Investment

Cayaba Care Raises $3.2M in Seed Funding for its Community-Based Maternity Platform for Underserved Women

Cayaba Care, a maternal health company offering community-based clinical services via technology-enabled multidisciplinary care teams, launched today and announced the closing of a $3.2M seed round. Cayaba Care’s technology-enabled, community-based care model addresses current gaps in maternity care for women experiencing social and health inequities. The round was led by Flare Capital with participation from Digitalis Ventures, Kapor Capital, SteelSky Ventures, and…

Juno Medical Raises $5.4M to Revolutionize Healthcare for Underserved Communities

Juno Medical, the modern doctor’s office that’s designed for the 99%, today announces $5.4 million in seed funding led by Vast Ventures. Existing investors Atento Capital, Company Ventures, humbition, RareBreed Ventures, and Lafayette Square will also participate in the round. This milestone coincides with the launch of Juno’s first flagship location in Harlem, NY after several months of rapid growth providing care for thousands…

Menopause Startup Vira Health Raises a £1.5M Seed Round to Invest in Product Development

London-based menopause startup Vira Health has raised a £1.5M from LocalGlobe, MMC Ventures and a number of angel investors. The new funds will be used for product development and to expand the team. Founded in 2020 by Andrea Berchowitz and Rebecca Love, Vira Health aims to make personalized menopause care accessible to all women by reducing the prevalence of later life conditions…

Femtech Startup Veera Health Raises a $3M Seed Round to Help Indian Women Manage Their PCOS Symptoms

Femtech startup Veera Health has raised $3M in funding co-led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge and Global Founders Capital for its digital therapeutics platform that supports women with PCOS in India. Other participants include Y Combinator, CloudNine Hospitals’ cofounder Rohit M.A. and Tinder India hear Taru Kapoor. Veera Health was founded by sisters Shobhita and Shashwata Narain in August 2020. The platform…

Medical Device Company Materna Medical Raises $10M to Accelerate Growth

Materna Medical, a clinical-stage medical device company, has announced the completion of a $10 million Series A2 financing round. The round was led by Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health (Wavemaker 360) with new investors including Kimera Limited, Women’s Venture Capital Fund, Golden Seeds, Black Capital, Shatter Fund, and Astia Angels. Key existing investors also joined the syndicate including Band of Angels, Texas Halo Fund,…

B2B Women’s Health Platform Peppy Raises a £6.6M Series A

B2B Women’s Health Platform Peppy has raised £6.6M led by Felix Capital to further scale its digital health platform dedicated to menopause, fertility, pregnancy, and early parenthood. Previous investors Hambro Perks, Outward VC and Seedcamp also participated. The U.K. based company was founded in 2018 and offers consultations with experts in various ways. Services can be accessed via an app, that features…

Femtech Company Elvie Raises a £58M Series C to Invest in Product Development and Growth

Leading UK-based femtech company Elvie has just announced the closing of a £58M Series C. The round was led by BFG with participation from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, a consortium including Hiro Capital and Westerly Winds, Octopus Ventures and PPGL. Elvie was founded in 2013 by Tania Boler. Its current product line-up includes Elvie Trainer, an app-connected Kegel trainer, Elvie…