Marija Butkovic, Contributor

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Twentyeight Health Announces $8.3 Million In Funding, Making Health Care More Accessible To BIPOC And Underserved Communities

Over the last two years, the company has expanded across the U.S. — growing from six to 34 states and covering more than 85% of women of reproductive age.

TBD Health Raises $4.4 Million In Seed Funding To Democratize Access To Inclusive Sexual Care

With this new financing, TBD Health is expanding to all 50 states, democratizing access to its sexual healthcare offerings, consisting of at-home STD testing and emergency contraception available via telehealth or in-person in its Las Vegas Care hub.

Herself Health Raises $7 Million In Funding, Aims To Transform Advanced Primary Care For Women 65+

Herself Health, a new healthcare technology company designed to deliver advanced primary care to women over 65, announced today its first clinic opening and closing of a $7 million seed round funding round led by founding partner Juxtapose.

Fifty Years Launches ‘Fast Grants’ For Female Reproductive Science To Close The Gender Research Gap

Repro Grants is a “fast grants” program, that awards $25,000 – $100,000 to ambitious research projects aiming to deepen our understanding of the female reproductive system. Women’s health attracts only a minuscule percentage of all science funding – ab…

Meet The Female Founder Who Just Raised $7.2 Million For Her Virtual Care Platform Aiming To Reverse The Autoimmune Epidemic

WellTheory is a company on a mission to support those living with autoimmunity and, in turn, reverse the autoimmune epidemic, backed by $7.2 million seed funding round led by Accel, with participation from Box Group, Lux Capital, Scribble Ventures, Roc…

Midi Health Launches Its Platform To Bring The Best Care To Women In Midlife, Supported By $14 Million In Seed Funding

Midi Health, a virtual care clinic making expert care accessible and affordable for women experiencing the hormonal changes of midlife, today announced a $14 million seed investment funding round co-led by Felicis and SemperVirens.

Daye Launches World’s First Tampon-Based At-Home Screening Kit, Raises $11.4 Million In Latest Funding Round

U.K.-based gynaecological health startup Daye has completed a £10 million funding round and announced the launch of its vaginal microbiome screening tests that can detect infections and pathogens which are linked to STIs and vaginal infections, as well…

Vara Raises $4.4 Million In Funding To Bring Its Groundbreaking AI Breast Cancer Screening Platform To Millions More Women

There are more lost disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) by women to breast cancer globally than any other type of cancer. Vara, a startup building an intelligent platform that infuses state-of-the-art AI into routine breast screenings, is on a missi…

Meet 11 Female Scientists, Innovators And Entrepreneurs Changing The Narrative On Menopause

Featured in this story are 11 female scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs who have made it their mission to ensure a better future for themselves and menopausal women globally, through their advocacy, education, and pushing the boundaries of what …

Elix’s Pioneering Clinical Study Shows The Effects Of Chinese Herbal Medicine On Menstrual And Hormone Health

Elix, the first digital platform to combine Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with a proprietary algorithm, announced today the results of a pioneering clinical trial that validates the efficacy of its main product, Cycle Balance, supporting treatment…