French femtech start-up raises €5m to expand hybrid healthcare model

The French femtech start-up Sorella Care has secured €5m in funding to expand its hybrid healthcare offering.

Founded in 2022 by Clémence Lejeune, Jeanne Theuret, and Youssef Benhaddou, Sorella is a network of multidisciplinary health spaces dedicated to women.

The start-up, based on a hybrid healthcare model, aims to give women access to a comprehensive care pathway, from puberty to menopause.

The hybrid care system, the company says, integrates the performance of new technological solutions to simplify the workflow for healthcare professionals and improve the healthcare pathway.

The €5m investment, led by blisce/ with participation from Vorwerk Ventures, is hoped to help Sorella strengthen its care offering, advance its digital platform and expand its network of health clinics.

The capital raise will also go towards three new clinics opening in France later this year.

“This fundraising round opens a new chapter that will accelerate the development of Sorella in France – and beyond, our capacity for innovation in healthcare pathways and prevention,” Lejeune, co-founder and CEO of Sorella, told EU-Startups.

“It is a strong mark of confidence in our model and proof that our fight for the improvement of women’s health is very relevant today. The healthcare professionals who support us are also convinced of this.”

Alexandre Mars, founder and CEO of blisce/, said: “Today, 60 per cent of women are dropping out from their healthcare journey in France. This is a major public health challenge.

“We are convinced that the pluridisciplinary approach and the hybrid model that allies physical and digital will enable Sorella to reinvent women’s health with a significant and wide impact.

“We are excited to support the co-founders and their team in the construction of tomorrow’s way of practicing medicine.”

Katharina Neuhaus, principal at Vorwerk Ventures, added: “As long-time advocates in the female healthcare space we couldn’t be more excited to back the outstanding Sorella team and their mission to build the next generation of female healthcare.

“With its hybrid model, Sorella paves the way for a more holistic and transformative healthcare paradigm for women, recognising the interconnectedness of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing”.