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.
Highlights
HerMD adds $18M to expand its women’s health clinic network.
Béa Fertility secures £2.5M to launch its at-home fertility treatment in the UK.
Pelvital raises $2.68M for Flyte, its FDA-cleared treatment for stress urinary incontinence.
Peppermint launches its online clubhouse for active adults 55+ with $8M in seed funding.
Octave Bioscience secures $30M for its precision care solution for multiple sclerosis.
Nesa Medtech‘s Fibroid Mapping Reviewer Application gains FDA approval.
Practice management platform Practice Betteracquires nutrition planning SaaS company That Clean Life.
Inspired by ‘Barbie’: Zocdoc commits $10M to UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, encouraging women’s OB-GYN visits.
New report by reproductive health platform Rescripted unveils troubling state of Sex Ed in 2023.
New research shows how social enterprises challenge menstruation stigma through disruption and multimodality.
New report by LactApp sheds light on insufficient breastfeeding education among healthcare professionals.
Femtech Investment Round-up: July 2023
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In the Know
Neuromodulation and Women’s Health (Femtech Insider)
Barbie, Femtech & The Power of Resilience (Femtech Insider)
Femtech in Japan: An Industry on the Rise (Femtech Insider)
Breaking Taboos: IVF and the Shift in Societal Perspectives (Femtech Insider)
Every Investor Should Pay Attention to This Stigmatized Industry Right Now (Entrepreneur)
The booming menopause economy has its very own aesthetic (Fast Company)
What happened to beauty’s obsession with CBD? (Fashionista)
In a Hot Flash, Menopause Market Soars (Beauty Matter)
