femtech

Investment in femtech initiatives has been rising significantly in the past few years.

Managing women's health: 5 unique takes on femtech

By Cara Dartnell-Steinberg 10:08 am July 17, 2019

Evaluations made in 2019 suggest that €180bn is being spent on femtech products each year. Despite this, investment has predominantly focused on infertility and reproduction, as opposed to treating female medical issues. As Ridhi Tariyal, co-founder of Nextgen Jane highlights, “We wish we could go out there and say we just want to diagnose women’s diseases. But investors have responded with “...

Modern Fertility's mail-order test, app platform collects $15M

By Dave Muoio 01:47 pm June 13, 2019

At-home fertility testing startup Modern Fertility has raised $15 million in Series A funding in a round led by Forerunner Ventures and its founding partner, Kirsten Green, who will be joining the company’s board. WHAT THEY DO Modern Fertility’s direct-to-consumer business starts when the customer requests a personalized at-home test, or opts to take it at a local lab. Once the results are...

Femtech innovators shine the spotlight on women’s health

By Tammy Lovell 12:44 pm May 27, 2019

Since period tracking app Clue was launched in 2013, the femtech industry has continued to flourish and is projected to reach a market potential of $50bn by 2025. “It’s been absolutely amazing in shedding light on a range of products created by women and addressing female needs previously not known to the investment community,” says Eirini Rapti, founder and CEO of inne, a natural contraceptive...

Wearable technology can detect biomarkers linked to fertility windows

By Laura Lovett 11:58 am May 20, 2019

A recent study published in JMIR found that the Ava fertility wearable was able to use biomarkers, including skin temperature and heart rate, to help predict women’s fertility windows. “By monitoring numerous physiological parameters simultaneously, wearable technology uniquely improves upon retrospective methods for fertility awareness and enables the first real-time predictive model of...

As health tech innovation moves forward, who is being left out?

By Laura Lovett 02:54 pm May 10, 2019

It’s no secret digital health is iterating and evolving at breakneck speed. But many are starting to ask the question, "Are those technologies made with all in mind?" Industry players have warned that many patients groups are being left behind— namely, people of color, underserved communities, members of the LGBTQ population and women. The problems and opportunities “I would say communities of...

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Smart breast pump, pelvic floor trainer maker Elvie lands $42M

By Laura Lovett 11:32 am April 2, 2019

This morning London-based femtech company Elvie announced that it raised $42 million in Series B funding. The latest round was led by IPGL with participation from Octopus Ventures and Impact Ventures UK. WHAT THEY DO The women-led startup has developed two main products in the feminine care space; a pelvic floor trainer and a breast pump. The first, called Elvie Trainer, was launched in 2014...