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- SimpliFed, the telehealth platform dedicated to democratizing access to baby feeding services, announced it has closed $6M in its seed round, led by Morningside Ventures and The Venture Collective, with participation from NY Ventures, Elizabeth Street Ventures, Waterline Ventures, and 3CC.
- SimpliFed provides virtual breastfeeding and baby feeding support fully covered by your health plan from pregnancy to weaning.
Virtual Inclusive Baby Feeding Support for
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UCSF Health & Tia Partner to Open Flagship Women’s Clinic in SF
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- UCSF Health, and women's healthcare provider Tia announced a partnership to transform women's healthcare in the Bay Area -- while also demonstrating a model for how a traditional health system and an upstart can work together to improve health outcomes and experiences for 51% of the population.
- The flagship Tia Clinic will provide Bay Area women with a first-of-its-kind medical home designed to make every woman feel seen, heard and cared
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Femtech Startup Ruth Health Secures $2.4M to Transform Telehealth Approach to Pregnancy Care
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- Femtech startup Ruth Health providing progressive telehealth and comprehensive care platform built for women by women announced it has raised $2.4M seed funding round led by Giant Ventures, with participation from Citylight VC, Cleo Capital Scout Fund, Crista Galli Ventures, Duro VC, Emmeline Ventures, Gaingels, Global Founders Capital, Pentas Ventures, SOMA Capital, Techstars, Torch Capital, YCombinator, and various strategic angels. This brings Ruth Health’s
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FemTech Startup Conceive Raises $3.7M for Outcomes-Oriented Fertility Solution
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- Conceive, a New York City-based femtech startup on a mission to transform fertility, today that the public beta of its integrated solution is now live.
- The company's launch is fueled by a $3.7M seed round led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from Founder Collective, Great Oaks, and 40+ founders and angels. The majority female and 42% BIPOC cap table includes the founders of Natalist, Tia, Forward, Cityblock, Pillpack, Dia&Co, along with the deep
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Philips & Nuvo Group Partner to Tackle Maternal Care Disparities in Rural Colorado
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- Today, Nuvo Group announced a strategic collaboration with Philips to address maternal care disparities in rural areas, beginning in Colorado.
- Following the White House's call to action on maternal health, the companies’ goal is to offer an integrated solution for rural-based care providers and their patients to increase access and drive adherence to prescribed prenatal care via the INVU by Nuvo remote pregnancy monitoring
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FemTec Health Taps GeniusRx as Exclusive Online Pharmacy Partner for D2C Platform
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- Today, FemTec Health, the leading health and beauty sciences company, announced an exclusive partnership with online pharmacy company GeniusRx that will provide Awesome Woman members access to on-demand, door-to-door prescription delivery.
- Launching later this month, Awesome Woman is FemTec Health’s consumer brand that will provide personalized health and wellness services along with products that are meaningful and effective to women at all life stages.
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Femtech Startup Diana Health Launches with $11M to Redesign Maternity and Women’s Health Programs
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- Diana Health, the healthcare provider redesigning maternity and women’s health in partnership with leading health systems, today announced $11M in Series A financing and collaboration with TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center, part of HCA Healthcare, one of the largest hospital systems in the U.S.
- The funding, co-led byLRVHealthand.406 Ventures, with participation from existing investorAlleyCorp, will be used to launch Diana Health’s first locations in
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Femtech: 5 Important Women’s Healthcare Trends to Watch in 2022
The next year will be a critical one for women’s healthcare, according to Elizabeth Ruzzo, PhD and CEO and Founder of adyn. Ruzzo knows firsthand how important it is to choose the right birth control. After becoming severely depressed and having suicidal thoughts on the pill, she consulted with a doctor, only to experience medical gaslighting about her symptoms.
Below are five important predictions Ruzzo sees in women’s healthcare (femtech) in 2022.
1. Women’s reproductive rights
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Femtech Startup Babyscripts Secures Additional $7.5M for Virtual Maternity Care Solution
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- Femtech startup Babyscripts, the leading virtual care platform for managing obstetrics, has announced an additional $7.5M has been raised during the second close of their Series B funding round.
- Investments from Cigna Ventures, Texas Medical Center Venture Fund and Atlantic Health System brings the Series B raise to $19M to date. Babyscripts has raised a total of $37M to date. Memorial Innovation Fund led the initial Series B round, joined
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Femtech Startup Rosy Wellness Secures $2M for Women’s Sexual Health
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- Femtech startup Rosy Wellness, the app changing the sex lives of women across the country, announced today it raised an additional $2 million in seed funding led by Austin-based True Wealth Ventures with additional participation from Portfolia's Femtech II Fund and Mindshift Capital. The company will use the funding to support further development of its flagship platform, grow the team, and facilitate original research in women's sexual health.
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