Every Thursday we send out a curated newsletter on all things femtech and women’s health innovation. This is an excerpt from the latest edition. If you’d like to subscribe, you can do so at the bottom of this page.
This Week’s Highlights
Alloy raises $16M Series A to expand menopause platform.
Vitara raises $50M to advance womb-like technology for premature babies.
FertilAI secures $4.5M to scale AI-driven fertility platform.
Synapticure raises $25M Series A to expand virtual neurodegenerative care platform.
Freya Biosciences receives $10.4M strategic investment from the Gates Foundation for women’s reproductive health.
Apothékary secures $8M pre-Series A including strategic investment from Shiseido; launches on Ulta.
Little Journey raises £6M to scale digital health platform reducing children’s hospital anxiety.
Stepful secures $31.5M Series B to scale AI-powered healthcare training.
Foria expands women’s health portfolio with acquisition of sleep brand Ned.
BrigthHeart receives FDA clearance for AI-powered fetal heart ultrasound software.
Gabbi partners with ByteDance to bring breast cancer risk assessment to global workforce.
Abbvie‘s ELAHERE receives EU approval for treating platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer.
Amazon discontinues secret fertility tracking project.
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In the Know
Empowering Women’s Health Through Purpose Driven Design: Introducing Alfa Charlie’s Womankind Grant (Femtech Insider)
The Evolution of Digital Women’s Health: Four Trends Reshaping the Landscape (Femtech Insider)
How BCBS Massachusetts Is Expanding Access to Women’s Health Across the Organization (Femtech Insider)
Society of General Internal Medicine Releases Position Statement on GenAI (Femtech Insider)
Gynaecology wait lists in the UK double, leaving women in pain (BBC)
‘As a Gen Z woman, I constantly get sent ads about fertility and IVF on social media – and I’m sick of it’ (Irish Independent)
Why the fertility gap between north and south Nigeria matters (The Economist)
The promise and perils of the egg freezing revolution (Financial Times)
Who’s Hiring?
Below are some jobs we’ve curated for the women’s health innovation community this week.
Arva Health is looking for a Gynecologist, Obstetrician, Infertility Specialist.
DSS Imagetech is looking for a Sales Executive – IVF.
CSL Behring is looking for a Director, Digital Health.
Willow is looking for a Junior Product Tester.
Amtis is hiring a Product Manager – Digital Health.
Progyny is looking for a Growth Marketing Campaigns Associate.
Ideal Health is hiring a Delivery Manager – Digital Health.
Afya is looking for a Head of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC).
Herself Health is looking for a Manager, Clinical Informatics.
To view more roles or add your own, visit our job board.
