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
LipoCheck secures €2.5M to expand its digital health platform for lipedema patients.
Ataraxis AI secures $20.4M Series A to advance AI-powered breast cancer diagnostics.
Allo Health raises $1.9M to expand sexual health services in India.
Pelva Health raises a $500K pre-seed round to develop solutions for intimacy pain.
Indian FemiSafe raises $360K in seed funding to expand women’s wellness line.
Pakistan launches first Femtech Innovation Hub to address women’s healthcare crisis.
Femasys receives CE mark for FemBloc, its non-surgical permanent birth control system.
Tia implements Nabla‘s Clinical AI Assistant across all clinics following successful pilot.
Teal Health study shows at-home cervical cancer screening is as effective as in-office testing.
Evvy adds fertility insights to vaginal microbiome test.
American Cancer Society and Layer Health launch new collaboration, building on successful breast cancer research pilot.
Wisp and Origin partner to offer pelvic physical therapy to telehealth patients.
Monarch Collective expands investment fund to $250M for women’s sports.
WTA and PIF launch first-ever paid maternity leave program for professional tennis players.
In the Know
From Conversation to Action to Cures: How Cure CEO Seems Kumar Is Breaking Down Silos in Healthcare Innovation (Femtech Insider)
The End of Children (The New Yorker)
Inside the rise of boujee ‘social wellness’ clubs – and whether you really need to join (Women’s Health)
Women in HealthTech: 10 Women Shaping the Future of Health in Africa (UNDP)
How a lack of period product regulation harms our health and the planet (The Conversation)
30 femtech startups to watch, according to investors (Sifted)
What You Should Know about Femtech and Why (UNICEF)
Women twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease as men – but scientists do not know why (Nature)
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.
Bloomlife is looking for a Software Engineer.
Organon is hiring a Director, Research and Development Transformation.
Herself Health is looking for a Primary Care Physician.
Hims & Hers is looking for a Blog Write, Hair Health.
Progyny is hiring a Vice President, Machine Learning.
Mira is looking for an Influencers Marketing Junior Manager.
Frida is hiring a Strategic Sourcing Manager – Formulation.
Planned Parenthood is looking for a Director, Federal Advocacy Communications.
Flo Health is hiring a Product Marketing Manager.
To view more roles, visit our job board.
