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
First baby born using Gameto‘s egg maturation technology that reduces IVF hormone injections.
Lushi launches patient-centric fertility care services with $5M in seed funding.
Mental health platform for Asian Americans Anise Health raises $3M seed round.
BettiiPod raises £400K to advance its menstrual cup washing solution for public toilets.
Couples wellness platform Arya raises $8.5M Series A.
Teen period care brand RedDropwins $1M prize from Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition
WellTheory launches new program targeting link between autoimmune disease and hormonal health.
Maven Clinic becomes first women’s health company to receive NCQA health equity accreditation.
FemPulsereceives FDA clearance to begin pivotal trial for women’s overactive bladder device.
Ropartners with Lilly to offer direct access to Zepbound weight loss treatment.
Asan launches period tracking app with environmental impact features.
The NIH launches DiscoverWHR, a new digital resource to advance women’s health research.
Redesign Healthsecures $175M fund to build healthcare ventures.
In the Know
Spotlight: Let’s Talk about Public Bathrooms and Period Product Innovation (Femtech Insider)
The Global Fertility Trade: A Story of Extraction, Exploitation and Opportunity (Bloomberg)
Is Facial Hair the Last Taboo is Women’s Beauty? (New York Times)
How do women with disability and LGBTQIA+ people experience menopause? (The Conversation)
India: Why a nation of 1.45 billion wants more children (BBC)
A new moonshot initiative to fight cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific region is mission something (STAT News)
The Case for Menstrual Products on Airplanes (Think Global Health)
Who’s Hiring?
Below are some jobs we’ve curated for the women’s health innovation community this week.
Mira is looking for a Creative Marketing Copywriter.
Mira is hiring a Medical Customer Support Representative.
Mira is looking for a Mobile Engineering Manager.
Organon is looking for an Executive Director, Occupational Health.
Kindbody is hiring a Clinic Director.
Progyny is hiring a Senior Software Engineer.
March of Dimes is looking for a Senior Executive Director Market Impact.
Everly Health is looking for a Consumer Analytics Senior Manager.
London Women’s Clinic is looking for a Fertility Consultant.
CompHealth is hiring a Physician Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
To view more roles or add your own, visit our job board.
