Femtech

Femtech VC funding is rising, with the sector surpassing $5 billion in deal value since 2020 and securing $1.2 billion in 2024 alone.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This most recent analyst note delves into the femtech vertical, providing a segmentation of the industry along with an analysis of VC investment, market size, and growth areas in the space.

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.