Sitemap - 2024 - FutureFemHealth

💌 Issue 82: World-first IVF tech | Grand prize for tween period care company | Unfabled heads to Boots | carbon footprint tracking in new app

WellTheory launches women’s health program to address link between autoimmune disease and hormonal imbalances

Gameto announces world first as baby is born from eggs matured outside of the body

Asan launches period tracking app that also tracks your carbon footprint

Unfabled launches own-brand supplement range in Boots

Women's pain 'dismissed' in UK, warns parliamentary report

💌 Issue 81: The $15.7 billion call to action for women’s health research | Nua Surgical's C-section device | Predicting coronary risk

ConTIPI Medical launches pelvic organ prolapse device 'ProVate' in US

Call for Congress to dedicate $15.7 billion to women's health research

💌 Issue 80: Ultrahuman adds ovulation tracking | $15m for Roon's doctor-led Q&A | Posture-correcting bra patent

Ultrahuman smart ring launches subscription-free ovulation tracking

Posture-correcting bra by Etalon receives a US patent

Women's health smart ring EvieMed by Movano Health receives FDA Clearance

Roon raises $15m for doctor-led Q&A platform

Nine leading UK universities selected for £50m Maternity Disparities Consortium

💌 Issue 79: Ove's new teen period app | $2.7m to tackle postpartum hemorrhage | Menopause start-up Alloy raises $16m

Ove Care launches 'age-appropriate' period app for teenagers

$2.7m grant for Insud Pharma to tackle postpartum hemorrhage

💌 Issue 78: Freya's $11.8m to tackle pre-term births | Gynae care crisis in UK | India's menopause taboo

Freya Biosciences secures $11.8m to prevent pre-term birth

US earns 'D+' for preterm birth rate in new March of Dimes report card

AI fertility start-up Alife to pilot tools with leading clinic chain US Fertility

Evvy launches prescription-grade treatments for vaginal symptom relief

UK gynaecology care crisis causing devastating impact says new RCOG report

💌 Issue 77: Record high VC funding | Diagnosis menopause | US contraceptive sales soar | NHS 'ping and book'

iGii and Prymexa to partner on menopause diagnosis toolkit

Flo Health and FemTech India partner on 'Pass it on' project launch

National retailer Tesco pilots in-store and virtual menopause support with Stella

OVA launches egg health supplement to 600+ UK Boots stores

💌 Issue 76: Persperity's $1m for continuous hormone monitoring | Health & Her acquired | FemTech's best inventions

The start-up using sweat for women's health monitoring: Persperity Health raises $1m in pre-seed funding

💌 Issue 75: FemTech shares in $110m | Vara takes AI breast screening to India | Bayer partners for real-time hormone monitoring

FemTech start-ups share in $110m Sprint for Women's Health

Wisp launches a weight care vertical to support women with hormonal imbalances

💌 Issue 74: Teal Health $1.68m grant | Oura's perimenopause report | Midwifery care supported by WHO

Smart ring maker ŌURA releases its first-ever Perimenopause Report

Teal Health awarded $1.68m grant for at-home cervical cancer screening

Mira launches 'Menopause Transitions Kit' to help women spot early signs

Berry Fertility partners with Pinnacle Fertility to expand reach across 40 US clinics

💌 Issue 73: New women's health VC firm | Menopause next gen | $66m for migraine device

'Next Gen Menopause': from silence to anxiety - and onto empowerment

RH Capital team launch new VC firm for women's health

LEVY Health secures $4.5m seed funding to speed up the fertility journey

💌 Issue 72: $125m for Maven | prejudice for FemTech founders | Perelel acquires LOOM | the ROI on women's health in England

"We don't want your money" - the FemTech start-ups being refused financial services

Maven Clinic announces $125 Million Series F to scale its fertility and family building program

Midi Health launches dedicated program for women with history of breast cancer

Maxwellia opens latest £2m funding round

The economic case for investing in England's women's health services - new report

Perelel acquires educational women's health company LOOM

💌 Issue 71: Updating an 85-year-old pelvic health device | New menopause brain health platform | Progyny loses Amazon to Maven

Brain health platform Prickly Pear Health secures investment from new VC fund Bayless Ventures

Hyivy Health secures $2m to improve pelvic pain treatment and care

💌 Issue 70: Period pad that detects HPV | $6m for Cercle | Dearbump's new pregnancy app | $500m for women's health research

Hong Kong start-up WomenX Biotech launches HPV detection period pads

'NHS should adopt cervical self-screening as option for all women in England' says new report

Ovia Health launches new postpartum support program

ASPIVIX partners with women's health clinic Tia to introduce its cervical device

Women's health AI start-up Cercle secures $6m seed funding to expand data offering

Heart attack data adds more evidence that women treated differently to men

Dearbump launches pregnancy app offering immediate access to midwives

Female leaders across tech, entertainment, sport, media and fashion invest in Midi Health

Clue appoints new CEO

💌 Issue 69: Evie ring relaunch | Oura acquisition | Maven funding | Apricity Fertility egg sharing

Movano Health relaunches female-focused Evie smart ring

Advertising in women's health: balancing innovation and ethics

💌 Issue 68: Menopause gets personal | Hormone therapy levels at low point | OVUM expands | €1.65m for Hello Inside

Nutrition brand ZOE launches 'MenoScale' calculator

Workplace health platform HeyFlow secures £235,000 pre-seed funding

Use of hormone therapy for menopause remains low in US - despite proven benefits

Hello Inside raises €1.65m for its AI-powered continuous glucose monitoring tech

Breast cancer surgeon launches protective gear for healthcare workers exposed to radiation

OVUM expands fertility support range in Sainsbury's

💌 Issue 67: Innovate UK u-turn | $10.75m for Melodi Health | Carevix cervical device first use in NHS

Innovate UK u-turns on 'broken promise' to female founders

HANX launches GLP-1 pharmacy as part of weight management programme

First UK hospital adopts pain-reducing cervical device 'Carevix' - as makers Aspivix announce MHRA approval

💌 Issue 66: 'Smart underwear' gets $1.25m boost | Flo app boosts health literacy | AI-powered IVF decision-making

'Smart underwear' start-up Fibra secures $1.25m pre-seed round

Alife study shows promise of AI for IVF decision-making

Clue app partners with Headspace for mental health support

Flo app's first randomised controlled trial demonstrates how it boosts women's health literacy

Spring Fertility and Headspace partner on free mental health resources

💌 Issue 65: Sunny menstrual cup FDA clearance | $3m endometriosis competition | 'MSM' in menopause

Motherbeing launches sexual and reproductive health app for women in MENA

Preeclampsia 'Cuff Kits' to be distributed to pregnant and postpartum women in Florida

Needed launches first-of-its-kind education and influencer academy on instagram

New study establishes terminology for 'musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause'

Sunny menstrual cup and applicator secures FDA clearance

💌 Issue 64: Record year for FemTech funding? | Never just a period | Science of sound for pain relief

This start-up is closing the pain gap with the science of sound

The top female-founded period and cycle tracking apps for 2025

💌 Issue 63: Flo Health's $200m raise takes it to unicorn status | $50m for female sports performance | Bone Health Technologies acquisition

Unicorn status for Flo Health as it secures $200m in Series C funding

Axena Health launches telehealth service for women seeking incontinence treatment

$50million launch for Kynisca Innovation Hub’s research into female sports performance

Bone Health Technologies Acquires Wellen

💌 Issue 62: $26m to tackle preterm births | 'game-changing' HPV trial | New IVF data | 'Dream' fertility drug

Women’s health and hormonal health driving interest and growth in vitamins, minerals and supplements sector - new report

3Daughters closes oversubscribed $4.7m seed funding for novel IUD contraception

$26m Series A for startup Novocuff to help reduce preterm births with novel device

Malaysian start-up Motherhood Care+ secures seed funding round

💌 Issue 61: New IVF pill | Seven Starling's $10.9m for mental health | "like magic" - the period pads that solidify blood

"It's like magic" - the period pads turning menstrual blood solid to prevent leaks

Kindred Health raises $5.5m to transform women's health in the Philippines

Proov launches at-home perimenopause test

Seven Starling closes $10.9m Series A for women's mental health

IVF cycles increase across Europe - pregnancy rates remain stable

Air pollution linked to 38% decrease in IVF birth rate success - new study

Oxolife's drug increases IVF success rates - latest study shows

💌 Issue 60: Toxic metals in tampons | Rock Health on H1 funding | First pregnancy for SpermSearch AI

Daye launches new gynaecological care service

AIVF's AI-driven fertility treatments expand to Australia

Tampon study finds arsenic and lead in many popular brands

💌 Issue 59: McKinsey's female heart health report | Mira launches hormone health clinic | GLP-1s and contraception | UK election

Evofem's hormone-free contraception Phexxi to be offered on telehealth platform Hello Alpha as GLP-1 use increases

Mira launches new 'hormone health clinic' as accessible alternative to IVF

'Employers must normalise the conversation about menstruation in the workplace'

Clear Health launches low-dose, more affordable Accutane acne treatment

💌 Issue 58: Charity and VC firm unite for women's health | Menopause reshapes our brains | $46m for maternal health crisis

Wellbeing of Women partners with Maroon Venture Fund to advance women's health in UK and US

OCON Therapeutics raises $10m to pioneer uterine health treatments

Progyny acquires Berlin-based fertility benefits platform Apryl

Fierce Foundry launches new FemTech venture studio

Mika Health's digital therapeutic app joins AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's 'UNITE' program for breast cancer support

Pomelo Care raises $46 million series B - with demonstrated impact on maternal and newborn health outcomes

Flo Health research reveals menopause makes menstrual cycles longer and less predictable in largest study of its kind

Issue 57: Elvie's new app | Movano & MIT study | What will a new UK Government do for women's health?

Elvie releases new pelvic health training app - and it's free to use

Why are women’s careers still being derailed by the ‘menopause penalty’?

UK election 2024: where does women's health feature in the major party manifestos?

ŌURA reveals its smart ring users are now predominantly women for first time

The Better Menopause becomes first investment for new Angel investors club Blossom Ventures

MIT selects Movano Health's Evie Ring for study on Long Covid and chronic Lyme disease

This new VC fund will invest in nurse entrepreneurs

Issue 56: 2035 vision | £80m for Amber Therapeutics | Bayer & Samsung menopause sleep study | Kindbody IPO?

Daya Ventures closes pre-seed round

"When I think about the future of FemTech, I'm very hopeful" | Reflections from Decoding the Future of Women 2024

Christina Aguilera's Playground takes on censorship

Time for IPO? Kindbody Founder Gina Bartasi returns as CEO

What will life look like for women in 2035? Here are the trends shaping women's health

Amber Therapeutics closes £80m Series A to further urinary incontinence therapy

Evernow launches free vaginal estrogen with multi-month memberships

Women’s health start-up Unfabled launches consumer insights and research platform - and unveils range of own-brand supplements

Issue 55: Incora Health's smart earring | FemTech in France | $55m for Natural Cycles | $33m for Gameto fertility

Axena Health closes extra $9.4 million funding for its pelvic health system Leva

Smart earring start-up Incora Health secures investment from XRC Ventures

Femtech start-ups in France increase by 22% in 12 months

Flo Health launches pleasure education program

$55m for Natural Cycles in Series C financing round

Issue 54: Clue & Oura menopause research | world-first saliva pregnancy test | at-home alcohol test | FDA-clearance for bladder device

Seek launches first at-home lab test measuring how alcohol impacts women's health

Watkins-Conti 'Yōni.Fit' obtains FDA clearance for bladder leakage device

Oura ring and Clue period tracker team up for perimenopause research

Saliva pregnancy test launches in Boots

Issue 53: Dementia's cost | May Health raises $25m for PCOS ovarian therapy | Menopause sign language | Evie smart ring closer to medical device status

Women in US can now collect their own sample for cervical cancer screening

Holland & Barrett develops first official guide for British Sign Language and the menopause

May Health raises $25m to develop ovarian therapy for women with PCOS

Movano's 'Evie Med' women's smart ring now one step closer to medical device status

Issue 52: Project ACL | Mae & maternal health disparities | Natural Cycles launches postpartum mode

FDA breakthrough designation brings Teal Health at-home cervical cancer screening one-step closer

NHS study rates MUTU pelvic care system as 'ready to go' for gynaecological care crisis

Natural Cycles launches postpartum support mode - with new 'Is mommy ok?' campaign

Issue 51: FemTech sustainability | $60m for Midi Health | Clue X Apryl Fertility | Wonder Woman Collective

Five women's health start-ups collaborate to address healthcare gaps

How sustainable is the FemTech sector? A new, first-of-its-kind report has answers.

PinkDX launches with $40m funding to develop diagnostics for gynaecological cancers

Virtual menopause clinic Midi Health raises $60m in Series B funding

Future fertility: the startups shortening the pathway to parenthood without IVF

Issue 50: We're 1! | Future fertility | $2.32m for Pelvital | FemTech Europe report | ASPIVIX & Bayer collab

Elvie leads calls for UK Government to step up funding and support for pelvic health

Maven Clinic expands focus on natural conception

ASPIVIX partners with Bayer Switzerland to reduce pain of gynaecological procedures

Issue 49: OVUM's first fully recyclable pregnancy test | $4.2m for LunaJoy Health | Why are 40% of period app users inactive?

'App users do not want to have to battle pop-ups and adverts to just to add a period date.' Why UX matters when it comes to menstrual tracking apps

BoobyBiome: the start-up innovating with breast milk microbiome secures Forbes 30 under 30 recognition

OVUM launches first fully recyclable pregnancy test into 345 Sainsbury’s stores nationwide

Issue 48: Start-ups using AI to screen for heart disease | New women's health VC fund | postpartum support lacking in US

KIDRON Capital Assets announces first close of women's health VC fund

NHS announces first-ever women's health national clinical director

Issue 47: FemTech's 'dynamic growth' | $1m for Femtek smart ring | menopause platform launch by Kenvue

Kenvue launches 'Versalie' - a digital 'one-stop-shop' platform for menopause

$1m for the wearable smart ring - you'll barely have to wear

7 best FemTech & women's health innovation newsletters - 2025 edition

Issue 46: Bladder leaks go primetime | The Flex Co. secures investment | Why are men downloading Flo Health?

Support for midlife and menopause 'sandwich generation' thanks to Midi Health and Cleo partnership

Issue 45: Personalised pessaries | FemTech investment | Midi Health & the 'sandwich generation'

This start-up 3D prints pessaries on-demand: Cosm Medical achieves FDA clearance

Issue 44: Flo Health faces class action | The Lowdown plugs data gap | Oura ring adds pregnancy

“We are in a position to do something about this, and relatively quickly” - how The Lowdown is tackling the data gap in women’s health

Issue 43: Sequel vs Tampax | removing sport barriers with health | $5m for bone booster in postmenopause | does FemTech worsen health inequalities?

Issue 42: $3.3m for Elektra Health | Football Association & female health | Jill Biden's $100m for research

‘Lifesaving’ women’s health content censored and blocked on social media

Issue 41: Women's health marketing under fire | £1.5m for Juniper insurance | Perelel donates $10m to research

Issue 40: Ovulation tracking earrings | Tesco goes 'menopause friendly' | $1.7m for DeepLook

First smart earring wearable: researchers at University of Washington design and test device

Issue 39: Roche's PCOS diagnostic | Unfabled lands $1.6m | why autoimmune diseases affect more women

Unfabled secures $1.6m funding for its destination women's health marketplace

ShiraTronics migraine therapy concludes successful pilot study

Share your view on the censorship of women's health content online

Roche's non-invasive diagnostic for PCOS secures CE mark approval - and it's already available on the NHS

Issue 38: Investor rules petition | $740k for stress-free fertility platform Zora Health | Flo Health on privacy

Fertility platform Zora Health secures $740k funding

A fresh perspective on the condom from Nixit

3Daughters secures $2million funding to advance its pain-free contraception insertion

Flo Health steps up privacy commitments with new ISO certification

'My pre-seed fundraise was unsuccessful - here's what I learnt'

Petition launched over new Angel investment rules: changes could disproportionately hit FemTech sector

Issue 37: $1 trillion says McKinsey | The Honey Pot gets acquired | FDA clearance for maternal heart monitor and bone booster

7 standouts from McKinsey's report into the $1tr opportunity in women health

Dubai-based Diva'Me raises $1million in pre-seed funding

Teal Health begins clinical trials for its self-collect cervical cancer screening device

Issue 36: Movano's Evie out for delivery | Funding for Vi menopause | Vivoo's at-home UTI test

Dutch menopause platform Vi secures funding from NN Group

Issue 35: Qvin's world-first diagnostic period pad | $8.5m for Annabella pump | $3m for Health in her HUE

Health in her HUE secures $3m seed funding to reduce racial health disparities

Qvin's world-first diagnostic menstrual pad gets FDA clearance

Femme Health launches ‘online department store’ for fertility and conception support

Issue 34: $13.5m for Heranova to tackle endometriosis | Nixi Body's 'gamechanging' AI | Flo Health free for 1bn |

Using AI for customer service has been a 'gamechanger' says Nixi Body

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