Kindbody today announced that Gwyneth Paltrow, Gabrielle Union, Hannah Bronfman, Yael Cohen, Sophia Amoruso, Amy Griffin, and other mission-driven celebrities have contributed to the company’s $62 million Series C fundraise announced two weeks ago. The strategic investments from celebrity health advocates and champions of equality will be used to accelerate the company’s already rapid growth and further its mission of increasing access to fertility and family-building services worldwide. “I am honored…
Today, the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) has announced its partnership with US Fertility to drive awareness of discounted fertility treatments for veterans with service-related injuries to help them grow their families. For five years, the Bob Woodruff Foundation’s Veterans In-Vitro InitiAtive (VIVA) has complemented fertility treatment services provided by the government to ensure military service does not preclude veterans from growing their families. This partnership with…
Kindbody, a leading fertility and family-building company, today announced the launch of a full-service mobile fertility clinic in Denver, Colorado at 2500 East 1st Avenue. The mobile clinic launch will be followed by the opening of a Denver retail location at 220 Josephine Street in the fall and will serve the immediate demand from Denver employers and patients for best-in-class fertility services and care. With two fully outfitted…
Birth control app Natural Cycles has reportedly received FDA clearance to integrate third-party thermometers, such as the Oura Ring, to help assess a user’s fertility status. Body temperature has been a component of Natural Cycles’ calculations since the app hit the market. Specifically, the startup developed an algorithm that uses a women’s basal body temperature and other menstrual data to calculate fertility…
Health impact startup, MedAnswers has announced it has partnered with Organic Conceptions, an emotional health and wellness company for those challenged by fertility issues. Through the FertilityAnswers mobile application, MedAnswers now provides the clinically validated survey, FertiQol, to its patient health profile to assess its users’ emotional wellness and quality of life as it relates to their ability to cope with struggling…
Kindbody, the leading fertility and family-building company has announced the opening of its newest fertility clinic and IVF lab in the heart of Austin, Texas. The opening marks the company’s ninth signature location in less than three years, all providing preconception through postpartum care to employers and patients in award-winning spaces powered by technology. As both a fertility benefit solution and direct provider…
Life Whisperer, fertility arm of AI healthcare company Presagen, will invite clinics to participate in its third global IVF clinic collaboration at the 37th European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) Annual Meeting. The AI Open Project aims to apply AI to the assessment of oocytes, or female eggs prior to fertilization or freezing. Oocyte evaluation will be Life Whisperer’s third…
Fertility and family-building comapny Kindbody has announced a $62 million Series C earlier today. The round was led by Theresa Sexton, Managing Partner of Claritas Health Ventures, who now joins the Board of Directors, and includes new investment groups Bramalea Partners, Monashee Investment Management, and Eldridge, along with participating existing investors including GV (formerly Google Ventures), Perceptive Advisors, RRE Ventures, and Rock Springs Capital.…