Progyny acquires Berlin-based fertility benefits platform Apryl

US-based Progyny is a fertility, family-building and women's health benefits solution

Progyny, a US-based fertility, family building, and women’s health benefits solution, has today (Monday 24 June) announced an expansion of its global offering with the acquisition of Apryl, a Berlin-based fertility benefits platform founded in 2019.

The acquisition enhances Progyny’s guided, concierge support that enables employees around the world to navigate the complexities of fertility and family building care.

Progyny was founded in 2015 and is the US’s only publicly-traded fertility benefits company. It was recently named in the Time 100 most influential companies for 2024.

Progyny’s global benefits solution supports multinational employers and their employee populations in over 100 countries. Progyny’s services allow employers the flexibility to offer fertility and family building benefits that comply with the intricacies of country-specific laws and regulations as it relates to fertility and family building services, treatments, and benefit design.

“Employers recognize the importance of providing fertility and family building benefits and want to be able to streamline these efforts to ensure their employees have equitable benefits and consistent high-touch experiences, regardless of where they live,” said Pete Anevski, CEO of Progyny. “We’re excited to broaden our support on a global scale.”

Progyny’s enhanced global services include:

• Holistic support across preconception, fertility, fertility treatments, adoption, and surrogacy

• A streamlined patient experience with personalized concierge support

• Access to thousands of vetted fertility clinics

• Secure financial processing in the member’s local currency

• A seamless benefit integration and implementation with ability to customize by country

• Secure and GDPR compliant platform, which safeguards employee data and provides stringent fraud detection, ensuring services and claims meet local regulations and laws

Jenny Saft, co-founder of Apryl, said:

“We saw the incredible solution and impact Progyny had created in the U.S. and founded Apryl with the vision of achieving this success globally. The Apryl team is thrilled to join Progyny to bring employers and their employees around the world access to best-in-class benefits that make dreams of family come true.”