# Femtech * **Definition:** A sector of health technology that focuses on women's health and wellness, encompassing technology-driven products and services specifically designed to address women's health needs. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Femtech ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Femtech**, for healthcare technology leaders * 2.4K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/27/2025 | [**Video - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/video/node/480947?page=96) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 5/16/2025 | [**Dr. Damanjeet Chaubey, Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Clover Health**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/becker-s-payer-issues-podcast/dr-damanjeet-chaubey-vice-president-of-clinical-affairs-at-clover-health/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/22/2025 | [**Femtech Market Set to Attain Valuation of US$ 206.84 Billion By 2033 - Astute Analytica**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/femtech-market-set-attain-valuation-123000885.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 3/4/2025 | [**Portable Medical Devices Market to Reach USD 191.1 Billion by 2035, Driven by AI ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/portable-medical-devices-market-reach-123000217.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/28/2025 | [**Femtech: Isn't It Ironic?**](https://www.mddionline.com/medical-device-markets/femtech-isn-t-it-ironic-) | [[MDDI]] | | 1/14/2025 | [**Healthcare Trends Shaping 2025 And Insights For Industry Leaders - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2025/01/14/healthcare-trends-shaping-2025-and-insights-for-industry-leaders/) | [[Forbes]] | | 12/7/2024 | [**How Vaginal Health Innovations In Femtech Empower Female Leaders - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylrobinson/2024/12/07/how-vaginal-health-innovations-in-femtech-are-empowering-female-leaders/) | [[Forbes]] | | 10/8/2024 | [**The 'huge disadvantage' women behind femtech phenomenon face - The Guardian**](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/08/the-huge-disadvantage-women-behind-femtech-phenomenon-face) | [[The Guardian]] | | 10/3/2024 | [**Femtech Market to Witness 16.3AGR by 2031 - SkyQuest Technology - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/femtech-market-witness-16-3-120000784.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 9/30/2024 | [**The FemTech Series: Improving clinical trials for women's health**](https://www.med-technews.com/medtalk/the-medtalk-podcast/the-femtech-series-improving-clinical-trials-for-women-s-health/) | [[Med-Tech Innovation News]] | | 9/12/2024 | [**AI-Driven Femtech Devices Market to Grow by USD 8.6 Billion (2024-2028) as Infertility and Obesity Rates Rise - Technavio Report**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ai-driven-femtech-devices-market-to-grow-by-usd-8-6-billion-2024-2028-as-infertility-and-obesity-rates-rise--technavio-report-302246465.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 9/12/2024 | [**AI-Driven Femtech Devices Market to Grow by USD 8.6 Billion (2024-2028) as Infertility and ...**](https://www.lelezard.com/en/news-21523074.html) | lelezard.com | | 9/12/2024 | [**AI-Driven Femtech Devices Market to Grow by USD 8.6 Billion (2024-2028) as Infertility and Obesity Rates Rise - Technavio Report**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-driven-femtech-devices-market-185000285.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 9/9/2024 | [**The Surge of Femtech in MENA**](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/the-surge-of-femtech-in-mena/ar-AA1qiZ8c) | msn.com | | 9/5/2024 | [**Femtech: How Innovation In Wearables Is Shaping Future Of Female Health & Wellness - MSN**](https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/other/femtech-how-innovation-in-wearables-is-shaping-future-of-female-health-wellness/ar-AA1q2WW8) | msn.com | | 8/29/2024 | [**The Fem+ Revolution: Empowering Women with Technology - Healthcare Tech Outlook**](https://www.healthcaretechoutlook.com/news/the-fem-revolution-empowering-women-with-technology-nid-4261.html) | healthcaretechoutlook.com | | 8/26/2024 | [**Shelving the speculum: Femtech's radical transformation of women's healthcare**](https://www.fastcompany.com/91178333/shelving-the-speculum-femtechs-radical-transformation-of-womens-healthcare) | [[Fast Company]] | | 8/22/2024 | [**In the Fight for Women's Health Equity, Entrepreneurs Are Crucial**](https://medcitynews.com/2024/08/in-the-fight-for-womens-health-equity-entrepreneurs-are-crucial/) | [[MedCity News]] | | 8/14/2024 | [**Femtech Focused Insights Report 2024: A $117.37 Billion Market by 2029, Driven by Surge ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/femtech-focused-insights-report-2024-102900165.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 8/14/2024 | [**Breaking Boundaries: How femtech is revolutionising healthcare**](https://www.med-technews.com/medtech-insights/femtech-insights/breaking-boundaries-how-femtech-is-revolutionising-healthcar/) | [[Med-Tech Innovation News]] | | 8/9/2024 | [**Expanding impact: Scaling innovations in women's health - Fast Company**](https://www.fastcompany.com/91166219/expanding-impact-scaling-innovations-in-womens-health) | [[Fast Company]] | | 7/31/2024 | [**Flo Health's Unicorn Milestone: A Catalyst for Femtech Innovation and Investment - Medium**](https://medium.com/innovation-startups/flo-healths-unicorn-milestone-a-catalyst-for-femtech-innovation-and-investment-8143cff46eaf) | [[Medium]] | | 7/29/2024 | [**Femtech Market Trends and Analysis - Opportunities**](https://www.openpr.com/news/3602462/femtech-market-trends-and-analysis-opportunities) | openpr.com | | 7/25/2024 | [**Increasing combination of AI and FemTech: Opportunities and challenges**](https://www.med-technews.com/medtech-insights/latest-medtech-insights/increasing-combination-of-ai-and-femtech-opportunities-and-c/) | [[Med-Tech Innovation News]] | | 6/24/2024 | [**Femtech Is Finally One of the Cool Kids**](https://www.mddionline.com/new-technologies/femtech-is-finally-one-of-the-cool-kids) | [[MDDI]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Femto Technologies Inc.**: A company developing medical lubricants and other products aimed at improving women's wellness. - **Kindred Health Inc.**: A femtech company in the Philippines focusing on women's health services. - **Establishment Labs**: A company that focuses on innovative breast health solutions, including the Mia Femtech procedure. - **Hyivy Health**: A femtech company that secured $2 million in seed funding to develop technology for managing pelvic pain in endometriosis patients. - **Bayless Ventures**: A venture capital firm focused on supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs in healthcare, making initial investments in innovative femtech solutions. - **Sugentech**: A global leader in in-vitro diagnostics, focusing on female hormone diagnostic platforms. - **Flo Health**: A leading women's health app that provides cycle tracking and personalized health insights. - **Mira**: A San Francisco-based hormonal health company known for its FDA-compliant at-home fertility monitor. - **Clue**: A menstrual health app aiming to empower users by advancing understanding of under-researched conditions like PCOS through health and data science. - **Embr Labs**: A company known for its temperature wearable, the Embr Wave, designed to help women manage menopause symptoms. - **Sonio**: A French femtech company specializing in women's and children's health, recently acquired by Samsung. - **Ava Science Inc.**: A company focused on fertility tracking technology. - **Bellabeat Inc.**: A wellness technology company focused on women's health, offering products for tracking health metrics. - **Gytree**: A startup focused on preventive healthcare products for women. - **Willow Innovations**: A company that revolutionized breast pumping with wearable technology. - **Elvie**: Known for its innovative breast pump and pelvic floor trainer. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Femto Technologies Inc.**: Partnered with an FDA-registered facility to ensure compliance with medical device regulations. - **Human Investments Ltd. and R-Bridge Healthcare Fund**: Closed a non-dilutive growth financing facility to support innovative femtech solutions in breast health across Korea and China. - **Arizona Commerce Authority**: Partnering with The Pause Technologies to host the FemTech and Women's Health Summit. - **Fertilitywise and Fairfax EggBank**: A partnership to enhance the fertility journey for patients, providing resources and community support. - **Clue and OURA Ring**: A collaboration aimed at improving symptom management for menopausal women through wearable technology. - **Mira and research experts**: Partnering to gather meaningful data to close the research gap in women's reproductive health. - **Midi Health and Mount Sinai**: Exclusive partnership to provide personalized menopause care. - **R-Bridge Healthcare Fund and Human Investments Ltd.**: A partnership to enhance access to innovative healthcare solutions in Asia, focusing on breast health. - **Bayless Ventures and Emmeline Ventures**: Bayless Ventures serves as a healthcare advisor and limited partner in Emmeline Ventures, which invests in female founders. - **Willow Innovations and Chamber of Mothers**: A campaign to support maternal health and childcare initiatives. - **Inhealthcare and FibriCheck**: Partnered to enhance remote patient monitoring for cardiovascular disease in the UK. - **BeMe Health**: Collaborated with Flare Capital and Polaris Partners for funding to enhance its digital platform. - **Flo Health and General Atlantic**: General Atlantic's investment is expected to accelerate Flo's growth and expansion into new user segments. - **NEC X and General Prognostics Inc.**: NEC X invested in GPx, which is developing a needle-free remote blood monitoring solution for heart failure patients. - **Philips and AWS**: Partnered to offer an integrated diagnostics portfolio in the cloud, enhancing access to critical insights across various clinical specialties. - **Clue and Headspace**: Collaborated to offer Clue Plus members discounts on mental health resources. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Wearable Technology**: Emerging trend in femtech, allowing women to monitor reproductive health through innovative devices. - **FemHealth Festival**: An initiative planned by FemInnovation to connect innovators with consumers and gather data on women's health. - **Sensera by Femto Technologies**: An innovative feminine wellness device featuring biofeedback sensors and AI capabilities, set to launch in early Q2 2025. - **FemTech Market Growth**: Projected to grow from USD 51.80 billion in 2023 to USD 117.37 billion by 2029. - **AI and Big Data**: Advancements in AI and data analytics are enhancing the effectiveness of FemTech products. - **Generative AI in Femtech**: Emerging as a transformative technology for personalized health insights and early detection of conditions. - **Investment Surge**: Venture capital funding for Femtech has quadrupled since 2015, reaching nearly $2.4 billion in 2021. - **Market Growth**: The Femtech market is projected to grow significantly, with a CAGR of 14.61% from 2023 to 2029. - **Mental Health Focus**: Increasing emphasis on mental health solutions within FemTech, particularly in Israel. - **AI and ML Integration**: The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in femtech devices for personalized health insights. - **AI-Driven Diagnostics**: Emerging femtech solutions include AI-driven diagnostic platforms and at-home testing kits to improve patient outcomes. - **Digital Therapeutics (DTx)**: A shift towards evidence-based treatment delivery in women's health, allowing clinicians to prescribe software interventions. - **Menopause Innovations**: Recent advancements include non-hormonal treatments and wearable technologies for managing menopausal symptoms. - **Flo for Partners**: A feature launched by Flo to educate users' partners about menstrual and reproductive health. - **Quantum Computing**: Expected to revolutionize women's health by enabling complex biological data analysis for personalized treatment. - **Molli 2 System**: A wire-free, radiation-free system for marking lesions in breast cancer surgery, enhancing patient experience. - **Women's Health Research Initiative**: A U.S. government initiative aimed at stimulating innovation and investment in women's health. - **Health Record feature by Clue**: A new feature launched to link menstrual cycle data with confirmed diagnoses of under-researched conditions. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Representation Issues**: Concerns about the lack of female representation in leadership roles within FemTech companies. - **Funding Stigma**: Femtech companies face challenges in securing funding due to stigma surrounding discussions of women's health issues. - **Funding Disparities**: Femtech companies receive only 3% of digital health funding, highlighting gender disparity in investment interest. - **Regulatory Challenges**: Evolving regulatory frameworks pose challenges for femtech innovations and their market entry. - **Regulatory Complexities**: Navigating various regulatory frameworks and ensuring compliance poses challenges for FemTech companies. - **Gender Bias in Funding**: Female founders face challenges in securing funding, often receiving less capital than male counterparts. - **Investor Bias**: Challenges in securing investment due to a lack of understanding among investors about women's health needs. - **Underfunding in Women's Health**: Historically, women's health has been neglected in clinical research, leading to a lack of understanding of sex-based differences. - **Access to Specialists**: Concerns regarding health equity and access to specialists who understand women's unique health issues. - **Market Growth Barriers**: Challenges include insufficient research and development, and marketing restrictions on female health products. - **AI Bias**: The risk of bias in AI development due to historical underrepresentation of women in medical research. - **Healthcare Disparities**: A survey revealed that while 80% of physicians recognize sex differences in disease, less than 30% feel equipped to address them. - **Data Privacy**: Concerns regarding the handling of sensitive health data and potential privacy violations. - **Regulatory Concerns**: Calls for stricter regulations on marketing unproven medical treatments to prevent exploitation of vulnerable patients. - **Funding Challenges**: Small and medium-sized organizations face significant funding challenges due to high development costs and complex regulatory pathways. ## Related Topics [[Femtech Market Growth]]