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What’s New in Femtech This Week? (Oct 20, 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. Highlights Telehealth abortion startup Hey Jane raises a $6.1M “Roe Round”. Meela picks up €400K and launches its therapist-patient matchmaking platform for women. Meta rewrites its global ads policy and allows sexual health, wellness, and reproductive…

Telehealth Abortion Startup Hey Jane Raises a $6.1M “Roe Round”

Hey Jane, a telehealth startup that supports safe, private and affordable abortion care, has raised $6.1M in what they are calling their “Roe Round” from Ulu Ventures, The Helm, Amboy Street Ventures, Portfolia, G9, Social Starts and Yard Ventures. The company announced a $2.2M seed round about a year ago and has raised a total of $9.7M to date. Led by Kiki Freedman, Gaby Izarra and Dr.…

One in Ten Women in the U.S. Leave Their Jobs as a Result of Menopause Symptoms According to New Research by Mira

Menopause causes significant challenges for women in the workplace, but employers offer little support, according to a new survey by women’s health company Mira. In support of Menopause Awareness Month, Mira commissioned a study to explore how menopause affects individuals at work. Two out of five respondents claim that menopause symptoms have a significant impact on their careers.  Additionally, 42% reported that…

Meela Picks Up €400K; Launches Its Therapist-Patient Matchmaking Platform for Women

Therapist-patient matchmaking platform Meela was founded by Tiffany Boswell and Natali Suo with the mission to help women find their best-fit therapist from day 1. Today the team launches the platform, that has already served 400 beta-users and announces a €400K funding round. Investors in this round include Annika Sten Pärson and Per-Jörgen Pärson from The Inner Foundation, Kerstin Cooley and Katja…

Meta Rewrites Its Global Ads Policy and Allows Sexual Health, Wellness, and Reproductive Health Ads

Meta recently published changes to its sexual health advertising policies, newly stating that “advertisers can run ads that promote sexual health, wellness and reproductive products and services”. This revision follows Center for Intimacy Justice (CIJ)’s recent investigative report and advocacy to change Meta’s systemic rejections of women’s health advertisements.  The policy has added examples to its guidelines for ads that are allowed,…

Femtech Trendwatch: LGBTQIA+ Health

At the start of each week 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… Spotlight: LGBTQIA+ Health Startup Spotlight: Mina Health & Menopeer And more! Everyone has a right to good health and healthcare regardless of their…

EngagedMD Adds $11M in Funding to Expand its SaaS Platform Beyond Fertility Practices

Fertility practices around the world use EngagedMD‘s platform to reduce repetitive, manual tasks and streamline the patient journey. The company offers eLearn and eSign solutions for the fast-growing fertility sector, supporting the journeys of more than half of all fertility patients in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. To support international growth and expansion beyond the fertility clinic, EngagedMD has now raised $11M…

P.volve Launches New Exercise Programs for Women Undergoing Fertility Treatments

P.volve, known for its evidence-based functional fitness for women is expanding its offering to the reproductive health space with the launch of Moving During Fertility Treatment, an exercise program designed for women undergoing ovarian stimulation and retrieval, part of the egg donation, egg freezing and in vitro fertilization process. “One in eight women will require some kind of assisted reproduction, and many have…