Author page: Kathrin Folkendt

Thermal Wellness Company Embr Labs Launches Wave 2, a Wearable Wristband and App Designed to Improve Physical and Emotional Wellbeing

Like a lot of great inventions, Embr Labs got started somewhat on accident in 2013, when co-founders Matt Smith, David Cohen-Tanugi and Sam Shames met at MIT’s Material Science department. The three were working together on a project at a laboratory in Boston. Outside it was a sunny and warm day, yet inside the lab everyone was wearing hoodies and jackets freezing…

Femtech Startup Syrona Health Launches ‘SORA’, a New Mobile Virtual Health Assistant for Women Living with Endometriosis

Just like many other conditions in the women’s health space endometriosis is under researched, underserved and underfunded although it affects around 170 million women globally. The most common symptom of endometriosis is pelvic pain, which often correlates to the menstrual cycle. As the symptoms of the disease are not easily recognized – by providers and affected women – many experience a significant…

Building and Monetizing Communities in Women’s Health

It’s been all over twitter these past couple of weeks: Community is the new moat and has founders and investors equally excited. Community has made its way back into pitch decks as a strategic advantage and the digital health space is no exception here. But what does all of this mean for women’s health startups and how does one build, scale and…

5-Minute Femtech Brief: Birth Control

Oh wow, oh wow! What a ride it’s been these past couple of days! You may (or may not) have heard, but we recently launched our premium offering, the Inner Circle, and we really couldn’t be more grateful for the many of you who have already signed up and support us on our mission of covering and connecting the women’s health ecosystem!…

Introducing: The Femtech Insider Inner Circle

A lot has happened since the humble beginnings of Femtech Insider in 2019 and today I’m excited to finally share that we’re starting a new chapter and launching our premium offering, the “Femtech Insider Inner Circle”. From day one our mission has been to be a trusted voice in the women’s health innovation space. This new offer allows us to continue to…

UK-based Femtech Startup Hertility Launches Tailored At-Home Testing to Address the COVID-Related Fertility Crisis

The knock-on effects of the pandemic that disrupted our lives in 2020 are still prevalent, despite the hopeful wishes of a “Happy New Year”. These disruptions, in particular, have affected those looking to plan a family. With many wedding plans postponed, dating lives interrupted or halted altogether, family plans have also been affected. Studies have shown that 6 in 10 women are anxious…

Portfolia: An Interview with Trish Costello about the New Femtech II Fund, Learnings from Femtech I and Opportunities in Women’s Health Innovation

Portfolia, the visionary investment firm founded and led by Trish Costello, set out to reinvent investing in 2015. Her goal was to bring more women into investing and to create more diversity while delivering outstanding results. And so far it seems to be living up to this promise. The organization today has 10 funds in the market and invests in 8-12 companies…