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February 19, 2024

8 femtech startups to watch, according to investors

Investors from Calm/Storm and Speedinvest reveal the femtech companies on their watchlists

Sadia Nowshin

4 min read

Femtechs have historically struggled to garner investor backing. Even in a sector focused on female health, with a potential market size of half the world's population, it appears to still pay to be the man; male femtech founders raised more money than their female counterparts in each of the last five years, according to data from PitchBook.

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Carina Roth, investment manager at Calm/Storm
Carina Roth, investment manager at Calm/Storm
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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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