Only 2 weeks after its official launch, Vella Bioscience the company behind Vella Women’s Pleasure Serum, a clinically demonstrated pre-play topical serum that promotes increased arousal and lubrication, and more frequent, intense, and satisfying orgasms, has closed a $7 million seed II funding round, anchored by Aaron Fleck & Associates. The oversubscribed funding round puts Vella Bioscience at over $50 million post-money valuation, positioning the company to move forward on…
1 in 8 families now struggle with infertility. Studies show that the average healthy couple has a 20 percent natural fertility rate per cycle, and miscarriages in women are increasing by about 1 percent each year. Additionally, Black and Latinx women are less likely to access fertility care and have a successful IVF pregnancy. As fertility continues to be in crisis, new artificial…
Mastercard today expanded its relationship with Kasha through an investment in the purpose driven ecommerce platform. Combining online and offline capabilities, Kasha’s platform allows women across rural and urban locations to make confidential personal care orders. By utilizing the full product catalogue available online, or by placing orders using basic mobile handsets, women can search, order and pay for hygiene products that…
Bone Health Technologies, an innovator of technologies for improving bone health, announces today the close of its $2.5 million funding round and the appointment of three board members: Karen Drexler, MBA, Nancy Lynch, MD, MBA and Sam Goldberger, MD, MBA. “Our mission is to provide an effective and safe treatment for the more than 40 million Americans with low bone density – this capital and the expertise…
At the beginning of each month, we look back and share which companies have announced new funding rounds. Below is April 2021’s round-up. You’ve found some of our exclusive Inner Circle Content. This article is only available for our Inner Circle Members. To read on: Sign in to your Inner Circle account to access this content. If you aren’t a member yet…
Sera Prognostics, “The Pregnancy Company”, focused on improving maternal and neonatal health by providing innovative pregnancy biomarker information to doctors and patients, today announced the completion of a $100 million Series E financing. Several leading healthcare-focused institutional investors have joined this financing round, including Vivo Capital, aMoon Fund, Parian Global, and others, led by existing investors Anthem, Inc., and Blue Ox Healthcare…
New York-based period apparel company Ruby Love has recently closed a round of funding led by the women’s health fund SteelSky Ventures. Base10 also participated in the financing. The company had previously secured a $15 million Series A deal and has now added additional funding to grow its line of period underwear, swimsuits, loungewear, and active gear. The line of sustainable period wear expands the menstrual…
Willow, the company forever changing the way moms pump with the world’s first all-in-one, in-bra wearable breast pump with full spill-proof mobility, today announced an additional $26.8 Million in funding through a Series C Extension round – led by Endeavour Vision, alongside NEA (New Enterprise Associates), Pura Vida Investments, Purple Arch Ventures (a part of Alumni Ventures Group), Logos Capital, and Gaingels. This extension…
