This Week’s Highlights
UK-based fertility benefits startup Fertifa adds £5M in seed funding;
Alfie Health launches its AI-based ObesityRx platform after raising $2.1M.
Kindred raises $1M in seed funding to scale its hybrid women’s healthcare model in the Philippines.
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company Teams Up with Male Fertility Company Posterity Health.
FDA approves Thermo Fisher‘s Immunoassays for Risk Assessment of Preeclampsia.
Infant formula company Bobbie and breast pump maker Elvie launch new retail experience to normalize combo feeding.
INVO Bioscience‘s INVOcell device receives FDA approval for 5-day incubation in fertility treatment.
Kindbody adds in-house genetic testing with the launch of Kindlabs.
Flo Health‘s ‘Anonymous Mode’ Feature is now open-source for industry-wide privacy protection.
Femtech Investment Round-up – June 23.
In the Know
Menopause in the workplace: breaking taboos (Financial Times)
British Health Care Leaves Women Shamefully Behind (Wired)
Big fertility profits from women’s pain (Unherd)
The Business Case for Being Menopause Friendly (The HR Director)
Femtech: Rich on innovation, short on funding (UKTech News)
As psychedelics near approval, there’s no consensus how they work (STAT News)
Building Inclusive Health Tech: Why Diversity and Representation Matter Beyond Pride (HIMSS)
Menopause care is still a largely untapped market. Here’s why investors and startups should dive in (Fierce Healthcare)
