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“Love How You Love”: Sexual Wellness Brand Lovehoney Debuts in the U.S. with a New Campaign

Sexual wellness brand Lovehoney has recently launched their biggest, fully integrated marketing and branding campaign “Love How You Love” in the U.S. The global campaign appears across out of home (OOH), digital and broadcast channels is a mixture of celebratory, nervous, excited, and relatable human moments that will leave viewers excited, curious, and open to exploring how they pleasure themselves and their…

Premier Research Acquires Specialty Women’s Health and Diagnostics Clinical Research Organization Health Decisions

Premier Research has acquired Health Decisions, a Durham, N.C.-based contract research organization (CRO) focused on clinical development in all areas of women’s health and diagnostics. “This is a pivotal moment in women’s health as unmet needs continue to grow. The women’s health market is expected to reach $40B in the next five years and new technologies are on the rise. Thankfully, big data is providing new insights into prevention…

Playboy Owner Acquires Australia-based Luxury Lingerie and Sexual Wellness Brand Honey Birdette

PLBY Group, the owner of Playboy, one of the most iconic brands in the world, has acquired Australia-based Honey Birdette, a fast-growing, luxury lingerie and lifestyle brand. PLBY Group serves consumers in four major categories: Sexual Wellness, Style & Apparel, Gaming & Lifestyle, and Beauty & Grooming. Honey Birdette sells carefully detailed lingerie and high-end toys for the bedroom. Ben Kohn, Chief…

What’s New in Femtech This Week? (August 12, 2021)

Every Thursday we send out a curated newsletter on “all things femtech and women’s health innovation”. This is the latest edition. If you’re interested in subscribing, you can do so at the bottom of this page. You’ve found some of our exclusive Inner Circle Content. This article is only available for our Inner Circle Members. To read on: Sign in to your…

Sexual Wellness Brand Ketish Launches with the Goal to Destigmatize Conversations around Sexual Wellness and Intimate Care

Known for building a billion dollar beauty empire on fake eyelashes, influencer-turned-entrepreneur Huda Kattan has now chosen to support Ketish, a new feminine, sexual wellness brand. The company was founded by Emaan Abbass, who has previously worked in product development at Huda Beauty. Ketish is the first company to launch out of HB Angels, HB Investments‘ incubator. Regarding Ketish’s vision Emaan Abbass…

Elektra Health Raises a $3.75M Seed Round to Grow its Platform for Women Going through Menopause

New York-based menopause startup Elektra Health has announced a $3.75M seed round to grow its team and expand its integrative, evidence-based solution in the U.S. and beyond. The round was led by Flare Capital Partners and Seven Seven Six with participation from January Ventures, Human Ventures, City Light Capital, The Fund, Community Fund and angel investors including Hannah and Guy Raz, Claire…

HUED Raises a $1.6M Seed Round to Grow Its Platform for Culturally Competent Care

HUED, a healthcare engagement solution tailored to address the healthcare needs of Black and Latinx communities, has announced a $1.6M seed round led by Female Founder Fund. Other participants in the round include Serena Williams’ VC fund Serena Ventures, Black Founders Matter, Gingerbread Capital and angel investor Halle Tecco. HUED was founded by Kimberly Wilson, Female Founders Fund’s first Entrepreneur in Residence,…

These 14 Digital Health Companies Are Joining Innovaccer’s New Innovation Accelerator Program

Innovaccer, the San Francisco-based healthcare technology company, has announced the launch of a new Innovation Accelerator program. The Innovaccer Health Cloud unifies patient data across systems and settings, and empowers healthcare organizations to rapidly develop scalable, modern applications that improve clinical, operational, and financial outcomes. Innovaccer’s solutions have been deployed across more than 1,000 care settings in the U.S., enabling more than…