Every Thursday we send out a curated newsletter on all things femtech and women’s health innovation. This is an excerpt from the latest edition. If you’d like to subscribe, you can do so at the bottom of this page.
This Week’s Highlights
UK-based intimate care brand Luna Daily raises a $3.7M seed round to fund its US expansion plans.
Mate adds $4.2M in Series A funding to make fertility care more accessible.
123 Baby Box adds $1.2M in pre-seed funding to finance further product development and growth.
Rita launches its AI-powered digital fertility assessment after raising $550K in funding.
Hinge Health announces advancements to its women’s pelvic health program.
Pharma company Bayer plans to scale back women’s health R&D.
LG partners with LifeNome to launch nine.moons, an end-to-end personalized maternal health platform.
Simplifed partners with Nature’s One; now offers both breastfeeding and baby formula support.
MATTER’s 51 Labs accelerator partners with Laerdal Million Lives Fund to support startups reducing maternal mortality.
Ember launches a new self-warming baby bottle system.
Femtech Pulse: Stork Club adds doula program; MedArrive partners with Ouma; Cigna now covers Leva
This week’s newsletter is powered by Scale with Future:
🚀 FREE Webinar on April 5, 2023: Customer Retention Tactics That Work
With acquisition costs rising, keeping customers for the long term become more valuable than ever. Retaining customers while steadily acquiring new customers is one of the most sustainable and profitable ways to grow.
By focusing on retention, you can create a loyal customer base that continues to purchase from your brand for years.
This digital marketing workshop teaches eCommerce and DTC brands how to increase profits and drive recurring/subscription revenue with effective email & SMS tactics.
By the end of this free workshop you will know how to:
- Increase customer repeat purchase rates and higher LTV with consistent nurture
- Convert single time purchasers into recurring & subscription customers with re-engagement
- Drive higher average order value and revenue per user through personalized offers
In the Know
Femtech Founder Q&A with Onsite Kids‘ Carmi Medoff (Femtech Insider)
6 Issues Impacting the FemTech Industry Today (Femtech Insider)
She was one of Alabama’s last abortion doctors. Then they came for everything she had (Guardian)
Medical device companies now need to prove to the FDA they’re protected against cyber attacks (STAT News)
Femtech taking off in Japan, but room for further growth remains (The Japan Times)
The global economic impact of ignoring this aspect of women’s health in $150 billion. We can do better. (FastCompany)
Gender equality is ‘300 years away, U.N. chief warns (Washington Post)