Femtech company Clue, known for its pioneering period tracking app that initially launched in 2013, has raised an additional €16M in funding led by Balderton Capital and Future Positive Capital. The new funds will support commercialization of the company’s recently FDA-approved app-based digital contraceptive, team growth as well as new product development. Previous investors NGP Capital, Union Square Ventures, Atlantic Labs, Adjacent,…
What does a new social universe for knowledge sharing look like in 2022? Diem, a new social media alternative created for women & non-binary folks, is trying to answer this question. The company came our of beta in October launching its social networking platform to a waitlist of over 20,000 people. Diem’s mission? To reinvent how we meet, network, learn and collaborate…
Awkward Essentials, the company behind the (in)famous post-sex cleanup sponge Dripstick, is expanding its product-line of behind-the-bathroom-door problem-solving products with the launch of Mainstream, a disposable pee funnel. Mainstream was made for “festival goers, road trippers and really anyone who’s just gotta go (and probably hates porta potties!), Mainstream is a disposable pee funnel to help you reach that pee freedom. It…
Univfy, a company using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to personalize counseling and increase access to fertility care, has announced that it raised $6M of its Series B funding round led by a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital. The Univfy AI Platform empowers individuals with personalized information and counseling to inform smarter spending and decision-making. Based on proprietary technology developed at Stanford University,…
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 Organon’s Forendo Pharma Acquisition and New Endometriosis Treatments, plus… New Femtech Industry Events 2022 The Rise of Women’s Health Platform Companies Inner Circle Fireside Chats 2022 Spotlight:…
Cross-Border Impact Ventures in announcing the launch of a new Women’s and Children’s Health Technology Fund, which will invest in health technology companies that address the health needs of women, children, and adolescents or make health systems more resilient. CBIV has US$30 million in commitments towards an ultimate fund size of more than US$100 million and anticipates making its first investments in Q1 2022.…
Femtech startup Femcy has been acquired by Eve World, a women’s health platform founded by seasoned Indian media entrepreneur Tarun Katial earlier this year, for an undisclosed amount. Femcy Founder Nandhini Gopal will join the Eve World team and lead the women’s health vertical at the company; Femcy as a brand will continue to exist and be fully integrated into Eve World’s new…
Portfolia, the global venture investment firm for women, has announced its pre-IPO investment in Athena Technology II SPAC, the all-women-led special interest acquisition company that closed its initial public offering last week. This collaboration of the financial industry’s most influential women investors and one of very few SPACs to be founded and funded by women marks two new milestones for Portfolia as…
