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February 7, 2023

Femtech startups to watch, according to investors

From an app to support people going through menopause to personalised contraception and data-assisted IVF, here are 14 startups that investors are watching


Sadia Nowshin

7 min read

Marla Rinne

Europe’s femtech startups raised $161m across 15 deals in 2022, according to Dealroom — a slight dip on 2021’s number but progress on the $75m raised the year before that. 

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A landscape photo of Marla Rinne
Marla Rinne, investor at Atlantic Labs
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A landscape photo of Fiona Pathiraja, founder at Crista Galli Ventures
Fiona Pathiraja, founder at Crista Galli Ventures
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A landscape photo of Lucanus Polagnoli, founder at Calm/Storm Ventures
Lucanus Polagnoli, founder at Calm/Storm Ventures
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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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