World 50, the world’s leading peer-to-peer platform for business leaders, has acquired Employer Health Innovation Roundtable (EHIR), the premier marketplace and innovation discovery platform for health care purchasers to accelerate innovation and drive impact through action. The merger was finalized on January 22, 2021. EHIR is the leader in helping the world’s largest corporations accelerate innovation in ways that positively impact the health,…
Preemadonna, the makers of “Nailbot”, today announced a $5.6M overall seed round of funding. The round was led by Halogen Ventures with participation from Version One Ventures and the Amazon Alexa Fund. Preemadonna’s flagship product is Nailbot, a beauty device for Gen Z makers and artists and hits upon the trends of personalization, creative expression, and the COVID-accelerated movement towards “at home…
Halogen Ventures, Jesse Draper’s venture capital fund focused on early stage consumer technology startups with a female in the founding team, has closed a second fund at $21 Million. Jesse Draper launched Halogen Ventures in 2015 after recognizing startups with women founders were a highly undervalued investment opportunity. Since then, Halogen has invested in over 60+ female founded companies, with ten exits under…
As a physician specializing in female pelvic medicine at Cedars-Sinai, one of the country’s leading research hospitals, Dr. Karyn Eilber often heard patients say they avoided sexual activity due to pain and vaginal dryness. Women frequently asked for a natural, non-irritating lubricant without hormones or harsh chemicals, yet there was nothing on the market she could confidently recommend. Frustrated by the lack…
Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today its funding support of a second cohort of nine city-based projects across the country — expanding its Safer Childbirth Cities initiative to additional communities that have a high burden of maternal mortality and morbidity to help improve maternal health outcomes and reduce racial inequities in care. The newly selected projects…
Women’s reproductive healthcare in Asia gets a boost with the launch of Yesmom’s at-home blood-testing kit for female fertility in Thailand, designed to help women stay on the front foot of their reproductive health from the comfort of home. Building on four years of expertise in women’s health, Yesmom is working on becoming the go-to brand in Thailand in the ‘proactive health’ category. With…
Major Care, a virtual postpartum doula platform has just announced the launch of its new app devoted to postpartum parents’ self-care on. The mobile app features a day-by-day guide to the fourth trimester with videos, evidence-based information on everything from lactation and nutrition to mental health, as well as access to on-demand postpartum doulas. “We know the difference our app can make…
Garmin today announced Lily, a small and fashionable smartwatch. According to the company “Lily is ideal for women seeking a fashion-forward alternative to what’s currently available on the smartwatch market.” Garmin has intensified its focus on creating products and features designed for women with this announcement coming on the heels of menstrual cycle tracking and recently announced pregnancy tracking. “Lily is truly a…
