reproductive health

Dr. Jenna Glover, chief clinical officer at Headspace
By  Jessica Hagen 02:51 pm September 17, 2024
Digital mental health company Headspace announced last month that it was partnering with Spring Fertility, a network of fertility clinics, to create “Support For Your Fertility Journey,” content collection features that provide guided meditations and mindfulness exercises to individuals navigating the fertility journey as well as audio conversations and a docu-style video series.  Dr. Jenna...
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By  Jessica Hagen 05:41 pm August 16, 2024
Femtech company Clue, which offers an app focused on menstrual cycle tracking and reproductive health, announced it is partnering with digital mental health company Headspace to provide Clue Plus Members a 50% discount off a Headspace subscription. Clue offers reproductive health services from period to pregnancy tracking. Through the partnership, Clue Plus Members will have access to Headspace's...
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By  Trevor Dermody 03:40 pm April 26, 2024
Telemedicine company Thirty Madison has partnered with behavioral telehealth company Talkspace to bring mental health offerings to Thirty Mason’s Nurx and Cove users and allow Talkspace users to access migraine treatment and women's healthcare. Talkspace will now serve as the therapy partner for Nurx, which specializes in comprehensive care for women’s dermatology, reproductive health and sexual...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:24 pm June 27, 2023
Family planning platform for employees Stork Club announced it is partnering with Neway Fertility in Manhattan and five Utah Fertility Center clinics in Idaho and Utah to offer its members in-clinic care.  Stork Club is offered as an employee benefit to guide workers through different stages of reproductive care. The company's offerings include unlimited virtual visits or in-clinic care, care...
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By  Jessica Hagen 03:53 pm May 1, 2023
Hybrid fertility and reproductive care company Kindbody scored a $25 million investment from JPMorgan Chase's business unit focusing on employer-sponsored healthcare, Morgan Health. Dr. Cheryl Pegus, managing director of Morgan Health Ventures, will join Kindbody's board of directors.  WHAT THEY DO The New York-based company offers virtual and in-person services, including egg freezing,...
A close up of a person injecting fertility medication into their abdomen
By  Dana Sun and Ellen Bursey 09:51 am March 17, 2023
To this day, reproductive care remains fragmented, expensive and inaccessible. A lack of solutions to solve these problems has led to the proliferation of startups attempting to plug care gaps.  After speaking with over 75 fertility tech companies and clinicians, we distilled a few points of advice for investors and founders in this space.  Setting the stage A confluence of factors creates...
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By  Emily Olsen 12:26 pm November 23, 2022
Editor's note: This article has been updated with a comment from Apple. Ten state attorneys general are urging Apple to add new protections for reproductive health data contained in third-party apps hosted on the App Store. In a letter sent to CEO Tim Cook, attorneys general of California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont and...
A doctor visits a pregnant patient and partner at home
By  Emily Olsen 10:12 am May 19, 2022
Maternal health startup Cayaba Care scooped up $12 million in a Series A round led by Seae Ventures and Kapor Capital. Other participants in the round include Wellington Partners, Citi Impact Fund and Rhia Ventures. Founded in 2020, Cayaba Care launched in August with $3.2 million in seed funding.  WHAT IT DOES The startup works with local providers and obstetricians to offer home-based or...
Mahmee's cofounders
By  Emily Olsen 11:38 am May 12, 2022
Maternal health startup Mahmee announced Thursday it completed a $9.2 million Series A fundraising round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management's growth equity business. Other participants in the raise include existing investors Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Muse Capital, Backstage Capital, the Helm and Pipeline Angels, as well as new investors Episcopal Health Foundation of Texas,...
A telehealth visit via smartphone
By  Emily Olsen 04:56 pm November 15, 2021
Women’s telehealth startup Twentyeight Health announced Tuesday that it’s offering reproductive health services and information in Spanish.  The company will now have a Spanish language website with educational articles and FAQs about birth control options and services, customer support in Spanish, and telehealth visits and messages with Spanish-speaking doctors in Texas and Florida. Twentyeight...