This article was originally published on Medium. We are sharing it here with permission of the author. You can access the original article here. From period trackers to sexual health apps, pregnancy monitors to menopause health platforms, FemTech is making breakthroughs in providing the latest developments in female and women’s health. FemTech is an abbreviation for female technology and refers to “electronic…
ELANZA Wellness founders Brittany Hawkins and Catherine Hendy met in South Africa after freezing their eggs. It had been quite a journey and their own experience with fertility treatments inspired them to help other women better understand their fertility and encourage them to explore ways to improve it. ELANZA Wellness originally started as a “fertility travel agency”, but participation in YC’s Startup…
Unimpressed by the Brexit turmoil, Jelena Jansson just recently moved her company to London. And she hasn’t looked back. After starting Healstack in Sweden, the entrepreneur decided, that the startup culture in one of Europe’s premiere startup hubs was a better fit for her and her company. We spoke to her about her decision, Healstack’s mission to advocate for body positivity and…
It’s only been a few weeks since the newest chapter of FemTech Collective launched in Sydney and many of us suddenly realized how little we actually know about the tech and femtech scene in Australia! Well. Today we’re determined to change that! Megan Capriccio is FemTech Collective’s Sydney Ambassador and besides supporting the local ecosystem, she is also determined to connect founders…
Katie D. McMillan has had an interest in maternal and child health since her university days, when she was pursuing a degree in public health and at the same time started to learn more about technology’s ability to improve both public and individual health. Unsurprisingly years later, after doing a lot of work in healthtech development, FemTech sparked her interest. Today she…
It’s been a while since John Carreyou’s book “Bad Blood” made the news and the Theranos scandal was the talk of the town. When the book launched a little more than a year ago. People couldn’t get enough of the drama. Everybody had an opinion, was shocked, impressed, evetated or “knew it was too good to be true from the very start”.…
Around 10 years ago I wrote my thesis on the diffusion of innovation in tech and ended up with a lot of questions. Social Media was new back then and everyone was excited about the new possibilities of the Web 2.0 era. Yes, “new” is almost always exciting, but even back then I couldn’t help and wonder, whether “new” was really always…
Did you know, that the average woman will try on up to 25 bras before she finds one that fits? We sure didn’t, but one founder decided to solve this exact problem with her company. World, meet Charlotte Chiang, the founder of Missfits, who’s on a mission to make that search for the perfect lingerie easier and a little more enjoyable. Charlotte…
