Despite rising interests in digital health tools for women, the femtech market continues to suffer from gaps in funding compared to other segments.
Women Who Tech, a nonprofit to uplift women-led startups, is aiming to close that gap with its FemTech and HealthTech Grants Challenge. It is targeting early-stage women-led startups that create female health-focused technology products or services....
Last year saw record amounts of investment be plugged into European tech startups, according to the 2018 State of European Tech from investment firm Atomico.
However, 93% of that funding went to startups with all-male founding teams, and the findings resemble data compiled by market research firm Pitchbook in the US, which indicates that women-led ventures secured just 2.2% of venture capital...