Supermoon Capital, formerly known as SleepScore Ventures, has announced the launch of its first $36M venture fund. Goal is to invest in early-stage startups across all geographies working on science-backed innovations aimed to improve sleep. With the world’s first fund investing in sleep, Supermoon Capital aims to address the rapidly emerging category of the “Night Market”, the firm’s name for the budding $488B…
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Red Barn Equity Partners has announced it has made a majority investment in ReproTech, a company specializing in long-term cryostorage and fertility preservation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ReproTech offers a broad array of fertility preservation services coupled with industry-leading security, monitoring and protocols as well as facilities that are built to withstand the danger of natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes,…
Practice Management platform Unified Women’s Healthcare, today announced that it has acquired Women’s Health USA, a practice management services provider for the women’s health sector. Sverica Capital Management, the current majority shareholder in WHUSA, has reinvested a portion of its proceeds into the combined company. Unified is backed by a leading practice management platform in women’s healthcare backed by Altas Partners, funds…
Healio is a multichannel information platform, that provides health care specialists with tailored news, information and education in support of their daily practice of medicine. The company has now expanded its specialty news content to also include Women’s Health & OB/GYN. Coverage will include late-breaking reports from national and international congresses, as well as treatment and diagnostic updates, FDA developments, clinical resources…
Hologic’s Acessa procedure is now covered by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, the second largest health plan in the United States. Anthem has updated its medical policy to cover Radiofrequency Ablation (LAP-RFA), which includes the Acessa procedure for women suffering from uterine fibroids. The updated policy creates access to uterine-preserving care for Anthem’s approximately 40 million members in all 50 states, providing…
Jersey City-based Poppy Seed Health has raised a $1.6M pre-seed round from City Light Capital, Metrodora Ventures and Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six. The company’s platform connects users with on-demand text access to doulas, midwives, and nurses for their pregnancy and postpartum-related assistance and helps women to receive emotional and bodily consolidation throughout and after pregnancy. Learn more on Business Insider
Lovehoney and WOW Tech Group are merging to form the Lovehoney Group. The new combined company is now valued at $1.2B as demand for sextech has been fueled over the past months due to the pandemic. Lovehoney owner, Telemos Capital, is the lead investor in the newly formed LHG with WOW Tech investor, CDH Investments and Lovehoney co-founders Neal Slateford and Richard…
