Investment

Choix Raises $1M in Funding to Expand Access to Abortion, Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Choix, a telehealth clinic focused on abortion, sexual and reproductive healthcare, secured $1 million in its initial seed round. The first round of funding was led by Elevate Capital, a venture capital fund. Choix plans to raise an additional $500,000 to $1 million in the coming months. “We’re incredibly grateful to Elevate for believing in our mission to improve access to safe abortion care from home,” says Cindy Adam,…

AiVF Raises $25M in Series A Funding for Its AI-based IVF Platform

AiVF, known for its AI-based IVF software platform, has raised $25M in Series A funding led by Insight Partners, a New York-based venture capital and private equity firm with participation from Adam Neumann’s Family Office, 166 2nd. The company will use the funding to fuel adoption of the company’s AI platform, EMA, in the United States and Europe, expand its work force…

Oma Fertility Launches with $37.5M in Funding to Improve IVF Outcomes Through AI-Enabled, Empathetic Care

Oma Fertility, a division of Oma Robotics, was founded in 2020 by a team of engineers, AI experts, and fertility specialists who believe that combining AI and robotics in the lab and human-centered care in the clinic will make parenthood possible for more people. The company’s first innovation is Oma Sperm InSight, which uses AI to help pinpoint the most promising sperm…

Women’s Health Focused Digital Health Startup Visana Health Adds $2.6M in Seed Funding

According to MinneInno Minneapolis-based women’s health focused digital health startup Visana Health has raised $2.6M in seed funding. Investors participating in the round include Flare Capital Partners, Pixel Perfect Ventures, InHealth Ventures, SWL Healthcare Ventures as well as a number of angel investors. Visana Health was founded in by Joe Connolly after he had watched his mother struggle with menstrual pain throughout…

Aavia, Known for Its Smart Birth Control Case, Adds $3.7M in Funding

According to AlleyWatch, hormone health company Aavia has raised an additional $3.7M in funding, which brings the total capital raised to $10.1M according to Crunchbase. The company is known for its signature birth control case, which reminds womxn to take their birth control pills on time. Aavia was founded in 2017 by Aagya Mathur, Alexis Wong, and Aya Suzuki and is headquartered…

Hormone Health Startup Inne Adds $10M in Funding to Scale Production and Invest in R&D Ahead of Further Commercialization

Hormonal health focused hardware startup Inne has raised $8.8M in Series A+ funding led by DSM Ventures. Other investors in this recent round include Borski Fund, Calm Storm Ventures as well as a number of angels, including Wise’s Taavet Hinrikus, Crista Galli Ventures’ Dr. Fiona Pathiraja and Trivago’s Rolf Schromgens. The company closed an $8.8M Series A back in 2019. According to…

Hormonal Health Startup Hormona Raises £1.2M in Pre-Seed Funding to Prepare for Launch in Europe and the U.S.

London-based Hormona, a digital health startup focused on hormonal health, has raised £1.2M in pre-seed funding from Nascent Invest AB, Techstars and Blackheat Capital AB. The company plans to use the new funds for R&D and to grow the team ahead of its launch in Europe this fall, which will be followed by a U.S. launch in early 2023. Hormona was founded…

Fairtility Raises $15M in Series A Funding to Advance Its AI-Powered IVF Platform

Fairtility, the company behind CHLOE EQ, an AI platform designed to improve IVF ourcomes, has raised $15M in Series A funding round, bringing total funding to $18.5M to date. The round was led by Gurnet Point Capital with participation from Nacre Capital and additional investors. Lacking objective and consistent methods for consolidating and interpreting end-to-end data from the embryology lab, IVF yields suboptimal…