Highlights
Y-Combinator Alum Almond raises $7M to pursue its vision of holistic OB/GYN care.
Parenting support platform Happity raises £800K to invest in growth.
UK-based Emm raises $1M in pre-seed funding to take its smart menstrual cup to market.
YourBio teams up with Turtle Health to introduce a new method for AMH testing.
Sexual wellness brand Lora DiCarlo quietly ends operations.
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In the Know
Innovation in Women’s Mental Health (Femtech Insider)
The growing menopause-at-work market (Axios)
Harassment in Economics Doesn’t Stay in Economics (The Atlantic)
The way we tell #MeToo stories is changing (Washington Post)
For-Profit Abortion Telemedicine Startups Are Proliferating in the Wake of Roe (Truthout)
Q&A: Caraway’s CEO on the ‘tsunami’ of healthcare need among young women (MobiHealthNews)
A History of Missed Opportunity (The Medicine Maker)
Activists Are Burning Out – No One’s Picking Up the Pieces (Refinery29)
Will sextech survive a tech crackdown and cost of living crisis? (Sifted)
Giving equal chances for everyone to become a parent. Interview with Jenny Saft, Co-founder, Apryl (EU Startups)
Who’s Hiring?
Inne is looking for a Medical Director.
Lvndr is looking for a Senior Backend Developer.
Mirvie is hiring a Clinical Trial Manager.
Tia is looking for a Sr. Growth Marketing Manager.
Visit the Femtech Insider Job Board to see more roles or to add your own!
