From innovation to ownership: inside Daya Ventures’ Community Round
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Swedish venture studio Daya Ventures is taking a deliberate step toward reshaping who gets to own the future of women’s health.
After quietly launching its community investment round on Seedrs during a holiday week, Daya surpassed its initial €250,000 target within hours and moved into overfunding within days. What began as a private invite to Daya’s closest network has since grown into a shareholder base of 178 investors — a mix of first-time female investors, experienced angels, and respected leaders in the European tech and impact ecosystem.
Among them: Dora Palfi (founder of Imagi and scout at a16z), Susanna Meza Graham (investor in Nothing and Hormona), Linda Waxin (founder at Ownershift), and Åsa Johansen (Head of Women in Tech Sweden).
Building a different kind of cap table
For Daya, the round is about more than capital — it’s about redistributing ownership.
“Women’s health has long been built by women — founders, scientists, and clinicians who drive innovation forward,” says Malin Frithiofsson, Founder and CEO of Daya Ventures.
“But ownership hasn’t reflected that reality. We want to change who benefits from the value being created.”
Over the past two years, Daya has created 18 ventures — 98% women-owned — across diagnostics, digital health, and deep tech. Operating at the intersection of research, venture creation, and investment, the studio is focused on closing the $1 trillion gender health gap.
Through its Seedrs round, individuals can invest from €100 under the FCA-regulated nominee structure, extending genuine equity ownership to the community that has been building the field from within.
A cap table that mirrors the mission
One marker of the round’s momentum: 60+ first-time investors have joined — alongside investors with unicorn track records — all on the same terms.
“It’s a powerful signal,” Frithiofsson notes. “We have women making their very first investment sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with seasoned angels - owning Daya together.”
Daya views this diversity as a feature, not a footnote. Community ownership strengthens accountability and alignment, ensuring performance is measured in both market outcomes and meaningful progress in women’s health.
“Capital is influence,” Frithiofsson adds. “If we want healthcare that serves women better, we have to change who holds that influence.”
Shifting the ownership model in Femtech
Traditional venture structures concentrate value upward. Daya’s model is designed to recycle it - so that success compounds within the women’s-health ecosystem rather than being extracted from it.
By enabling founders, clinicians, advocates, and supporters to hold equity in the studio itself, Daya aims to create a self-sustaining cycle of innovation: each success fuels the next, and ownership grows alongside impact.
Join the movement
With the round now in overfunding, Daya is welcoming additional investors for a limited window.
You’re not making a donation. You become a shareholder with real rights and real upside.
Ready to invest?…
Let’s make sure the next generation of women’s health is built - and owned - by us.
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This article is part of a paid partnership with Daya Ventures.
Capital at risk: Remember, investments of this nature carry risks to your capital and your investment may go down as well as up.