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Fertility App Premom Launches a New Membership Program to Better Support Women Trying to Conceive

Ovulation tracking app Premom is adding four new membership tiers to its offering. The membership is designed to help women better understand and optimize their menstrual cycles to increase the likelihood of conception. Premom memberships include free at-home fertility testing kits, advanced AI ovulation predictions with patented image and interpretation technology to quantify a woman’s hormone tests, and customized, quality care 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…

Lifestyle Brand Athleta Launches AthletaWell, a New Digital Platform for Women’s Wellness

Athleta earlier today announced the launch of AthletaWell, an innovative and immersive new platform designed to build loyalty, engagement and a community of empowered women. As a brand with a mission of empowering women and girls, the platform is rooted in these values and aims to create a community for women. AthletaWell is an integral part of Athleta’s evolution from a performance brand…

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…

Oova Launches Oova Kit, Its Urine-based At-Home Fertility Test

Oova has announced the official launch of Oova Kit, its at-home urine test that measures two key fertility hormones with the same accuracy as a blood test. Combined with an app, Oova tracks, predicts, and confirms ovulation, allowing women to fully understand their fertility. The U.S.-based femtech company was founded in 2017 by Amy Divaraniya and has received $1.5M in seed funding…