Menopause is defined as the final menstrual period and is typically confirmed after a woman has missed her period for 12 consecutive months. Most women experience menopause between ages 40 and 58. An estimated 45 million women in the U.S. are approaching or in menopause, which results in a decrease in estrogen and other hormones. Hot flashes, vaginal dryness and loss of bone density are…
A couple of weeks ago Haleon announced the third cohort of its Re/Wire Health Studio accelerator program. The program’s goal is to discover and scale early-stage consumer health and tech innovators. Participants have now been selected and include startups with innovative solutions in oral health, behavioral health, micorbiome science, and also women’s health. Founders at the six selected companies will benefit from…
Healthcare incubator and innovation hub MATTER, alongside Astellas Pharma US, Walgreens, BayCare, Parkview Health, University of Chicago Medicine and Capita3 has selected 11 startups who are joining the inaugural cohort of 51 Labs, the new women’s health accelerator program. Matter announced its new 51 Labs program only a few weeks ago with the goal to address the gap in women’s health innovation…
Northwell Holdings and Aegis Ventures are teaming up to launch Upliv, a women’s virtual care start-up that aims to raise the bar for clinical menopause support. Upliv will partner with employers to offer virtual telemedicine services and whole-person care to employees experiencing perimenopause and menopause symptoms. Initially, Upliv will offer services to select nurses through a pilot program at Northwell Health, followed by an expected enterprise-wide…
Last March UK-based menopause startup Vira Health added £9.2m in funding led by Octopus Ventures to invest in product development and internationalization. Other participants in the round included existing investors LocalGlobe, MMC and Amino Collective, and Optum Ventures. Vira Health is the company behind Stella, a menopause-focused digital therapeutic, launched in 2021. When announcing their latest round of funding, the company shared plans to add…
Two weeks ago our webinar on innovation in menopause took place. If you missed it, don’t you worry – we’ve got you your back! In today’s brief we share a short overview of the key trends and talking points from our event with you, want to share our insights where the menopause market is going and why now is a great time to build or invest in those…
Menopause company Joylux closed on $5.5M in new commitments from notable Silicon Valley investors J-Ventures, J-Impact and Dr. Kathy Fields, bringing their total Series A round to $13M. Joylux will use the news funds to hire key individuals and accelerate the growth of their app-enabled vFit and vSculpt devices and accessory products, while expanding their innovative product offerings in Latin America and Europe through…
Midi Health, a virtual care clinic making expert care accessible and affordable for all women experiencing the hormonal changes of midlife, has raised $14M in seed funding co-led by Felicis and SemperVirens. Emerson Collective, Icon Ventures, Operator Collective, Muse Capital, Steel Sky Ventures and Anne and Susan Wojcicki also participated in the round. Currently providing insurance covered care for patients in California, Midi will leverage the…
