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Hello & Welcome to Edition #51 of the
Weekly Femtech Insider Newsletter!
“Silk and Sonder is a habit in and of itself, and that is part of what makes it easier to keep up with it. I saw our audience feeling discouraged with the bullet journal, in part because they couldn’t get theirs to look like the ones they were seeing on social media. Here, you can find an online community that fosters space for mental clarity, but also a space to show off your creativity.” Meha Agrawal, Silk and Sonder Founder & CEO


Highlights


Silk and Sonder raises a $3.6M seed round for their monthly women's mental health program; Wildflower Health & Dorsata team up to improve pregnancy outcomes; Diversity VC's new diversity 'standard' for VC firms launches; Intimate care marketplace Bloomi is fundraising via crowdfunding platform Republic; The NHS Innovation Accelerator is now accepting applications; Daré Bioscience & Avomeen form strategic partnership to accelerate the development of Daré's novel pipeline of women's health programs; Highschool students in Denver protest for better sex education; Truepill raises $75M to expand its telehealth and pill delivery platform

 

Spotlight


According to a recent article on Crunchbase, it's been a good couple of months for mental health startups: "Inside the subcategories of wellness startups that CB Insights dug through while compiling the dataset, some, like fitness tech and sleep tech, saw fewer deals and dollars than they did in the first half of 2019. But one particular varietal is doing very well this year: mental health-focused companies." So Silk and Sonder's recent seed round comes at no surprise and we want to take this opportunity to introduce you to a couple of other startups active in the mental health space, who have recently made the news.

Silk and Sonder is a guided self-care and mental wellness experience for modern women.

The Motherhood Center of New York is a mental health clinic specialized in treating new and expecting mothers with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Equip is a virtual eating disorder treatment program helping families recover from eating disorders at home. 

Lyra Health’s mission is to transform mental health care through technology with a human touch — to get more patients the care they need when they need it.
 

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In the Know


Featured Femtech Funder: Kerry Rupp, Managing Partner at True Wealth Ventures (Femtech Insider)

'Femtech and women's health issues have become more mainstream. We must do more though.' (MobiHealthNews)

Imagine a World Where Men Stressed about their Sperm as much as Women Stress about Their Eggs (ELLE)

Racism Is a Public Health Crisis (Deloitte)

Unchartered Bodies: Why We're Exploring the Gender Health Gap (Refinery29)

Startup Perks Go Remote - and Take a More Inclusive Approach (WIRED)

Jada System for Postpartom Hemmorhage: Interview with Rob Binney, CEO of Alydia Health (MedGadget)

The algorithms defining sexuality suck. Here's how to make them better. (Mashable)

Interview with Charlotte Chiang, Founder of Missfits (Women of Wearables Blog)
 


Who's Hiring? 


Maven is looking for a Brand Copywriter.

Lola is hiring a Growth Marketer.

Rory is hiring a VP of Corporate Development.

EverlyWell is looking for a Medical Writer.

Bellabeat is hiring an Embedded Hardware Engineer.

>> View More Femtech Jobs


 

Resources 


The Ultimate Femtech Company Database

Femtech Funds, Investors and Business Angels

Femtech & Digital Health Accelerator Programs

Femtech Events Calendar

Femtech Communities

Women's Health NGOs

Research, Reports & Whitepapers

Femtech Insider Services: Work with us!

 
 

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Kathrin Folkendt
Founder, Femtech Insider

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