Are you a femtech founder looking for investment? You’re in the right place! Below is a list of venture capital firms that have partners actively interested in funding women’s health startups. We compiled this information from their websites, press coverage, and our personal interactions with them.
We just recently launched these databases, so the list below is far from complete at this point in time, but it’s a place to start.
Below are three databases:
- Dedicated Femtech & Women’s Health VC Funds
- VC Funds with Partners Interested in Women’s Health
- Angel Investors Interested in Women’s Health
Investors can add themselves using the forms below the respective databases.
If you are a startup founder currently looking for investment also check out our Feature Funder Series, where we profile investors actively looking for opportunities in the femtech space. If you are an investor and would like to be profiled submit your information by filling out this questionnaire.
Femtech & Women’s Health VC Funds
While we are actively working on educating the entire investment community about investment opportunities in our space, the funds mentioned below are dedicated to investing in women’s health and deserve a special mention and shout-out.
| Fund | Location | Description | Women’s Health Portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|
| RH Capital | United States | “We’re a women-led social investment company who use our skills as investors and voices as advocates to create sustainable change in Women’s Reproductive Health. Because when women are empowered, given choice, and access, the impact benefits their families, communities, and the entire economy.” | Bloomlife, OUI by Cirqle, NURX, YourChoice Therapeutics, Ovia Health |
| Amboy Street Ventures | United States | “The world is undergoing a massive social reformation which is lifting the taboos and stigmas that surround Women’s Health & Sexual Health. Amboy Street Ventures invests in startups that are creating the vital technology that meets the Sexual Health and Women’s Health needs of our progressive society.” | Gennev, Dame, Dipsea, Aunt Flow, Contraline |
| Avestria Ventures | United States | “We believe experience and passion build on each other. Together, they enable one to see solutions others might miss. That’s why we invest in women’s health and life science; it’s what we know best.” | Madorra, Raydiant Oximetry, Alydia Health, Uqora |
| Steelsky Ventures | United States | “SteelSky Ventures is an early stage venture fund investing in high growth companies that significantly improve access, care and outcomes in women’s health.” | Joylux, Mahmee |
| Kidron Capital | United States & Israel | “Kidron Capital is the first Women’s Health focused VC fund with a presence in Israel. Kidron is led by two female GPs and spans three geographies: Europe, USA, and Israel. The fund invests in early-stage companies that focus on improving the lives of women across the spectrum of conditions, from those unique to women to those that are predominant or manifest differently in women. Kidron’s investments will include a mix of medical devices, diagnostics, services, therapeutics, and digital health.” | CardioRenal Systems, May Health |
| Portfolia Femtech Fund | United States | “The Portfolia FemTech Fund™ focuses on emerging technologies, products and services improving women’s health and wellness throughout their lives. From fertility solutions to menopausal care and overall fitness, the fund will invest in high-potential opportunities that can be both profitable and grant women greater health and wellness.” | Future Family, Madorra |
| Astarte Ventures | United States | Astarte Ventures is the first venture fund dedicated exclusively to the health and wellbeing of women and children, with a primary focus on early intervention and prevention measures. Our investment strategy has a clearly defined core – women ages 25 to 65 with discretionary income – they are the influencers or customers of health-related decisions and care. | Alydia Health, Madorra, Maven Clinic, Materna |
| Laerdal Million Lives Fund | United States | “Laerdal Global Health is a not-for-profit company dedicated to helping save lives of mothers and newborns.” “The Laerdal Million Lives Fund is committed to investing in, partnering with and supporting entrepreneurs who are developing and deploying new emerging technologies capable of saving lives across the globe.” | MobileODT |
| The Case for Her | Sweden | The Case for Her is a philanthropic investment portfolio addressing the key women’s health issues of menstruation and female sexual health through grants, investments, convenings, and advocacy. Founded in 2017, The Case for Her brings together over 30 years of experience working and investing in women’s health and rights. This dynamic and flexible portfolio spans the globe and includes investments in product companies, tech innovations, research initiatives, and grassroots organizations. | Clue, Sustain, Unbound, Kasha, Oky, Aquafit Intimate |
| FemHealth Ventures | United States | “As part of our investment approach, we developed a structured evaluation process, the FemHealth Framework. The first element (re)imagines women’s health as conditions appearing only in women, mostly in women, and differently in women. This concept from the FemHealth Framework was first published in 2019 and is increasingly thought of as a new lens through which to view women’s health. At FemHealth Ventures, we are excited about the increasing adoption of this broader definition of women’s health and the exciting new treatments it will engender.” | BioAesthetics, Trefoil Therapeutics |
| Coyote Ventures | United States | “Coyote Ventures is a venture capital fund investing in early stage startups that are innovating in women’s health and wellness.” | Hera Biotech, Wile, Maude |
VC Funds with Partners Interested in Women’s Health
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Angel Investors Interested in Women’s Health
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