Women's Health Innovations

Discover a comprehensive overview of the most innovative solutions in Wome(x)n’s Health:

General health, Diagnostics & Digital health

Maven Clinic, founded by Kate Ryder, provides a virtual clinic for family and women's health, with services including fertility, pregnancy, and parenting care

Ask Tia, co-founded by Carolyn Witte and Felicity Yost, offers a one-stop shop for gynecology, primary care, mental health, and evidence-based wellness into a singular care model that's accessible through in-person and virtual appointments

Calibrate, founded by Isabelle Kenyon, is a telehealth company on a mission to change the way the world treats weight via a metabolic reset program

Kindbody, founded by Gina Bartasi, offers fertility, gynecology, and wellness services in modern, tech-enabled clinics

EveryWell, founded by Julia Cheek, offers consumer testing, virtual care, at-home collection tests, and digital results

Parsley Health, founded by Dr. Robin Berzin, provides personalized doctor-led care and support for chronic conditions, online or in-person

HUED, co-founded by Kimberly Wilson, is a platform that diversifies the patient/doctor connection by connecting patients with diverse healthcare providers

Menstruation, Fertility Awareness and Contraception

Clue, co-founded by Ida Tin, is a science-based female health app, FDA cleared for contraceptive use

Natural Cycles, co-founded by Elina Berglund Scherwitzl is an FDA and CE approved birth control app

Inne, founded by Eirini Rapti, provides an at-home fertility monitoring system, using saliva.

Kegg, founded by Kristina Cahojova, offers a two-in-one device that combines fertility tracking with pelvic floor exercising

Other companies in this space: Eli Health, adyn, Aavia, The Lowdown

Hormonal & Gynecological Health

Hashiona, co-founded by Eva Galant, is an app designed by clinicians to stabilize the immune system, the balance of hormone levels and lower antibodies that cause Hashimoto and hyperthyroidism

Paloma Health, co-founded by Marina Tarasova, is the first digital medical practice helping hypothyroid patients better manage and treat their chronic condition

Celmatix, founded by Piraye Yurttas Beim, is a preclinical-stage biotech transforming women’s lives through better ovarian health

Evvy, co-founded by Priyanka Jain and Laine Bruzek, provides a comprehensive, at-home vaginal microbiome test that indicates susceptibility to conditions such as UTIs, bacterial vaginosis, and yeast infections

AOA, co-founded by Oriana Papin-Zoghbi and Anna Jeter, is developing the first non-invasive ovarian cancer diagnostic biopsy test

Syrona Health, co-founded by Chantelle Belland Anya Roy, harnesses research, data-science and patient experiences of Gynaecological health, to provide relief for people who suffer from Chronic Gynaecological conditions like Endometriosis, PCOS a.o

ThyForLife, founded by Thyroid Cancer Survivor Natalia Lumen, is an all-in-one global community platform and tracking app that provides support for ALL thyroid conditions.

Other companies in this category: Juno Bio, Lyv, NextGen Jane

Cardiovascular Health

Bloomer Tech, co-founded by Alicia Chong Rodriguez, Aceil Halaby, and Monica Abarca, develops tools to accelerate progress in solving cardiovascular global health problems and enable personalized healthcare practices while building a reliable and vast data set on women’s health.

Reproductive Health, Pregnancy & Employer-Paid Benefits

Modern Fertility, founded by Afton Vechery, is a reproductive health company making personalized fertility information and support more accessible | How Afton Vechery Sold Modern Fertility for $225 Million, Just Four Years After Launch

Carrot Fertility, co-founded in 2016 by Tammy Sun and Dr. Asima Ahmad, is the most comprehensive global fertility benefits provider

Stork Club, founded by Jeni Mayorskaya, offers family-related coverage from IVF to newborn care and milk shipping

Peppy Health, co-founded by Dr. Mridula Pore, is an employer-paid for health app that offers services around fertility, pregnancy, early parenthood, and menopause

Poppy Seed Health, founded by Simmone Taitt, an app that provides 24/7 access to doulas, midwives, and nurses for birthing, postpartum, and miscarriage support

Keleya, co-founded by Victoria Engelhardt and Sarah Müggenburg, is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for pregnant women and new moms

Mahmee, co-founded by Melissa Hanna and Linda Hanna, is a care management platform that provides comprehensive prenatal and postpartum healthcare

Natalist, founded by Halle Tecco, one-stop-shop for trusted fertility and pregnancy products | How Natalist Conquered a Fertility Industry Run By Men

Other companies in this category: Arrow, Bea Fertility, Cleo, Oova, Oula, Ovia, Oviavo, Parla

Breastfeeding & Postpartum Care

Elvie, founded and led by Tania Boler, is on a mission to give women the tools to enable what their bodies have always been capable of, across every phase of womanhood; Elvie’s products: a smart wearable breast pump and a pelvic floor trainer | Elvie’s Tania Boler: lessons in overcoming investors’ resistance

Milk Stork - founded by Kate Torgersen provides breast milk shipping services for traveling moms

Menopause and Post-MenopauseHealth & Wellbeing

Gennev, founded by Jill Angelo, is on a mission to empower women to take control of their health in the second half of life, starting with menopause

Elektra Health, co-founded by Alessandra Henderson and Jannine Versi, is on a mission to smash the menopause taboo by empowering women with evidence-based education, care & community

Vira Health, co-founded by Andrea Berchowitz and Rebecca Love, is a digital health company focused on improving long-term health for women

Athletic Performance & Healthy Lifestyle

Wild AI, founded by Hélène Guillaume Pabis, offers a B2C app, primarily helping women who do sports understand their body, and get the most out of it through our AI app coach

YourCoach, co-founded by Marina Borukovich, provides a practice management platform and one-stop-solution for cultivating coaching and client relationships and achieving real and lasting health outcomes

Intimacy, Sexual Wellness and Safe spaces for women and non-binary people

Troglo, TBD Health, Dipsea, Emjoy, Beducated, Killing Kittens, Loom, Kama, Ferly, XConfessions, MakeLoveNotPorn, MySecretCase, Dame, Lora di Carlo, Aquafit, Tabu

Leda Health, co-founded by Madison Campbell and Liesel Vaidya, provides services and supporting communities for sexual assault survivors

Social networks around women’s health and parenthood: Peanut

*Mental Health & Wellbeing - a special issue will cover the topic on October 10th, the World Mental Health Day

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📚 Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine And Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn

📚 The Undying: A Meditation on Modern Illness by Anne Boyer

🌐 The Helm articles: Closing the Female Health Education Gap | Women’s Bodies Aren’t a Medical Mystery—We’ve Just Been Screwed Over for Centuries | The Black Women Leading Maternal Healthcare | Will Infertility Exist in 2040? | Betting Big on Women’s Healthcare: Four Trends to Watch | 11 Essential Books About Women’s Health, Written by Women

🌐 Why we're betting big on women's health by Christina Farr, Lily Shaw and Deena Shakir

🌐 The Next Wave of Founders Building in Health & Wellness by Heather Hartnett

🌐 Femtech trends to watch in 2021, by Pauliina Martikainen

🌐 'Femtech' Is Busting Taboos Around Women's Health and Wellness—But What Is It Exactly?

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