Women’s & Family Health: Biggest Rounds in 2024 & Startups to Watch
2024 Year in Review
Women’s & Family Health: Biggest Rounds in 2024 & Startups to Watch
Co-founded by Joanna Strober and Sharon Meers, Midi Health, a US startup that offers telehealth services tailored to women undergoing perimenopause and menopause, secured a $60 million Series B extension led by Emerson Collective. The company raised a total of $100 million.
Co-founded and led by Dr. Elina Berglund Scherwitzl, Natural Cycles, a Stockholm-based women’s health company that provides the only digital method of birth control cleared by regulators both in the US and in Europe, secured $55 million in Series C led by Lauxera Capital Partners.
Led by Kim Rodriguez, Vitara Biomedical, a US-based medtech company developing technology to transform neonatal care, secured $50 million in Series B funding, led by Sands Capital.
Founded and led by Marta Bralic, Pomelo Care, a New York City-based virtual medical practice for pregnancy and newborn care, raised $46 million in Series B funding co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and First Round Capital.
Co-founded by Bonnie Anderson and Giulia Kennedy, PinkDx, a US company that develops diagnostic tools focused on women’s health issues, such as gynecological cancer, raised a $40 million Series A round co-led by Catalio Capital Management and The Production Board.
Co-founded and led by Dr. Dina Radenkovic, Gameto, a New York City-based biotech company that develops treatment solutions to improve women’s reproductive health throughout their lives, secured $33 million in a Series B round co-led by Two Sigma Ventures and RA Capital. Gameto recently announced the world’s first live birth using Fertilo, a technology that matures eggs outside the body.
Co-founded by Adrianne Nickerson and Elaine Purcell, Oula, a New York City-based maternity care center that blends traditional obstetric care with midwifery, raised a $28 million Series B round co-led by Revolution Ventures and Maverick Ventures.
Co-founded and led by Amelia Degenkolb, Novocuff, a medical device company dedicated to improving pregnancy outcomes and reducing the risk of preterm birth, raised $26 million in a funding round led by AXA IM Alts.
Led by Anne Morrissey, May Health, a Paris-based company developing a treatment to restore ovulation without the need for hormones, raised a $25 million Series B round co-led by Bpifrance and Trill Impact.
Led by Tracy MacNeal, Materna Medical, a Mountain View, California-based startup that develops medical devices for women’s pelvic health, raised a $20 million Series A round led by InnovaHealth Partners.
Co-founded by Barbara Oliveira, Luminate, an Irish medtech startup developing a wearable device for hair retention during chemotherapy treatment, raised $18 million across two rounds.
Co-founded and co-led by Monica Molenaar and Anne Fulenwider, Alloy, a New York-based menopause care startup that provides online treatment and relief, raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Kairos HQ.
Led by Roni Attali, AISAP, an Israeli startup that provides an AI-powered software platform that connects to common ultrasound wands and sensors to provide rapid assessment of patients’ conditions for physicians, secured $13 million in a Seed round co-led by Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. and Shoni Health.
Founded and led by Hafeezah Muhammad, Backpack Healthcare, a US online pediatric mental health care provider, raised $14 million in a Series A round led by PACE Healthcare Capital.
Co-founded and led by Ellen DaSilva, Summer Health, a New York startup that offers message-based pediatric services, raised $11.65 million in a Series A round co-led by 7wire Ventures and Lux Capital.
Co-founded by Tina Keshani, Sophia Richter, and Julia A. Cole, Seven Starling, a US virtual provider of women’s behavioral health services supporting every stage of motherhood, raised $10.9 million in a Series A funding round led by RH Capital.
Co-founded and led by Sarah Worrell, US-based Melodi Health launched the “ARIA” investigational device exemption (IDE) trial, designed to improve outcomes for women undergoing breast reconstruction following mastectomy, and also announced a $10.75 million oversubscribed Series A round.
Co-founded and led by Colleen Acosta, PhD, Freya Biosciences, a Copenhagen-based biotech company focused on women’s health, secured a $10.4 million strategic investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and $1.4 million in additional funding from EIFO (Export and Investment Fund of Denmark).
Co-founded and led by Christina LaMontagne, Clarity Pediatrics, a San Francisco startup that provides pediatric chronic care for patients with ADHD, raised a $10 million Seed round led by Rethink Impact.
Led by Margaret Wang, Rhea Fertility, a Singapore and New York City-based network of reproductive health clinics, secured $10 million in a funding round led by Thiel Capital.
Startups to Watch
Co-founded by Chief Medical Officer Amy B Killen MD, Humanaut Health, a US health and wellness clinic network that offers services including diagnostics, lifestyle modification guidance, hormone therapies, and regenerative cell treatments, raised an $8.7 million Seed round led by The Kabech Fund.
Founded and led by Cheryl Sew Hoy, Tiny Health, a US first at-home gut microbiome test developed for babies and moms, raised a $8.5 million Series A round led by Spero Ventures.
Co-founded by Sophie Copley, Little Journey, a UK healthtech startup that provides personalized psychological support for pediatric care, secured £6 million in Series A funding led by Par Equity.
Co-founded and led by Pamela Pure, Posterity Health, a US startup that offers telehealth services for men who deal with fertility issues, raised a $6 million round led by FCA Venture Partners.
Co-founded by Dr. Irene Cuevas, Cercle, a San Francisco-based women’s health data insights AI platform, raised $6 million in a Seed round led by Outsiders Fund.
Founded and led by Jennifer Wirt, Coral Care, a US startup that connects parents to childhood development specialists, raised $5.2 million in Seed funding led by AlleyCorp.
Co-founded by Clémence Lejeune and Jeanne Theuret, Sorella, a Paris-based startup providing hybrid health clinics for women, raised €5 million in Seed funding led by Blisce.
Co-founded by Jessica Schaefer and supported by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mana Baskovic, Lushi, a US startup that aims to transform the fertility care experience, recently launched with $5 million in funding from angel investors.
Co-founded by Felicia von Reden, Dr Cristina Hickman, and Lynae Brayboy, MD, Ovom Care, a Berlin-based company that integrates AI technology into fertility treatments, raised €4.8M in Seed funding led by Alpha Intelligence Capital.
Co-founded by Mary Beth Cicero and Shelley Amster, 3Daughters, a clinical development company dedicated to advancing women’s healthcare, raised an oversubscribed $4.7 million Seed round.
Co-founded by Sipra Laddha, MD and Shama Rathi, MD, LunaJoy Health, a US-based startup that provides maternal mental health care, raised a $4.2 million round from Y Combinator, FoundersX Fund, Goodwater Capital, Magic Fund, VentureSouq, Nurture Ventures, and NorthSouth Ventures.
Co-founded by Alessandra Henderson and Jannine Versi, Elektra Health, a New York-based menopause health startup, raised $3.3 million in additional Seed funding led by UPMC Enterprises.
Co-founded by Irene Liu and Jennifer Jolorte Doro, Chiyo, a New York startup that provides nutrition programs from fertility through postpartum, offering curated meals and nutritional plans, raised a $3 million round led by Bread & Butter Ventures.
Founded and led by Ashlee Wisdom, Health in Her HUE, a US-based company that aims to connect women of color with healthcare providers and content that can better address their needs, raised a $3 million Seed round led by Seae Ventures.
Co-founded by Karolina Löfqvist (CEO) and Jasmine Tagesson (COO), Hormona, a London-based women’s health company on a mission to improve hormonal health, raised $2.8 million in Pre-Seed funding from Nascent Invest, Techstars, and SFC Capital.
Co-founded by sisters Fifi Kara and Dr. Lailah Kara-Newton, Aster, a San Francisco-based health-tech startup on a mission to transform prenatal and postnatal care via its predictive and preventative pregnancy care platform for both patients and providers, raised $2.4 million in Seed funding
Co-founded by Amanda Ducach and Karishma Patel, Ema, a US AI platform that aims to transform women’s health and wellness, secured $3 million in funding.
Co-founded by Dr. Lydia Mapstone, Dr. Sioned Fôn Jones, and Tara O’Driscoll, PhD, BoobyBiome, a UK biotech developing breast milk-derived bacterial products for babies without access to breast milk, secured a £1.6 million Biomedical Catalyst grant from Innovate UK.
Co-founded by Laura J. McDonald and Dr. Christy Lane, Flora Fertility, a Canada-based insurtech offering the first individually-owned fertility insurance policy, raised $1.5 million in a Pre-Seed round led by Highline Beta.
Co-founded and led by Dr. Lorraine Muluka, Malaica, a maternal health startup active in Sub-Saharan Africa, closed a $1 million Pre-Seed funding round.
Co-founded and led by Dr. Monica Williams and Dana Roberts, RedDrop, an Atlanta-based wellness brand focused on period care products for tweens, has been awarded the $1 Million Dollar Grand Prize from Black Ambition.