Publicly-traded digital behavioral health company Talkspace announced a strategic partnership with menopause-focused telehealth startup Evernow in which both companies will utilize the other's offerings to expand their portfolio.
Talkspace offers therapy for adults, teens 13 to 17, and couples, as well as psychiatric services and medication management. The platform assists individuals suffering...
California-based Midi Health, a virtual care clinic for women 40 years and above, has partnered with Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System to expand access to care for perimenopausal and menopausal women.
Midi offers telehealth services guided by a network of nurse practitioners overseen by physicians and researchers. The company also provides personalized care plans as well as services...
Midi Health, a virtual care clinic for women 40 years and above, announced it closed a $25 million Series A funding round led by GV (Google Ventures), bringing the company's total raise to $40 million.
Frederique Dame and Cathy Friedman of GV joined existing investors Operator Collective, 25M, Semper Virens, Felicis and Icon.
WHAT IT DOES
The California-based company provides virtual care guided...
Publicly traded telemedicine company LifeMD announced it is partnering with women's health-focused specialty pharmaceutical company ASCEND Therapeutics to improve access to EstroGel, a hormone therapy for postmenopausal women.
The FDA-approved gel is used to alleviate symptoms associated with a drop in estrogen levels. It is applied directly to the skin once a day and is used to help manage hot...
Ovia Health, a digital health platform for family care, is expanding its platform to include menopause-focused offerings.
Users will be able to track symptoms and access educational content, treatment options and tips on communicating with physicians. Its enterprise customers will have additional access to on-demand health coaching, including psychosocial support.
The company already offers...
Northwell Holdings, the investment arm of New York-based health system Northwell Health, and startup studio Aegis Ventures announced Thursday they had signed an agreement to launch Upliv, a virtual menopause care company.
Upliv is the first company formed through Northwell and Aegis' partnership focused on equity in women's healthcare. In April, the startup studio announced plans to invest at...
Menopause-focused telehealth startup Evernow has scooped up $28.5 million in Series A funding.
The round was led by NEA, with participation from 8VC, Refactor Capital and Coelius Capital, plus angel investors including Color CEO Othman Laraki, former Morgan Stanley vice chairman Carla Harris, Gwyneth Paltrow, Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Abby Wambach.
WHAT IT DOES
Evernow provides hormone...
“Combine the wild hormonal fluctuations with the immense pressure that women of the ‘Sandwich Generation’ face – caretaking for children & aging parents, career shifts, plus a pandemic now – and [menopause] may well be one of the hardest and loneliest phases in a woman’s life. In 2021, it’s time we reframe this universal female experience to ensure women everywhere have 21st-century support...
UK employee health platform Peppy has just closed a Series A funding round of £6.6 million (€7.75M), led by Felix Capital.
The B2B digital healthcare platform designed to bridge the gap between patients and clinical care in hard to reach areas of healthcare. Set up in 2018, the platform is targeted at employees of corporate customers who need care support during major life events.
Their service...
Fueled by the raising awareness of women’s health needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the global femtech market is expected to reach $1.15 billion by 2025, according to a Frost & Sullivan study.
In 2020, the femtech market represented $648 million, meaning over the next five years it will have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.2%, according to the analysts.
Driving this growth...
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