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Fertility Company Progyny Joins NASDAQ With Initial Public Offering At $13 Per Share

Progyny Inc., the fertility and family building benefits company that serves US employers like Google, Apple, announced its Initial Public Offering of 10,000,000 shares at a price of $13.00 per share, becoming the first fertility benefits company to ev…

Cuomo Signs Bill Making New York The First State To Mandate Ingredient List for Tampons

Today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation (S.2387-B/A.164-B) which requires menstrual product packages sold in New York State to contain a transparent list of ingredients in the products. Another milestone for the menstrual equity movement.

Innovative, Holistic And Empathic: The Women-Led Clinics Defining The Future Of Health And Wellness

Millennials find the current healthcare system hard to access, outdated and inconvenient. These holistic clinics are defining the future of health and wellness for women. Personalization, community, and empathy are key.

These Founders Are On A Mission To Democratize Reproductive and Sexual Health

Allbodies is a digital ecosystem of health resources that empowers individuals to take control of their bodies and eradicates the shame and intimidation that so often accompany existing healthcare avenues. They focus on resilient communities and offer …

Female Founders Call Tampon Tax Unconstitutional And Put A Deadline On Reform

LOLA and Period Equity have launched “Tax Free. Period.”, the first ever national legal, advocacy and messaging campaign aimed at eliminating the tampon tax in all 35 remaining US states by tax session 2020. They have the support of prominent figure li…

Meet The Women Investors Supporting Early Women’s Health Innovators

Thechallenges of fundraising for a femtech startup as a female founder have been widely discussed, yet the category is slowly consolidating and getting attention from VCs. These women investors saw its potential in the early days and share their perspe…

Female CEOs Take a Stance For Reproductive Rights And Challenge Corporations To Join

In a new full-page open letter running in today’s The New York Times, the CEOs and cofounders of seven women’s health companies are speaking out against the wave of state abortion bans and challenging corporate America to join them in standing up for r…

Three Female-led Businesses Destigmatizing Fertility Alternatives for Mother’s Day

Women’s health startup Robyn, Fertility Clinic Kindbody and vegan restaurant chain By Chloe have joined forces this month and launched Beyond Mother’s Day. This campaign focuses on destigmatizing fertility and women’s health to improve support for all …

How AI Can Help Us Understand And Optimize Fertility Options

Univfy uses AI to help women understand what their fertility odds are, not just in a particular clinic, but anywhere.

These Founders Are Challenging Pharma With CBD Based Sexual Wellness Products

Several wellness companies are looking at cannabidiol, or CBD ― the non-psychoactive ingredient in the marijuana plant ― as the heart of sexual wellness products that improve symptoms related to the female sexual experience, as opposed to relying solel…