Investor / VC

Women's telehealth company Wisp has acquired TBD Health, a sexual health platform, in its first acquisition and expansion beyond direct-to-consumer care. The deal adds TBD Health's diagnostics infrastructure and hospital partnerships to Wisp's platform, which the company says serves 1.8 million patients across the US. Wisp, which describes itself as the largest women's telehealth company [...]

Addressing women's health could unlock US$100bn by 2030 in the US alone, a new report has found. The World Economic Forum has published its Women's Health Investment Outlook to highlight undercapitalised opportunities in women's health. A Boston Consulting Group analysis cited in the report estimates that treating four major conditions that disproportionately affect women could [...]

Clue, the women-led period and cycle tracker health and wellness app, has announced a significant and strategic investment from Verdane - the European specialist growth equity firm focused on technology-enabled businesses. The investment - which is a substantial contribution from Verdane's €2 billion growth fund - is the single largest investment in Clue to date [...]

ShanX Medtech, a female-led AMR diagnostics startup, has secured €24m to scale its rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) technology. The Eindhoven-based company has closed a €15m seed round and been awarded an €8.85m European Commission contract developed by the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority in collaboration with the European Health and Digital Executive Agency. [...]

Gut health solutions company Bactolife has successfully raised over €30 million in its Series B investment round. The funding will enable the company to commercialise its innovative Binding Proteins, a new food, feed and dietary supplement ingredient, and execute its human study programme, aimed at transforming human and animal health for proactive health management. This [...]

Femtech World explores the latest business developments in the world of women’s health. FemHealth Ventures closes oversubscribed US$65m Fund II FemHealth Ventures, a women’s health-focused venture capital firm, has closed on FemHealth Ventures Fund II at US$65m. The oversubscribed raise brings the firm’s assets under management to US$100m across two funds and further solidifies FemHealth [...]

Revela has raised £411k pre-seed to develop AI that analyses ultrasound for earlier endometriosis diagnosis. Revela is building software that analyses ultrasound images early in the diagnostic pathway and returns a report for clinicians highlighting possible signs of endometriosis to review. The aim is to shorten the wait between a first GP visit, diagnosis and [...]

MyBliss has secured investment from women-led angel groups to scale science-led intimacy care and women’s health research. The company, founded after co-founder Mo Carrier’s experience with hormonal contraception side effects, centres products on women’s bodies and needs. Its flagship MyBliss Ultra-Thin Condoms were developed using gynaecologist-informed criteria and strict formulation standards. The condoms are vegan-certified [...]

Human Health has raised £4.1m seed funding to expand its precision health platform for patients with chronic conditions and accelerate UK rollout. The company’s “Precision Health OS” is an operating system-style platform that uses patient-reported data and AI to tailor care. Patients can track symptoms, treatments and routines, detect patterns and share doctor-ready reports. More [...]

By Femi Adetoro, marketing manager, Women’s Health Week Women’s Health Week Europe 2025 brought 400 investors, innovators, corporates, clinicians, and policymakers together at the beautiful Barbican Centre in London for three days of big thinking and real partnership-building. This was my first Women’s Health Week, and over a month later, the conversations are still shaping [...]