50-65% of women in the EU take supplements every day with some spending up to €2500 each year. Yet many of them are unhappy with the products available to them, unsure what is in them and what effect they actually have on their health. A new generation of women’s health companies is now recognizing this large gap in the market and setting…
The Mom Project, a leading platform for moms to discover their economic potential, announced today an $80 million Series C funding round led by growth investment firm Leeds Illuminate. Additional participants include existing investors 7GC, Initialized Capital, OCA Ventures, Citi, High Alpha and Grotech Ventures alongside Silicon Valley Bank. “It’s long past time we stop underestimating and undervaluing mothers in the workforce,” said Stephanie Nieman,…
Tuune, a femtech startup revolutionizing women’s health by offering individualized hormonal analysis and birth control, has announced the closing of a $4.6M fundraising round to launch in the U.S. market. The investment, led by venture capital firm Octopus Ventures, will support Tuune’s efforts to build a more individualized medical system that puts hormones first, transforming the future of healthcare for all women…
UK-based femtech startup The Lowdown has raised a $800K pre-seed round to built out its community based contraception and women’s health platform. The round was led by Calm/Storm Ventures with participation from Nina Capital and angel investors. Entrepreneur First followed on from their initial investment in 2020. Since its founding in 2019 The Lowdown has built an engaged community around its mission…
Jennis, founded by Olympic and World Heptathlon Champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, has raised £1M in pre-seed funding for its movement-focused wellbeing and Cycle Mapping app. The round was led by Maki.vc with participation from existing investor Venrex and silent angel investors. Jennis uses science-backed expertise to help users adjust their fitness program to their personal hormonal and menstrual cycle, helping them achieve maximum physical…
Amma pregnancy tracker, a mobile app providing pregnant women and their families evidence-based content, pregnancy health tracking, and personalized advice from professional obstetricians and gynecologists, has raised a $2M pre-Series A round to invest in growth and internationalization. New investors in this recent round include Alexey Solovyov A. Partners, the Joint Journey investment office Sergey Dashkov, the Angelsdeck business angel club, as…
Cocoon, a new employee leave platform publicly launches today after raising a $20M Series A. This brings the company’s total funding to $26M. This most recent round was led by Index Ventures with participation from First Round Capital, SemperVirens, XYZ Venture Capital, Magnify Ventures, Springbank Collective, and prominent individual investors. Mark Goldberg, partner at Index Ventures who co-led Cocoon’s $5.5 million seed…
Singapore-based Ease Healthcare, a healthtech startup enabling convenient, affordable, and discreet access to women’s health care services, has announced a $1.3M seed round and the launch of its new mobile app. The round was led by Southeast Asia-focused venture capital firm Insignia Ventures Partners. Also participating in the round were several high-profile members from the XA Network, the leading tech executives’ investment…
