inclusive education. Outside of her studies, she founded a mentorship platform that supports international students navigating medical careers, and remains deeply committed to advancing equity in women’s health and the future of patient-centered care.
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The Asterisk Advising Team
Louise Borreani
EcoFrontiers Cofounder
Louise Borreani is the co-founder of Ecofrontiers, and a green finance specialist, technical writer & researcher with an MA in environmental policy. She wrote her thesis on Blockchain for Environmental Governance. Since 2021, she has been a pioneer in advancing green crypto research and blockchain applications for ecosystem protection, publishing extensive work on the tokenomics of ecosystem protection and restoration, nature-based asset markets, and (d)MRV. Her Web3 work history includes Curve Labs’ project profile and Kolektivo. She is the co-author of the upcoming Green Crypto Handbook (2026), a how-to guide for producing tokenized green assets.
Patrick Rawson
EcoFrontiers Cofounder
Pat Rawson is the co-founder of Ecofrontiers, and a multi-potential initiator of ideas with 7+ years of Web3 experience. In 2019, Pat piloted, managed and served as ecosystem lead for the first functioning DAO on Ethereum, the Genesis DAO. As co-founder of Curve Labs, a Web3 mechanism design and development agency (exited 2024), he worked on projects such as PrimeDAO, Kolektivo, API3DAO, and Toucan Protocol. A seasoned writer and editor, he has produced whitepapers, essays, and research on decentralized institutional design and green cryptocurrencies. Prior to this, Pat was an award-winning digital marketer with five years of experience collaborating with major studios like Universal, Disney, and Netflix.
Katie Kirsch
MedTech Lead
With over a decade of experience as a serial entrepreneur and innovation specialist in the global healthcare sector, Katie has a passion for creating value-based solutions that improve health outcomes and access for diverse populations. Her goal is to illuminate opportunities for everyone’s health.
Erin Magennis
Strategy Lead
Erin Magennis is a DeSci leader and innovation strategist with 10+ years of experience across igniting 18 science-tech ecosystems, leading the DeSci Landscape Analysis, developing 20+ product roadmaps, & spearheading innovative, operational infrastructure resulting in being recognized as a Top 100 Innovator Worldwide. She is passionate about helping people live their optimal life especially those with complex, chronic, invisible illnesses.
Asterisk wants to acknowledge the use of the term “women” as a term that has been both inclusive and exclusive of trans, assigned-female-at-birth (AFAB), intersex and others who have been discriminated by traditional Western medicine. We are currently using the term over other intersectional terminology (womxn, FLINTA*, etc.) to ensure the continuity of data collection from a biological sex perspective.