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Merck Announces an Additional $150M Investment in Merck for Mothers to Help End Maternal Mortality Inequities

Merck is investing an additional $150M through Merck for Mothers to further advance the initiative’s mission of helping create a world where no woman has to die giving life. This investment builds on a $500M commitment made in 2011 and underscores the company’s legacy of catalyzing sustainable solutions that improve health equity and maternal health outcomes worldwide. To date, programs supported by Merck for…

Reproductive Health Company Proov Raises a $9.7M Series A to Support Its New “Complete” Hormone Testing Product

Reproductive health company Proov has raised a $9.7M Series A led by Hambrecht Ducera Growth Venture to invest in its newly launched “Complete” product. Other participants in the round include SteelSky Ventures, WCC Partners, LightShip Capital, GingerBread Capital, and Portfolia Proov is known for its PdG test and associated patented protocol, that lets women confirm ovulation quality, which pertains to when ovulation…

Israeli Sexual Health Startup Aquafit Intimate Kicks Off Sales of its Patented Intimate Gel Stick in the EU

Israeli sexual wellness startup Aquafit Intimate develops products and services that support women, who experience vaginal pain related to sexual health. A couple of days ago the company kicked off sales in the EU and is now serving women across 10 countries. Aquafit Intimate was founded in 2017 by Rebecca Sternberg, Varda Messer and Vered Italiano and has developed a patented line…

Pelvic Health Company kGoal Adds a Kegel Trainer for Men to Its Product Line-up

kGoal, a pelvic health company known for its smart Kegel trainer for women, has launched Boost, a new external Kegel trainer for men. Boost helps teach and encourage men to do Kegel exercises more consistently and effectively. Boost tracks user progress and uses interactive games, guided workouts and real time biofeedback for better results. Pelvic floor exercise has been shown to improve…

Hormonal Health Startup Hormona Wins the Slush 100 Pitching Competition

Women’s Health startup Hormona has won the Slush 100 Pitching Competition which took place last week at Slush Conference in Helsinki, Finland. Hormona is a young healthtech company helping patients detect patterns in their bodies’ rhythm, learn how to tweak them, and get their hormonal health back on track. The Hormona team launched their first product, a data-driven solution for women to…

Remote Pregnancy Monitoring Company Nuvo Files for IPO

Nuvo is developing a hybrid hardware/software system, the INVU platform, that provides remote access to medical-grade data to all key participants in the pregnancy care ecosystem. Last week the company filed with the SEC to raise up to $50M in an initial public offering. Nuvo’s INVU platform combines proprietary hardware for data collection, innovative cloud-based software for computational power and AI tools…

Femtech Investment Round-up (November 2021)

At the beginning of each month, we look back and share which companies have announced new funding rounds. Below is November 2021’s round-up. Investments Livongo founder Dr. Kimon Angelides’ FemTec Health comes out of stealth with $38M in funding, 3 acquisitions and a mission to transform women’s health. You’ve found some of our exclusive Inner Circle Content. This article is only available for our Inner Circle…

Medical Device Company Caldera Medical Receives FDA Clearance for Desara TVez for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence

Caldera Medical, a medical device company that develops surgical products for the treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, and Polyps, has announced the launch of Desara TVez. Desera TVez is the newest addition to Caldera Medical’s Desera family of products, that offers surgeons a system that is flexible and easy to use. Commenting on the Desera TVez Launch Caldera Medical CEO…