Meijer, a retailer serving customers across the Midwest, has unveiled a new offering in its intimates section: AnaOno x Tranquil & True, a collaborative collection featuring mastectomy bras designed to provide comfort and style for individuals who have undergone breast surgeries. This partnership brings together AnaOno, a leading mastectomy bra brand, and Tranquil & True, Meijer’s intimate apparel label, to offer inclusive…
Amara, an organic baby food brand, recently announced the successful closure of an oversubscribed $20 million Series B funding round. The minority financing was led by HumanCo Investments, with participation from Melitas Venture Capital and Touch Capital, among others. Founded by Jessica Sturzenegger, Amara has garnered attention for its proprietary methods in creating shelf-stable baby food. The company plans to utilize the…
Kasha, a women’s health startup founded in 2016 by CEO Joanna Bichsel, has made significant strides in transforming access to healthcare products in Africa. Operating as an e-commerce platform with a specialized focus on women’s health, Kasha caters to a diverse customer base, including individual consumers, resellers, hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics. Its product range encompasses essential items such as sanitary pads, contraceptives,…
Kindra, the US-based wellness brand specializing in menopause essentials, is expanding into the UK. Aiming to cater to the needs of 13 million women seeking hormone-free menopause solutions, the company’s products will be available on OurKindra.co.uk from June 15, followed by a debut on QVC UK on June 17, and on Amazon.co.uk by mid-July. Kindra’s Founder & CEO, Catherine Balsam-Schwaber, shares: “The…
Back in 2021 we wrote about Bump Health’s ambition to build the “P&G of the 21st Century” and were left with the question what a women’s health focused, digital-first consumer health brand would actually look like and how one could best execute on this vision. Since then Bump Health has changed its course, and Femtec Health, another women’s health platform company, has…
Luxury wellness brand OTO has acquired UK-based South West Brands, the company behind female wellness brand FEWE, and LoveMeMeMe, a Gen-Z beauty brand. The two companies are joining forces to create the newly formed OTO Group, a new female-founded global CPG group of lifestyle brands. The acquisition is the first step in OTO’s ‘build and buy’ strategy with the goal to build…
Created to give women a ‘choice’ and combining body care with the outdated ‘feminine hygiene’ category, Luna Daily is a “microbiome-balancing body care for all skin, even the most intimate, and is designed for women and people with vulvas across all life stages from puberty, through motherhood, to menopause”. The UK-based company has now raised $3.7M in seed funding from Redrice, Joyance…
October is menopause awareness month and Essity is marking the occasion with the launch of Issviva, a new menopause platform and brand, in the U.K. and Brazil. Issviva is an e-commerce platform that provides knowledge, solutions and products for women during the various stages of the menopause. Visitors can use forums to submit questions to experts and share experiences and lessons learned…
