🙌 Twentyeight Health's $8.3M pre-Series A; Natural Cycles raises $7M from Samsung Ventures; Menopause at the Superbowl; Doveras launch

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✨ Recap! The most popular articles from last week's newsletter were...

Qvin's menstrual blood diagnostics device receives FDA approval in Thailand .

Femtech Investment Round-up (January 2023 )

Chat GPT: Will AI Advance Female and Sex Health Education?

This Week's Highlights

"We are very excited to have a partner like Samsung Ventures that invests in and values future-oriented businesses like Natural Cycles. The priority of the round was to bring in strategic partners as we venture into the world of wearables and hardware development." Dr. Raoul Scherwitzl, Co-founder & Co-CEO of Natural Cycles. Image: Natural Cycles

Natural Cycles raises $7M strategic investment from Samsung Ventures.

Twentyeight Health adds $8.3M in pre-Series A funding to finance national expansion in the US.

Menopause Awareness: Astellas Pharma buys a Superbowl Commercial Spot to Ask "What's VMS?"

Fertility startup Doveras launches a new digital lifestyle change program for individuals and couples trying to conceive.

Wingwomen pivots from peer support to coaching platform for women with preexisting conditions trying to conceive.

Wellen launches its healthtech platform for women with osteoporosis and osteopenia.

Lifepoint Health and Midi Health collaborate to provide virtual care to US women going through menopause.

On-demand male contraceptive developed by Weill Cornell Medicine shows promise in preclinical study.

Madorra's device could offer a new, nonhormonal treatment option for post-menopausal women with vaginal atrophy.

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In the Know

Women's health 'missing out' because of male-dominated investment (Financial Times)

6 Celebrities Who Have Spoken Out About Black Maternal Health (Glamour)

The Pill Club reaches $18.3M settlement for alleged Medicaid fraud in California (MobiHealthNews)

Would You Work in an Amazon Warehouse Just to Get Pregnant? (The Cut)

Ask the Expert: Lightmatter's Stephanie Adams Answers YOUR Questions about Building & Scaling Digital Health Solutions! (Femtech Insider)

Here's What Scientists Are Learning about Women's Health from Other Female Animals (Scientific America)

How 'empathetic engagement 'can increase access to mental health (STAT News)

Health Startups Offer Diabetes Drugs Like Ozempic for Weight Loss with Little Oversight (Wall Street Journal)

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