Boston IVF, a leading fertility clinic with more than 25 locations across the U.S., announced today that it has partnered with TMRW Life Sciences to bring cutting-edge technology and automation to its cryostorage and fertility cell management practices. TMRW has created an automated platform for the management, identification, and storage of the frozen eggs and embryos used in In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)…
Stork Club, the company on a mission to modernize healthcare and give people the freedom to build a family on their own terms, has announced its $30M Series A led by General Catalyst, with Hemant Taneja joining the board. Existing investors Bowery Capital, Slow Ventures and angels Jack Altman, founder of Lattice; Zach Sims, founder of Codecademy; Oleg Rogynskyy, founder of People.ai;…
Fertility Focus, the manufacturers of the OvuCore and OvuSense Pro family of fertility monitoring solutions, today announces the launch of OvuFirst, a unique patented sensor designed to measure skin temperature, providing women with an understanding of when to try and conceive naturally, and enabling them to determine what issues they may have trying to conceive. OvuFirst is targeted at women who wish…
Period-care brand Callaly has launched “We Need to Talk About Vulvas”, a new campaign to encourage #VulvaTalk and debunk “the myth of the perfect vulva”, centering diverse, real life experiences of people with vulvas and providing new educational material for parents, educators and people with vulvas. The campaign launches with research showing almost a third (29%) of people aged 16 to 35…
Femtech startup Emme today announced the launch of EmmeRx, a birth control pill prescription delivery and telemedicine service. EmmeRx builds upon the success of the Emme Smart Case, which has been shown to deliver an 80% reduction in missed birth control pills. The new service is currently available in 16 states. Emme was co-founded in 2017 by Amanda French and Janene Fuerch,…
Hormone testing company Proov has reportedly received patent issue notification for a utility patent covering a method of determining that the fertile window is opened following a positive result for LH and determining that the fertile window is closed following a positive result for PdG when such results are observed on a lateral flow assay test. The patent further includes claims covering…
Overture Life, the IVF process automation startup has announced a $15M in a Series B round bringing its fundraising total to $37M. Octopus Ventures led the Series B round. Existing investors such as Khosla Ventures, Felicis Ventures, and Marc Benioff also participated in the round. Google Ventures, also participant in the round, made its first Spain-based investment. Overture Life wants to democratize…
Global benefits provider Carrot Fertility has recently announced the expansion of its leadership team with three new hires: Julie Chavez joins as Vice President of Strategy and Alliances from global consulting firm Willis Towers Watson, where she spent 10 years in leadership roles on the national health and benefits team. Brooke Bartholomay Quinn joins as Senior Vice President of Customer Success from…
