DCFemTech this week recognized 49 women and nonbinary individuals as 2019 DCFemTech Award recipients at its fifth annual ceremony. The awards honor Greater Washington’s top tech talent who are driving fastest-growing companies and nonprofits.

Given a projected life expectancy of just two more years in 2015, Shavini Fernando used the diagnosis of her heart condition as motivation to live each day to its maximum potential. Inspired to help others with similar medical conditions, Fernando invented OxiWear, an ear-wearable device that alerts when a person’s oxygen level drops too low.