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  • Digital health failing to capitalise on $360b “ghost market,” research finds

    Digital health failing to capitalise on $360b “ghost market,” research finds

    The health and tech industries are failing to capitalise on a $360bn “ghost market” in women’s health, according to a new report. According to the Galen Growth research, femtech global venture funding reached $2.2bn in 2024, but few digital health ventures are addressing the most common health concerns that impact women, such as cardiovascular disease [...]

  • Hong Kong launches first major women’s health summit to spotlight femtech innovation and investment opportunities

    Hong Kong launches first major women’s health summit to spotlight femtech innovation and investment opportunities

    A new two-day summit in Hong Kong aims to highlight why supporting women’s health is not just a moral obligation but an economic imperative. Around the world, women continue to face barriers to healthcare—whether through regressive policies, underfunding or lack of access. At the same time, a growing number of women-led start-ups and companies are [...]

  • New investor network aims to bridge women’s health funding gap

    New investor network aims to bridge women’s health funding gap

    A new investor network has launched to tackle the stark venture capital funding gap in women's health, bringing together 20 specialist funds dedicated to advancing innovation in the sector. WHAM (Women's Health Access Matters) announced the Innovator's Circle yesterday, connecting early-stage investors with later-stage capital partners to create a stronger funding pathway for women's health [...]

  • US funding boost to lower barriers to sexual and reproductive care

    US funding boost to lower barriers to sexual and reproductive care

    Women's digital health company Twentyeight Health has secures US$10m funding to expand its services in order to help lower barriers to sexual and reproductive care in the US. Twentyeight Health provides telemedicine consultations, at-home deliveries, and ongoing access to providers for services like birth control and herpes treatments, particularly in underserved communities. "45 per cent [...]

  • Persperity Health raises £1 million for sweat-sensing technology

    Persperity Health raises £1 million for sweat-sensing technology

    Persperity Health, a new company spun out of The California Institute of Technology, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate the development of its sweat-sensing technology that provides real-time, non-invasive hormonal insights. The technology enables real-time hormone monitoring through device-based sweat analysis, enabling non-invasive hormone monitoring for women ad providing personalised health insights. [...]

  • Breast cancer diagnostics AI startup raises US$2M in pre-series A funding

    Breast cancer diagnostics AI startup raises US$2M in pre-series A funding

    Singaporean startup FathomX raised US$2M funding to develop its AI model for mammograms. FanthomX aims to increase the accuracy of mammograms in breast cancer detection using AI-integrated devices for detection, prevention and diagnostics.  Through this funding, the company will be able to harness the full potential of its digital AI solution to read medical images [...]