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“Missed pills result in nearly one million unplanned pregnancies in the United States each year. They also disrupt hormone balance causing side effects such as bleeding, nausea, mood changes, and headaches. After hearing stories from hundreds of women about the stress of the pill, I knew we could help improve the effectiveness of the pill by solving the problem of adherence with technology.” Amanda French, Co-founder of Emme

Highlights

Emme raises a $2.5M seed round and announces the launch of an integrated technology enabled birth-control solution; British femtech startup Callaly lands €1.9M via crowdfunding to expand internationally; Fenometer launches Lilac, a FDA registered smart kegel exerciser; Fortune releases their 40 under 40 in Healthcare list, which features numerous femtech founders this year; 24 consumer tech & digital health startups join new push for industry-wide digital therapeutics standards; USPS delays threaten women’s access to birth control; HITLAB now accepts application for their Fall 2020 Women’s Health Challenge; Future of Femtech now offers a membership program for femtech leaders; The Guild & Femtech Focus are organizing a femtech accelerator program; All Raise fights all-male panels with the launch of its own speaker bureau

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