women's health

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By  Jessica Hagen 01:05 pm January 27, 2025
Virtual women's healthcare platform Allara Health scored $26 million in Series B funding, bringing its total raise to $38.5 million.  Index Ventures led the round with participation from existing investor GV (Google Ventures). WHAT IT DOES  Allara Health offers a virtual care platform for women battling chronic hormonal conditions, such as endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 02:33 pm January 16, 2025
Women's health company Teal Health announced it garnered an additional $10 million in seed funding to support the launch of the Teal Wand, an at-home, self-collect cervical cancer screening device, which is currently under review by the FDA. The additional capital will bring Teal Health's funding to $23 million. Emerson Collective and Forerunner led the round with participation from Serena...
Alice Zheng, partner at Foreground Capital
By  Jessica Hagen 12:11 pm January 6, 2025
Alice Zheng, partner at women's health-focused venture capital firm Foreground Capital, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss women's health funding in 2025–and the changing investment environment around the sector.  MobiHealthNews: Tell me about your work in women's health and your investments. Alice Zheng: I'm a partner at a fund called Foreground Capital, which invests exclusively in women's...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 08:00 am November 25, 2024
PatientsLikeMe (PLM), a patient-engagement and activation platform, is announcing the launch of Ella, an AI assistant to help women manage their health, powered by generative AI platform Ema. PatientsLikeMe is a personalized health network with a patient support community that allows patients to learn from each other's lived experiences. Users can also access education, tools and services to...
A discreet sexual health package by Quinn in Singapore
By  Adam Ang 08:29 pm November 19, 2024
Singapore may be technologically advanced in healthcare, however, there may be sections in the health system that have yet to catch up – including sexual health. In this small island nation-state of nearly six million people, sexual and reproductive health remains a topic too sensitive and intimate to be discussed in the open.  Access to the internet and the general acceptability of telemedicine...
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By  Jessica Hagen 03:33 pm November 18, 2024
Pregnancy and postpartum care startup Ruth Health is closing its business after reflecting "on challenges ahead in a fragmented maternity care space where [it] failed to find scalable product market fit," the company's CEO said.  Ruth offered virtual pelvic floor physical therapy and lactation support, which could be accessed during pregnancy and after birth, as well as C-section recovery, which...
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By  Jessica Hagen 08:41 am September 20, 2024
Midlife women’s health clinic Midi Health announced it has added a group of female investors to its oversubscribed $63 million Series B round via a $5 million Special Purpose Vehicle.  New investors include actors and producers Amy Schumer and Connie Britton, soccer star Brandi Chastain, fashion designer/entrepreneur Tory Burch, Phenomenal Media’s Meena Harris, Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners...
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By  Nathan Eddy 01:46 pm July 30, 2024
Axena Health, which makes a digital therapeutic for women's pelvic health, has partnered with the direct-to-consumer telehealth company UpScriptHealth to offer consultation and treatment to women suffering from urinary incontinence symptoms. Axena's Leva Pelvic Health System aids in pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT), which is a first-line treatment that can be completed at home. The system is...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:57 pm June 18, 2024
Oncology-focused digital therapeutics company Mika Health announced a partnership with pharma companies AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo for an initiative dubbed "UNITE" to provide digital therapeutics to women undergoing breast cancer treatments.  Mika Health's app gives cancer patients access to psychological support to reduce disease-related anxiety, depression and stress. Patients can track...
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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...