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
Wingwomen secures $2M investment following FemTech Product Award Win at MedTech World.
Lizzy Care secures $2.6M seed round to advance AI-driven dementia care solutions.
Arva Health secures $1M pre-seed to build network of modern fertility clinics in India.
Linq raises $1.1M to create secure platform for sharing intimate images.
Sidekick Health expands women’s health portfolio with new MENO! App for menopause management.
Pacify unveils new doula-led maternal health platform.
Sunrise‘s Dreem Health launches program addressing sleep disorders linked to women’s hormonal health.
Philips partners with Ingeborg Initiatives to address Arkansas’ maternal health crisis through Pregnancy+ App.
Health In Her HUE partners with Takeda to increase black women’s access to clinical trials.
Australia, US, UK, and New Zealand form Global Alliance to advance women’s health in sports.
Finland and UNICEF launch global investment program for femtech startups in emerging economies.
Six women’s health startups file EU complaints against tech giants over content censorship.
In the Know
Hinge Health‘s Move into Women’s Health (Femtech Insider)
GoodRx study reveals women spent $8.8 billion more than men on prescription medications in 2024 (Femtech Insider)
The women’s health sector is on the verge of a pivotal transformation (STAT News)
New Directions For Women’s Health: Expanding Understanding, Improving Research, Addressing Workforce Limitations (Health Affairs)
Why we shouldn’t let lower fertility rates fuel pronatalist policies (The Conversation)
Improving Women’s Health is a $100 Billion-Plus Opportunity (Boston Consulting Group)
Menopause and the Active Female Athlete: Navigating the Transition (Swimming.org)
The fertility crash comes down to what men are doing – or not doing – Nobel laureate says (Fortune)
My ‘Female Hysteria’: Dealing with Men and Living with Endometriosis (The Oxford Blue)
‘Don’t suffer in silence’: These women leaders work to bridge the health gender gap in Singapore (The Straits Times)
‘Scientists will not be silenced: thousands protest Trump research cuts (Nature)
Why women aren’t getting menopause help they need (Axios)
Who’s Hiring?
Below are some jobs we’ve curated for the women’s health innovation community this week.
Ovum is looking for a Brand and Community Manager.
Midi Health is looking for an Implementation Manager, Health Systems.
Millie is hiring a Head of Strategic Operations.
Everly Health is looking for a Product management Director.
Maven Clinic is hiring a Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML.
Oula Health is looking for a Manager of Clinical Informatics.
Tia is hiring a Partnership Sales Manager.
Univfy is looking for a Communications Project Manager.
To view more roles, visit our job board.
