Women’s health needs are getting more attention and VC appetite for femtech is following.

After a period of investor skittishness, the femtech sector is on the mend.

Fertility platform deals slow due to scarce target pool, despite rising demand and growing market.

At the current investment pace, femtech startups are set to raise a record amount of venture capital this year thanks to several mega-rounds.

What is femtech? Who coined the term femtech? What barriers have femtech founders traditionally faced and is it changing? Find out in this blog.

We spoke to four VCs active in femtech to see which startups are at the forefront of innovation in the field of women’s health.

One year out from the Dobbs decision leak, investors warn that LP capital into women’s health startups is drying up.

For a sector that attracted around $2.4 billion in VC money in 2021, “femtech” continues to be plagued by misconceptions.

More startups are cropping up to tackle infertility, but not all are getting the same level of investor interest, particularly when it comes to diagnostics and alternative treatments.

These femtech founders are sharing insights on the space, what they’re most excited about in its evolution and what challenges still exist.

As the world marks International Women’s Day, we sat down with Shakir to discuss how VCs’ approach to women’s health and female founders is changing, how she discovered her investment thesis and the challenges of balancing an investment career with being a mother.

Maya Hardigan shares her takeaways as a first-time founder and tells us more about her New York-based maternal health startup Mae.

A new generation of startups have worked to launch affordable and sophisticated female-focused digital tools in recent years--attracting mainstream investors to the burgeoning femtech industry.

Female-founded companies are raising venture capital at significantly higher levels than at any point in the last decade, suggesting efforts to boost representation are paying off.

Trillions of dollars flow into the private markets every year, and that capital shapes how we all experience and interact with the world around uswhether we know it or not.

Venture capital investors have poured millions into femtech startups focused on periods and pregnancy. Now, they’re finally starting to focus on menopause.

London-based Peanut has secured fresh funding to invest in online communities for women.

Funding for businesses geared toward women’s health didn’t crack the $100 million mark until 2013, and the term “femtech” didn’t exist until 2016. But investors are starting to pay attention to the sector, and this year is on pace to set records.