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Meet the companies Femovate is investing in to advance women's health equity with tech innovation.
Femovate has provided $1.8M+ in design capital across 16 key femtech verticals, helping unlock over $100M in investment.
The application period for Femovate 2023-24 is now closed. Follow us on LinkedIn for updates and the selected startups announcement.
Afynia (formerly AIMA Laboratories) is developing an at-home screening test that will shorten the path to diagnosis and treatment for endometriosis.
Founder(s)
Jocelyn Wessels, PhD and Lauren Foster, PhD
Vertical
Chronic Conditions
Canada
Armor Medical Inc is biomedical device company that dares to innovate better health for all. Our groundbreaking wearable device, Maternal Armor, is revolutionizing early obstetric hemorrhage detection - offering objective, real-time monitoring to enhance patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.
Founder(s)
Kelsey Mayo, PhD, Christine O’Brien, PhD
Vertical
Cardiovascular
United States
TeleScan is a telesonography® provider that connects healthcare facilities and their patients with remote, expert sonographers. By combining a facility's existing resources with FDA-cleared and HIPAA-compliant technology, TeleScan can bring high-quality prenatal ultrasound care to all patients.
Founder(s)
Blanca Lesmes
Vertical
Maternal Health
United States
Betty's Co. is the next generation of care for Gen-Z – normalizing, destigmatizing and depoliticizing womxn's healthcare through integrative gynecology, mental health, and wellness care.
Founder(s)
Jennifer Newell
Vertical
General Gynecological
United States
Bloomful is a diagnostic solution delivering streamlined, accessible gynaecological care to underserved women globally.
Founder(s)
Dupe Burgess, MD
Vertical
General Gynecological
United Kingdom
Bloume Health is a digital health solution for people with genito-pelvic pain. Their clinically-validated approach addresses the mental, physical, and social aspects of these conditions, making comprehensive care more effective, and accessible.
Founder(s)
Claudia Chisari
Vertical
General Gynecological
United Kingdom
MyLymphCare is a research-based home-monitoring solution for early detection of lymphedema, one of the major side-effects of breast cancer treatment. We empower women to monitor at home to catch symptoms before they are visible, enabling early treatment that results in a dramatically lower risk of chronic lymphedema.
Founder(s)
Ida Grønborg, Mads Skak
Vertical
Oncology
Denmark
Celeste is the one-stop-shop for medication management, rooted in precision medicine. Backed by the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps and UC San Diego, Celeste's ExactRx is a medication diagnostic tool that transforms traditionally diagnostic lab panels into actionable medication safety and efficacy insights. By using AI-powered precision medicine, it enables healthcare providers and payers to pre-emptively assess how a patient will respond to medications and subsequently create personalized adherence plans.
Founder(s)
Athena Doshi, MPH
Vertical
General Gynecological
United States
Chava is the first comprehensive platform providing access to sexual and reproductive health education, community, and care for young women in Latin America.
Founder(s)
Susan Cotton, Anielka Medina
Vertical
General Gynecological
Nicaragua
United States
The first AI-based medical device that allows clinicians to base critical labor decisions on accurate and user-independent measurements, providing a safe and gentle process for both mom and baby.
Founder(s)
Roni Cantor-Balan, Yoni Balan
Vertical
Maternal Health
United States
Cosm Medical is developing a digital gynecology platform to create custom-made, gynecological prosthetics for pelvic floor disorders and beyond.
Founder(s)
Derek Sham
Vertical
Pelvic Health
Canada
Curiva offers a non-invasive diagnostic patch for early detection of cervical cancer. Their diaPatch™ provides same-day, highly accurate results, addressing mental, physical, and social aspects of care, making comprehensive diagnostics more effective and accessible.
Founder(s)
Eydis Lima
Vertical
Oncology
United States
DeepLook Medical is revolutionizing radiology for cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment, with their FDA-approved, patent-protected software. The shape recognition software accurately measures, segments, and displays the density of soft tumor masses in Mammograms, Ultrasounds, CT scans, and MRI images — with just one click.
Founder(s)
Marissa Fayer, Greg Belanger, MD
Vertical
Breast Health
United States
ELANZA is a personalized wellness platform, offering resources and support to reduce stress without the use of therapy or medication.
Founder(s)
Brittany Hawkins, Catherine Hendy
Vertical
Chronic Conditions
United Kingdom
EXO is battling disparities in women’s health research and treatment while enhancing the standard of care for maternal health.
Founder(s)
Emily Maginn
Vertical
Mental Health
United States
Elektra's comprehensive digital health platform helps women navigate the 10-year menopause transition. It offers virtual support from a dedicated "Elektra Guide" (i.e., menopause doula), on-demand and evidence-based education built by board-certified doctors, and a private, moderated community.
Founder(s)
Alessandra Henderson, Jannine Versi
Vertical
Menopause
United States
Eli is the women's health company providing at-home insights in real-time, and over a lifetime, from hormones in saliva.
Founder(s)
Marina Rivas, Thomas Cortina
Vertical
Hormone Health
Canada
EmGenysis employs AI-driven video analysis to determine the viability of an embryo, boosting the likelihood of successful implantation.
Founder(s)
Cara Wells, PhD
Vertical
Fertility
United States
Embie empowers those undergoing IVF and IUI treatments to manage their fertility journey with personalized tracking, insights, and community support.
Founder(s)
Ravid Israel
Vertical
Fertility
Israel
Epowar is a UK-based start-up using wearable technology to make women safer. They recently launched the first safety app that detects if the user is physically attacked, alerting their chosen contacts, sharing live location data and storing valuable evidence in the cloud.
Founder(s)
E-J Roodt, Maks Rahman
Vertical
Safety
United Kingdom
FemHealth Insights aims to alter the face of FemTech by providing a comprehensive data platform that encompasses everything there is to know about the FemTech market.
Founder(s)
Brittany Barreto, PhD
Vertical
Women's Health Research
United States
Feminsights AI is a research repository of qualitative women's health research across dozens of conditions and phases of women's lives, powered by AI to surface unique opportunities and requirements for future femtech solutions.
Founder(s)
Guidea
Vertical
Women's Health Research
United States
Fertilitae increases accessibility to fertility wellness through automated assessments, personalized plans, care, and education on a mobile app.
Founder(s)
Ashley Florestal, ND
Vertical
Fertility
United Kingdom
Girls First Finance (GFF) promotes equitable access to education and financial services for vulnerable young women starting in Africa who are otherwise at risk of exploitation to cover their education expenses. Through its mobile super app platform, GFF provides access to student loans along with tools focused on safeguarding, financial literacy, career development and community support across over a dozen features.
Founder(s)
Andrea Pizziconi, CFA
Vertical
Safety
Kenya
Health Evolve Technologies is bringing care delivery closer to home. We designed LAUREN, a digital health platform, to help pregnant and postpartum women manage their health while receiving support from a personalized care village outside of the walls of the clinic.
Founder(s)
Kimberly Smith
Vertical
Cardiovascular
United States
Health in Her HUE® is a digital health platform dedicated to connecting Black women and women of color to culturally sensitive healthcare providers, evidence-based, culturally tailored health content, and community support.
Founder(s)
Ashlee Wisdom, MPH
Vertical
General Gynecological
United States
HopStair provides confidence coaching via an app to help its users build their core foundation, unlock their full potential, and achieve their goals.
Founder(s)
Nadine Pfeifer
Vertical
Mental Health
United Kingdom
Hyivy Health provides data-driven medical devices that facilitate the rehabilitation of the pelvic floor.
Founder(s)
Rachel Bartholomew
Vertical
Pelvic Health
Canada
IAMENO. is an end-to-end hormonal health management platform leveraging AI, data and sciences to provide daily step-by-step personalized guidance and action plans to women going through hormonal changes impacting their physical, emotional and cognitive health. Our mission is to create a new generation of women who are smarter about their health.
Founder(s)
Farah Dehmouni
Vertical
Menopause
United Arab Emirates
Impli is developing subdermal implants that monitor fertility hormone levels, frequently and in real time so that clinicians can make better decisions during the IVF treatment. Clinicians need more data points to deliver precision care to move the dial on success rates but also increase the safety of women.
Founder(s)
Anna-Luisa Schaffgotsch
Vertical
Hormone Health
United Kingdom
Incora Health empowers women to meet their fertility and wellness goals by providing actionable health insights using the Incora smart earrings.
Founder(s)
Lindsey Calcutt, PhD, Theresa Gevaert
Vertical
Hormone Health
United States
KnowBra uses AI and computer vision for post-mastectomy bra fitting. The platform automates insurance claims and offers zero touch fittings. KnowBra's solution reduces discomfort, boosts confidence, and guarantees a proper fit.
Founder(s)
Brittney Gray
Vertical
Oncology
United States
Lasa Health is a digital companion for people with endometriosis, providing care navigation and evidence-based patient education.
Founder(s)
Margaret Melville, Chris Fortuna
Vertical
Chronic Conditions
United States
Mindful IVF leverages extensive fertility expertise and the science of meditation to foster a healthier, happier IVF journey.
Founder(s)
Gordon Mullins
Vertical
Fertility
Ireland
Momsanity aims to provide support for mothers suffering from Postpartum Depression.
Founder(s)
Margarita Koleva
Vertical
Maternal Health
Austria
Bulgaria
NAWAT Health is a digital platform that provides Arab women access to sexual and reproductive health educational programs and judgement-free and pleasure-positive online care with diverse trusted and trained sexual and reproductive health experts.
Founder(s)
Noor Jaber, Hisham Chehayeb
Vertical
Safety
United Arab Emirates
Nesa Medtech is a leading deep tech medtech startup that specializes in developing patented, scar-less image guided surgical solutions in the field of women’s health using advanced technology. The management team at NESA has decades of experience working with large medtech MNCs. Additionally, NESA has received clearance from the US FDA and is backed by renowned investors. NESA’s goal is to transform women’s healthcare by introducing empathetic innovation.
Founder(s)
Sreekar Kothamachu
Vertical
Uterine Health
India
We use innovative, evidence-based diagnostic methods optimized by AI to improve outcomes and longevity for complex diseases such as endometriosis, infertility disorders, and genetic conditions impacting quality of life.
Founder(s)
Varun Kapoor, Rajit Malhotra, David White
Vertical
Chronic Conditions
United States
NuroKor FemTech is developing bioelectronic wearable solutions for underserved conditions affecting female health on a global scale.
Founder(s)
Rick Rowan
Vertical
Menstrual Health
United Kingdom
Partum Health is a hybrid clinic delivering the best of online and offline care to women and families through the fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum journey. Partum supports families with essential specialty services - including mental health, lactation, nutrition, physical therapy, and birth and postpartum doula care - that together improve maternal and family health outcomes by preventing and addressing the incredibly common complications of the perinatal period.
Founder(s)
Meghan Doyle, Matt Rogers
Vertical
Maternal Health
United States
Peli Health aims to transform the conversation around pelvic care, offering an abundance of resources and educational materials.
Founder(s)
Helen Grimshaw, Kerstin Recker
Vertical
Pelvic Health
United Kingdom
United States
PherDal Fertility Science stands at the forefront of innovative reproductive healthcare, dedicated to transforming fertility assistance with groundbreaking and accessible solutions. Their flagship product, The PherDal Kit, is a patented, sterile, over-the-counter option, meticulously designed to empower individuals on their path to parenthood.
Founder(s)
Jennifer Hintzsche, PhD
Vertical
Fertility
United States
Global Fertility and Pregnancy Telehealth Clinic providing end-to-end clinical, digital, affordable, effective, personalised and fast solutions for fertility and pregnancy related problems.
Founder(s)
Marija Skujina
Vertical
Fertility
United Kingdom
Proov is a proactive fertility testing platform that helps couples identify the leading causes of infertility at home. Proov is the only FDA Cleared test to confirm ovulation at home. It combines simple urine-based diagnostics with an easy-to-use app to give women a clear view on their menstrual cycles and fertility status.
Founder(s)
Amy Beckley, PhD
Vertical
Hormone Health
United States
Prosoma is a global medical company delivering digital healthcare solutions for oncology. Our product portfolio supports the patient’s mental and behavioural health. It aims to improve cancer-related symptoms of anxiety and depression, and to enhance patient quality of life. The solutions are to provide accessible, supportive care, with an aim to improve overall treatment effectiveness and decrease costs.
Founder(s)
Marek Ostrowski, Emanuela Kufel, Andrzej “AJ” Jonczyk, MD
Vertical
Oncology
Germany
Seesaw Health empowers women to combat chronic, systemic inflammation with an innovative, evidence-based solution. Combining cutting-edge digital sensors and advanced data analytics to enable smart breathwork and efficient anti-inflammatory stimulation, we help women tap into the body’s natural healing abilities and improve overall well-being.
Founder(s)
Celine Vignal, Pierre Bonnat
Vertical
Chronic Conditions
United States
SkiiMoo Tech creates technologically advanced solutions for niche markets. Our premiere product, The VDOM, is an app-connected prosthetic genital designed to enhance sexual intimacy and overall wellness for people who suffer from anatomical restrictions of the genitals.
Founder(s)
Glenise Kinard-Moore
Vertical
Sexual Health
United States
Skincubator Neocare is revolutionizing neonatal care by developing solutions that foster connection instead of separation between preterm infants and their parents. Our flagship product, the Skincubator, is a first-of-its-kind wearable incubator designed to enable full skin-to-skin care while maintaining the environmental control of a traditional incubator.
Founder(s)
Alon Metrikin
Vertical
Infant Health
Israel
Tandem Community is a digital health platform offering culturally supportive resources and communities to enhance maternal and postpartum emotional wellness for women of color.
Founder(s)
Sheila Pande
Vertical
Maternal Health
United States
TheraB Medical is a medical technology company dedicated to developing innovative solutions for infant care. Their flagship product, the SnugLit, is a portable and wearable phototherapy device designed for the treatment of infant jaundice.
Founder(s)
Alexa Jones
Vertical
Infant Health
United States
We are Thyia the comfortable and convenient alternative to the smear test. We are a digital health platform providing women with access to at-home cervical cancer screening tests making cervical cancer a thing of the past.
Founder(s)
Chris Ross, Naomi Forward
Vertical
Oncology
United Kingdom
UVISA is on a mission to benefit women globally by offering drug-free solutions to common gynaecological infections.
Founder(s)
Ella Harris
Vertical
Pelvic Health
Denmark
Veera (formerly Avira Health) develops technology to uplift the mother-infant dyad during the life-changing transition into motherhood and beyond.
Founder(s)
Tina John
Vertical
Maternal Health
United States
Villie is a platform that connects expecting parents with support from loved ones through cash, gifts, and services, while also helping brands target moms by placing products in front of their villagers to drive revenue.
Founder(s)
Kimberly Jolasun
Vertical
Maternal Health
United States
Transforming breast cancer screening by combining automated ultrasound and artificial intelligence (AI) to empower women and physicians with accessible and personalized breast health monitoring.
Founder(s)
Maryam Ziaei, PhD, Shadi Saberi, PhD
Vertical
Breast Health
United States
joni is a menstrual care brand that’s making organic and sustainable products mainstream in our mission to make period care accessible for everyone. Organizations of all sizes have signed up for our wholesale period care and dispenser solutions to support DEI initiatives ahead of the 2024 requirement for federally regulated businesses.
Founder(s)
Linda Biggs, Jayesh Vekariya
Vertical
Menstrual Health
Canada