fertility

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By  Jessica Hagen 12:05 pm August 8, 2023
Maven Clinic, which offers virtual care geared toward women and families, announced it is partnering with Amazon to provide the retail giant's employees access to its fertility and family-building support services. The New York-based digital reproductive health and family platform offers fertility and family planning services, pregnancy and postpartum care, and parenting and pediatric support....
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 12:23 pm October 25, 2022
Israeli fertility startup AIVF announced Tuesday it had acquired ART Compass, a company that makes lab management software for in vitro fertilization. AIVF's main product is the EMA platform, which it says uses artificial intelligence to assess embryo quality during IVF treatment. The company said the deal will add to its offering and help it build momentum in the U.S. market.  ART Compass'...
Pregnant person being evaluated
By  Jessica Hagen 12:43 pm September 21, 2022
Nodal, a platform allowing surrogates to connect with intended parents after reviewing their parent profile, launched Wednesday with a $4.7 million capital raise. Nodal was incubated by Pareto Holdings. The round was led by Amplo and supported by Chelsea Hirschhorn of baby and pregnancy supply company Frida, Scott Belsky of Behance, and Kate Ryder of Maven Clinic, Great Oaks Venture Capital,...
A pregnant woman talking with a doctor in a hospital.
By  Emily Olsen 11:24 am August 1, 2022
Kindbody announced it had acquired Chicago-based surrogacy agency Alternative Reproductive Resources, the latest in a spate of deals by the hybrid fertility care and benefits company this year. Kindbody said the purchase will bring surrogacy services in-house. ARR's employees will work in the company's KindEOS division, which focuses on egg and embryo donation.  This marks the company's third...
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By  Emily Olsen 01:28 pm June 23, 2022
Medical licensing and credentialing platform Medallion raised $35 million in a Series C funding round led by Spark Capital and GV. The round, which brings Medallion's total raise to $85 million, included participation from Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Optum Ventures, BoxGroup and Elad Gil. Medallion announced a $30 million Series B raise in November and a $20 million Series A in June...
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By  Emily Olsen 11:10 am June 7, 2022
Fertility company Kindbody announced Tuesday it will bring genetic testing in-house with the acquisition of Phosphorus Labs. The deal will provide Kindbody with a reference lab in Secaucus, N.J., as well as Phosphorus' staff of geneticists and lab technicians, who will join the fertility startup's new KindLabs division. This acquisition marks Kindbody's second in 2022. In February, the company...
A woman talking to a provider on her tablet
By  Emily Olsen 11:53 am May 19, 2022
Telehealth giant Amwell has launched a new behavioral health product called the Amwell Comprehensive Behavioral Health Program. The new program will offer a digital mental health tool with optional coaching and virtual therapy and psychiatry, depending on the patient's needs. Amwell said the latest offering combines the behavioral health programs from SilverCloud Health, which it acquired last...
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By  Emily Olsen 01:57 pm May 16, 2022
Male fertility startup Legacy scored $25 million in a Series B funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures.  Other investors participating in the raise include FirstMark Capital, Section 32 and TQ Ventures and Valor Equity Partners. Legacy said the latest round brings its total raise to $45 million, building on a $10 million Series A announced last year and a $3.5 million funding from early 2020...
The Ro Sperm Kit
By  Emily Olsen 11:46 am March 1, 2022
Direct-to-consumer virtual care company Ro has acquired Dadi, a male fertility and sperm-testing startup.  The move comes less than a year after Ro scooped up another reproductive health-focused company, Modern Fertility.  As part of the deal, the virtual care company will retire the Dadi name and launch the Ro Sperm Kit, which allows users to collect samples at home for analysis and storage. The...