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What’s New in #Femtech?

Every Thursday we send out a curated newsletter on “all things femtech”. This is the latest edition. If you’re interested in subscribing, you can do so at the bottom of this page. Highlights CurieMD launches telemedicine service for menopause; R2G releases a new digital women’s health market report; Goldman Sachs will no longer do IPOs for companies with all-male board; Last chance to apply for 50inTech and…

Report: The Global Digital Women’s Health Solutions Market 2017-2024 (R2G)

Research2Guidance has recently released a new report covering femtech and women’s health: “The Global Digital Women’s Health Solutions Market 2017-2024”. Overview: The digital women’s health market is booming due to the increasing interest in women’s health issues, from both the general public and medical professionals. Over 2,200 digital solution providers are targeting a huge global addressable market of 1 billion women with capable smart…

Report: Femtech by the Numbers (HTD)

HTD recently shared some research created in support of HITLAB‘s women’s health innovation challenge: “Femtech by the numbers – The rise of innovation in women’s health technology”. All eyes are on femtech. Women’s health technology has taken the startup world by storm in recent years, introducing cutting edge health technologies and garnering over $241 million in venture capital funding so far in 2019. What was…

Wild AI’s Helene Guillaume: “Breaking News: Women are not men.”

“Breaking: Women are not men.” What seems obvious to most, has long been ignored by companies creating some of the most popular smart watches and fitness trackers on the market today. “Default male” design is costing companies billions, as was outlined in a recent article on Wired. Virtual reality headsets, billed as the future of gaming and workplace training, are too large…

What’s New in #Femtech This Week?

Every Thursday we send out a curated newsletter on “all things femtech”. This is the latest edition. If you’re interested in subscribing, you can do so at the bottom of this page. Highlights Femtech in 2020: Investors share trends and opportunities; Health DisrupHERs take center-stage at StartupHealth Festival 2020; Pregistry receives award from Gloabl Health and Pharma; BlueMountain invests $45M in femtech company Advantia; Elvie launches insights app for…

Report: Asia HealthTech Investment Landscape FY 2019 (Galen Growth)

Galen Growth has just released a new report on the HealthTech Investment Landscape in Asia. Insights include: Asia Pac HealthTech ecosystem momentum continues despite geopolitical and domestic headwinds to close at US$5B invested, across 340 deals, well ahead of our forecast last October; Early stage and Series A deal activity shrinks yet further, whereas total Series B deal value share continues to grow, raising questions…