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What’s New in Femtech This Week? (Feb 10, 2022)

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. “Thirty Madison has a proven care model aimed at making healthcare more accessible and more personalized, ultimately providing better experiences and outcomes to patients. Pairing our…

Nurx and Thirty Madison Are Merging with Ambitious Plans to Become the Go-To Destination for Virtual Specialty Care

And the M&A news keep coming this week… 👀 After CooperCompanies’ announced its planned acquisition of Cook Medical’s Reproductive Health business, Thirty Madison is now announcing a merger with Nurx, the company known for birth control pill delivery capabilities, that has been slowly expanding its services beyond telehealth & online pharmacy services over the past years. As for us: We’re adding yet…

CooperCompanies Announces Plans to Acquire Cook Medical’s Reproductive Health Business

Cook Medical has signed a letter of intent with CooperCompanies to sell the entirety of Cook’s Reproductive Health business within the MedSurg division. CooperCompanies, a publicly held healthcare company, is focused on women’s health and fertility solutions, providing innovative products and services for every step in the ART journey. Under the proposed transaction, CooperCompanies will pay $875M comprised of $675M at closing…

LEIA Raises Just Under $600K to Reinvent Postpartum Care for the Digital Age

LEIA, a Sweden-based startup focused on the Fourth Trimester, has raised just under $600K in funding to launch its app and advance postpartum care. Investors in this round include The Case for Her, Healthtech VC Crista Galli Ventures, The Angel Network Nyfikna Investerare, Fast Track Malmö, Danish family office Liseno as well as Erik Engellau-Nilsson from leading impact hub Norrsken, Johan Flodin…

Femtech Trendwatch: Digital Health Unicorns, How XR is Transforming Healthcare & DTx Around the World

Every Monday we share a quick “best of” from the week that was with our Inner Circle members. What’s trending in the Femtech Insider community and beyond? We’ve got you covered! In this week’s brief we talk about Kindbody becoming a unicorn, plus… DTx Around the World Startup Spotlight: Alice Clinic & GinaLife 🌟 And more! 🦄 Digital Health Unicorns Ladies, gents and non-binary pals, we’ve…

SteelSky Ventures Is Moving Its Headquarters to Atlanta. Here’s Why.

SteelSky Ventures, a U.S.-based, female-led VC fund with a thesis centered around women’s healthcare, has recently announced the relocation of its headquarters from New York to Atlanta. The firm has been around since 2017 and has since invested in more than a dozen startups all focused on different areas of human health. With this move SteelSky Ventures now hopes to tap into…

Elix’s New Herbal Supplement Uses Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to Support Hormonal Health

Elix, a modern platform to deliver organic, personalized and clinically proven herbal healing formulas derived from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), has seen quite some success since its launch in 2019 supporting women struggling with painful periods. Now the company, that has raised $2.7M to date, is adding a new product to its line-up: Daily Harmony, a clinical strength, natural hormone-balancing formula fortified…

Sexual Wellness Startup Lover Adds $2M in Funding After Receiving FDA Approval for Its Digital Therapeutic App

About a year ago we spoke to Dr. Britney Blair, the Co-founder of Lover, a digital therapeutic app that supports people on their journey toward sexual wellness: “50% of women and roughly 37% of men have a sexual problem. I then learned how effective treatment is and I was hooked!” Fast forward to today: What started as a brick-and-mortar business is now…