What You Should Know:
- Daya Ventures, a Swedish venture studio that has rapidly established itself by building femtech companies from scratch, today announced the first close of its ongoing funding round.
- The company has successfully secured SEK 2 million of a total targeted SEK 8 million, with investments from high-profile backers from both Wall Street and Europe. The capital injection is earmarked to scale Daya's proven model of creating an "Ecosystem for Women's Health"
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Noom Launches Free Menopause Education Hub with Tamsen Fadal
What You Should Know:
- Noom, a digital healthcare company focused on chronic disease prevention launches its new Menopause Education Hub. This free resource aims to help women navigate the complexities of menopause with tools and support developed in partnership with NYT bestselling author, podcaster, filmmaker, and menopause advocate Tamsen Fadal.
- As part of this collaboration, Tamsen Fadal joins Noom as the brand's first-ever Official Menopause Awareness Advocate. The
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HerMD Launches Specialized Virtual Care Platform Focusing on Menopause and Sexual Health
What You Should Know:
- HerMD, a pioneer in evidence-based women's healthcare announced the launch of Virtual Care by HerMD, a specialized telehealth platform designed to deliver comprehensive women's health services with a dedicated focus on menopause and sexual health. Scheduling for the new virtual services is now open, with appointments set to begin on June 2, 2025.
- While the organization recently closed its physical locations due to challenges within the broader healthcare
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Philips & March of Dimes to Integrate Maternal Health Content into Avent Pregnancy+ App
What You Should Know:
- Philips and March of Dimes, the nation’s leading nonprofit fighting for the health of all moms and babies, announced a new collaboration aimed at improving maternal health education.
- The partnership will see essential March of Dimes content integrated into the widely used Philips Avent Pregnancy+ app, with the goal of enhancing health literacy and raising awareness on critical topics such as preparing for a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stay,
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Gates Foundation Awards Axmed $5M Grant to Boost Maternal and Child Health Procurement in Africa
What You Should Know:
- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a $5M grant to Axmed, a healthcare technology company focused on transforming how lifesaving medicines are procured across Growth Markets.
- The grant, announced on May 21, 2025, during a high-level roundtable alongside the 78th World Health Assembly, will be deployed as a matching fund to enhance the procurement of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) commodities in Sub-Saharan Africa through
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Frame and Labcorp Expands Access to Fertility Testing and Care
What You Should Know:
- Frame, the collaborative care platform transforming access to reproductive and fertility care, announced a strategic collaboration with Labcorp, a global leader in innovative and comprehensive laboratory services.
- The partnership will enable patients using Frame's platform to seamlessly access Labcorp's extensive suite of fertility testing services, including crucial hormone and genetic testing.
Bridging the Gap in Early-Stage Fertility
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Illinois ”Healthy Baby” Pilot: Google & Drive Health Unite for Maternal Health
What You Should Know:
- To address healthcare gaps and improve maternal health outcomes, Drive Health and Google Public Sector today announced a partnership with the State of Illinois to launch Healthy Baby, a pilot program in rural Cook County that provides Google Pixel phones, Fitbit devices, and Google Cloud technologies to expectant mothers that enable access to Drive Health’s AI-powered Nurse Avery.
- The United States is facing a maternal healthcare crisis, particularly in rural and
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FDA Approves Teal Wand™: The First At-Home Self-Collection Device for Cervical Cancer Screening in the U.S.
What You Should Know:
- Teal Health®, a women's health company dedicated to eliminating cervical cancer, today announced a landmark achievement: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Teal Wand™, marking it as the first and only at-home self-collection device for cervical cancer screening in the United States.
- The FDA approval paves the way for women to have a new, convenient, and effective option for what is commonly known as the Pap smear,
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Mira and Soccer Star Ali Riley Team Up: Empowering Women Through Hormonal Health
What You Should Know:
- Mira, a hormonal health company, announced a significant partnership with global soccer star Ali Riley, who plays for Angel City FC and the New Zealand Women's National Team.
- The collaboration is dedicated to supporting women as they navigate major life transitions—such as family planning, motherhood, perimenopause, menopause, and fertility treatments—by fostering open conversations around hormone health and expanding access to personalized, at-home care
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Evvy Launches Landmark Study Linking Vaginal Microbiome to IVF Success
What You Should Know:
- Evvy, a women's health startup focusing on novel female biomarkers, is embarking on a pioneering study in partnership with leading fertility clinics across the United States.
- The landmark research initiative marks the first time a validated, commercially available vaginal microbiome test will be used specifically to predict outcomes for patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). The study aims to identify key vaginal biomarkers linked to
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