Women’s Health

Veteran Biotech Executive Elizabeth Cormier-May Joins Women’s Health Startup Mammogen as the Company’s New CEO

Mammogen, a women’s health startup born at the intersection of data, technology and science has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Cormier-May as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Mammogen. She will begin her new role on March 1st, 2021.   In her new role, Cormier-May will lead efforts to develop, validate and commercialize the company’s flagship liquid biopsy program for…

Event: Contraception Innovation Summit + Free Ticket Give Away

In 2021 the team behind Women’s Health Innovation Summit is organizing a series of events leading up to its signature event in the fall. The first of these events, the Contraception Innovation Summit will take place virtually on February 23, 2021 and we are excited to be giving away one ticket to a member of the Femtech Insider Community. Innovation in the contraception industry…

Femtech Startup Expectful Raises a $3M Seed Round to Expand Its Maternal Health Offering

Expectful recently announced its $3M seed round led by Harlem Capital. Indicator Ventures, Sequoia Scout Fund, Joyance Partners, Break Trail Ventures, Chinagona Ventures, Powerhouse Capital, AVG Basecamp Fund and Babylist also participated. Angel investors included Ellen Pao, Mike Smith and Ashley Mayer. The round also included $1.2 million in convertible SAFE notes, making the financing round a total of $4.2 million. Expectful…

Sexual Wellness Company Dame Products Raises $4M in Seed Funding

Dame Products announced earlier this week that it has raised $4M in seed funding to expand its team and products assortment, fund research and to assemble a clinical advisory board. Participants in the round included Listen Ventures, Chingona Ventures, Reformation Ventures, igniteXL Ventures, Joyance Partners, The Community Funds VC and others. Dame Founder & CEO Alexandra Fine turned to LinkedIn to share…

Springboard’s ‘Health Innovation Hub: Life Science’ Is Now Accepting Applications

Springboard’s Health Innovation Hub: Life Science is a program for women-led life science and healthcare companies seeking growth funding and connections to experts and strategic partners for product development and expansion. Selected Hub companies are matched with a personal advisory team, tasked with providing a meaningful impact on the company’s next stage of growth. The program, while virtual, engages advisors and investors…

UK-based Femtech Startup Hertility Launches Tailored At-Home Testing to Address the COVID-Related Fertility Crisis

The knock-on effects of the pandemic that disrupted our lives in 2020 are still prevalent, despite the hopeful wishes of a “Happy New Year”. These disruptions, in particular, have affected those looking to plan a family. With many wedding plans postponed, dating lives interrupted or halted altogether, family plans have also been affected. Studies have shown that 6 in 10 women are anxious…

Portfolia: An Interview with Trish Costello about the New Femtech II Fund, Learnings from Femtech I and Opportunities in Women’s Health Innovation

Portfolia, the visionary investment firm founded and led by Trish Costello, set out to reinvent investing in 2015. Her goal was to bring more women into investing and to create more diversity while delivering outstanding results. And so far it seems to be living up to this promise. The organization today has 10 funds in the market and invests in 8-12 companies…

Moon Mother Hemp Founder Jessica Bates: “I didn’t see anything on the market that spoke specifically to the needs of women and vaginal health.”

Women-founded luxury CBD brand Moon Mother Hemp has created a new way to support sexual and vaginal health and a safe and pleasurable way in which to bring CBD into the bedroom. Intimacy Oil is a rapidly emerging category in the hot CBD marketplace. Moon Mother Hemp has created a lubricant, that’s pure and expertly curated. Its ethically sourced ingredients are intentionally blended…