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
Hesta Health launches with £2M in pre-seed funding to address postnatal care gaps.
Equip Health raises $47M to expand virtual eating disorder treatment.
Daye launches a new at-home hormone testing service.
Contraline licenses NAS/T male contraceptive gel from Population Council.
Ob Hospitalist Group launches new virtual maternal-fetal medicine service.
Carrot adds 4,200 providers to its nationwide fertility care network in the U.S.
A new Hello Heart study shows how digital health intervention reduces blood pressure in menopausal women.
A new Evvy study shows its at-home vaginal health platform reduces bacterial vaginosis recurrence.
Flo Health settles U.S. privacy lawsuit, while a California Jury rules Meta violated privacy laws in the data case.
The Gates Foundation commits $2.5 Billion to women’s health research through 2030.
In the Know
The Egg Health Reality Check (Femtech Insider)
Y Combinator‘s Fall 2025 Startup Requests: What They Signal for Women’s Health Innovation (Femtech Insider)
Why Most Women’s Health Startups Fail to Scale – And How to Avoid That (Femtech Insider)
How ‘AI Slop’ Creates Femtech Opportunity (Femtech Insider)
White House has no plan to mandate IVF care, despite campaign promise (Washington Post)
The commercial determinants of maternal health (Nature)
Gates Foundation’s Anita Zaidi: Why Investing in Women’s Health Is Good for Business (Fortune)
Starting a Family as a Physician: Delays, Struggles Abound (Medscape)
How Silent Endometriosis Changed My Life (5280)
Why We Still Don’t Understand What Happens to Women’s Bodies During Labour (The Conversation)
Sleep Is a Feminist Issue: Why Women’s Rest Is Political (Ms Magazine)
Who’s Hiring?
Below are some jobs we’ve curated for the women’s health innovation community this week.
Gaia is looking for a Head of Product.
Gaia is hiring a US Patient Advocate.
Evela Health is hiring a Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Organon is hiring an Associate Director, Regulatory Labeling Strategy.
Mira is hiring a Mobile Product Designer.
Carrot Fertility is looking for an Executive Assistant.
Hims & Hers is hiring a Product Copywriter (UX)
Everly Health is hiring a Vice President, Business Development.
Frida is looking for a Director of Sales, Walmart.
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