Insights

On Patient Entrepreneurship, Living with PCOS and Building a Business During a Global Pandemic

I wrote this article last year in early April 2020. Back then I didn’t have the courage to share it, but it’s a new year and I’ve grown to understand that in a world where we all constantly strive for perfection, keeping it real can truly feel and be revolutionary at times. April 2020-Kathrin didn’t know that we’d still be in lockdown…

HeyMama and the Power of Online Communities in 2020, a Challenging Year for Working Mothers

What. A. Year. Anyone else ready for a bit of a break? As we get to the end of 2020 I look back and seriously wonder: How did we even make it this far?! Yay us! It was intense. It was crazy. And it was especially hard on the many working mothers, who had to juggle jobs, homeschooling and overall COVID-19 craziness…

Garmin’s New Pregnancy Tracking Feature: Meet the Maker!

After adding menstrual tracking in 2019, Garmin recently announced pregnancy tracking, giving moms-to-be a snapshot of their pregnancy along other health and activity data. Through its Garmin Connect app and competiple smartwatch, users can log pregnancy related symptoms, track baby movement, create customizable reminders, and more. This new feature was created for women by women and if you’re curious how pregnancy tracking…

🎉 Happy (Belated) Birthday, Femtech Insider!

10 pm on yet another mid-pandemic Friday night. I’m at home and my head hurts after a long week. I’m still sitting at my desk. Staring at a bursting inbox as per usual. Procrastinating. Thinking. Pondering. And suddenly realizing that quietly and completely unnoticed Femtech Insider turned 1 a couple of weeks ago. It’s crazy how time flies and even crazier to…

World Menopause Day 2020: 4 Founders’ Reflections on the Past Year in the World of #MenoTech

October 18, 2020. World Menopause Day aka a couple of *really* busy days for our colleagues innovating for women going through or approaching menopause. Lots of launches, lots of events, lots of press and lots of interest for a condition that affects every single woman on this planet and has been underserved, underresearched and underfunded for far too long. A good sign!…

“Ask me Anything” with Clue’s Nicole Leeds: Let’s Talk Strategic Partnerships!

Remember our “Ask the Expert” session with Nicole Leeds, who leads go-to-market strategy at Clue? Did you submit a question? Yes? Great! Read on to learn about strategic partnerships as Nicole shares her answers to questions from our community. As a reminder: At Clue, Nicole’s focus is on monetization, B2B partnerships, and company strategy. She has led Clue’s partnerships with Bayer, Fitbit, Apple, Google, and others. Before…

Women’s Health Innovation Coalition: An Interview with Springboard’s Kristen Comer

If you’re been following the developments in the femtech community as of late, you probably also heard about the formation of the Women’s Health Innovation Coalition, which we announced a couple of weeks ago. As a partner of this initiative we thought it’s about time we share some details and what better way to do this than speaking to Springboard Enterprises‘ Kristen…