Investment

Singaporean Telehealth Platform ORA Adds $10M in Series A Funding

Singapore-based telehealth platform ORA has raised $10M in Series A funding, marking the largest telehealth Series A investment in SouthEast Asia according to the company. The funding round was co-led by TNB Aura and Antler, with participation from Gobi Partners, Kairous Capital, and GMA Ventures. This recent injection of capital brings ORA’s total funding to date above $17M, enabling the company to…

Singapore-based Cycle Care Startup Blood Raises $1.5M in Series A Funding

Blood, a Singapore-based startup, has raised $1.5M in Series A funding from DSG Consumer Partners with participation from AngelCentral to revolutionize period products and challenge the societal taboos associated with menstruation in Southeast Asia. Blood was founded by husband and wife team Caleb Leow and Peck Ying Tan in 2014 when Tan was in need of a natural drug-free solution for her…

Female-led Virtual Neurology Clinic Neura Health Adds $8M in Seed Funding

Virtual neurology clinic Neura Health has raised $8M in seed funding to expand its go-to-market approach and bring its neurology care offerings to the enterprise sector. The funding round was led by Koch Disruptive Technologies and Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from Pear VC, Next Play Ventures, Correlation Ventures, and Plug and Play Ventures. This latest financing round builds upon Neura’s $2.M…

Intrinsic Adds $15M to Build a Next-Gen Women’s Health Platform Business

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…

BNY Mellon Launches New Women’s Opportunities ETF That Invests in Companies Advancing Gender Equality at Home and at Work

BNY Mellon Investment Management, an asset management firm with $1.9 trillion in assets under management is launching the BNY Mellon Women’s Opportunities ETF (ticker: BKWO) today. Listed on Nasdaq, the ETF is sub-advised by Newton Investment Management North America, a BNY Mellon investment firm and aa equity and multi-asset manager. “This addition to our growing suite of ETFs provides investors with access to Newton’s…

Ireland-based Amara Therapeutics Adds €3M to Evolve Its DTx Product Beyond Overactive Bladder Support

Amara Therapeutics, a medical technology start-up based in Ireland, has introduced BladderBoss as its latest product. BladderBoss is an 8-week program that combines CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) , bladder training and pelvic health pilates to assist women in managing their overactive bladder (OAB). Current treatment options for OAB involve medications, bladder botox injections, and neuro-stimulation implants. However, these methods can be invasive…

Caregiving Startup Wellthy Adds $25.5M; Acquires End-of-Life Support Platform Lantern

Wellthy is a leading platform helping families balance work and care responsibilities through a combination of human expertise and precision technology. care of their own health, reduce stress, save money, and stay engaged in their work and their lives while taking care of their loved ones. Nearly 2 million people have direct access to Wellthy’s care concierge through some of the largest…

Stella Secures $7M for Its Trauma-Focused Hybrid Mental Healthcare Solution

Stella, a company based in Chicago, IL, specializing in providing comprehensive treatment for post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, traumatic brain injury, and Long COVID, has secured $7M in funding from Sterling Partners. The funds will be used to advance the company’s mental health research and expand its locations across the US and overseas. Established in 2020 and under the leadership of CEO Philippe…