Around two years ago Scanwell went to market together with Lemonaid to launch a first-of-its-kind smartphone test for UTIs. Two weeks ago the medtech company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has announced its acquisition. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BD collaborated with Scanwell to develop the app used with the recently launched BD Veritor At-Home COVID-19 Test, an at-home COVID-19…
Hims & Hers, the multi-specialty platform focused on providing modern personalized health and wellness experiences to consumers has announced its largest on-demand delivery partnership with Uber to bring a wide array of the company’s personal care products to customers through the Uber Eats app. Customers in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Miami, Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Philadelphia, Seattle, Atlanta and Phoenix…
ObsEva has been selected for addition to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (Nasdaq: NBI), effective as of market open on Monday, December 20, 2021. The biotech company develops and commercializes novel therapies to improve women’s reproductive health and pregnancy. Through strategic in-licensing and disciplined drug development, ObsEva has established a late-stage clinical pipeline with development programs focused on new therapies for the treatment…
Sequel, a U.S.-based startup, has raised $5M in seed funding to take its patented, leakage-preventing tampon to market, launched today and announced that it has raised $5M in seed funding. MaC VC, Pear Accelerator, Long Journey Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Graph Ventures and other strategic angels, including Cyan Banister and Nurx CEO Varsha Rao, contributed to this round. Founded by two elite athletes…
Los Angeles-based women’s health company Kiira Health has closed a $4M seed round led by 500 Global and Forum VC with participation from Serena Ventures, California Healthcare Foundation, and more. Kiira is a technology-enabled healthcare provider focused on addressing the needs of young multicultural women and empowering them to be more proactive about their health in their early formative years. The company’s strategy incorporates…
Femtech company Clue, known for its pioneering period tracking app that initially launched in 2013, has raised an additional €16M in funding led by Balderton Capital and Future Positive Capital. The new funds will support commercialization of the company’s recently FDA-approved app-based digital contraceptive, team growth as well as new product development. Previous investors NGP Capital, Union Square Ventures, Atlantic Labs, Adjacent,…
What does a new social universe for knowledge sharing look like in 2022? Diem, a new social media alternative created for women & non-binary folks, is trying to answer this question. The company came our of beta in October launching its social networking platform to a waitlist of over 20,000 people. Diem’s mission? To reinvent how we meet, network, learn and collaborate…
Awkward Essentials, the company behind the (in)famous post-sex cleanup sponge Dripstick, is expanding its product-line of behind-the-bathroom-door problem-solving products with the launch of Mainstream, a disposable pee funnel. Mainstream was made for “festival goers, road trippers and really anyone who’s just gotta go (and probably hates porta potties!), Mainstream is a disposable pee funnel to help you reach that pee freedom. It…
