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What’s New in Femtech This Week? (April 28, 2022)

Every Thursday we send out a curated newsletter on “all things femtech and women’s health innovation”. This is the latest edition. If you’re interested in subscribing, you can do so at the bottom of this page. “While the D2C menstrual product space is crowded, Aunt Flow has a unique B2B strategy which allows it to break through the crowd. Not only is…

Digital Musculoskeletal Clinic Hinge Health Launches a New Pelvic Health Program

Hinge Health, the digital musculoskeletal clinic is doubling down on women’s health and launching a new program dedicated to women’s pelvic health. announces the launch of a Women’s Pelvic Health program. One in four women has a pelvic floor disorder. Yet most women don’t receive treatment due to a lack of awareness, stigma, and inadequate​​access to pelvic floor physical therapists resulting in an…

B2B Cycle Care Company Aunt Flow Raises a $8.5M Series A to Invest in Growth

Aunt Flow is on a mission to change the world one cycle at a time by making organic period products available for free in every public restroom. The company has now raised an 8.5M Series A led by JL Spark with participation from Harlem Capital, CityRock Ventures and Precursor Ventures and women’s health venture fund Amboy Street Ventures. Since 2016, Aunt Flow…

Wellster Launches MySummer in Its Quest for Women’s Digital Health Market Leadership in Europe

About 3 months ago Wellster, the Germany-based telehealth company, made the news when it added $20M in new funding, to – as the company explained then – “launch a femtech vertically across Europe”. The time has come, today is the day and Wellster is introducing its new women’s health focused platform MySummer to the world. MySummer is positioned as a service that…

Round-up: New Executive Hires at Ovia, Nest Collaborative and Alloy Health

As our industry and ecosystem are growing, so are the companies in it. Read on to learn more about recent, noteworthy executive hires at femtech companies from around the world! 🚀 Dr. Leslie Saltzman joins Ovia Health as the company’s new Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Leslie Saltzman is joining Ovia Health as the company’s new Chief Medical Officer. Saltzman comes to Ovia,…

Ovaterra Launches New Prenatal Vitamins 

Ovaterra, a brand by Fertility Nutraceuticals, a woman-led, leading lifestyle reproductive health company, is adding two new prenatal supplements to its product portfolio: Advanced Prenatal and Advanced Prep 35-39.  The company’s new prenatal supplements were developed in collaboration with Rebecca Fett, best-selling fertility author, whose books include It Starts with the Egg and Brain Health from Birth. Her background in molecular biology…

Menopause Company Bonafide Acquires SAM-e Nutritional Technology

Bonafide, the women’s healthcare company focused on introducing a more natural approach to managing menopause symptoms with first-of-its-kind, evidence-based, OTC medical products, has acquired a patented, enhanced formulation of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM-e), with triple the bioavailability of competitor products. This acquisition boosts Bonafide’s patent holdings to more than 50 issued and pending patents that it owns or exclusively licenses and exemplifies its strategy…

Equilibria Acquires Gen-Z Focused CBD Brand Fleur Marché

Equilibria, a functional wellness company that combines CBD e-commerce with wellness consultation services, has acquired Fleur Marché, a Gen-Z focued CBD brand. As the company looks to expand its offering of innovative, daily wellness solutions to women of all ages and stages, the acquisition brings together two female-led brands that share a mission of democratizing plant-based therapies such that all women have access…