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March 7, 2022

15 under-the-radar fertility startups to watch, according to VCs

VCs from Heal Capital, Inventure, Anthemis, Creandum and Calm/Storm Ventures tell us which early-stage startups they’ve earmarked for success.


The fertility treatment market is predicted to be worth $45bn globally by 2027 — nearly double what it was in 2020 — as infertility rates rise and hopeful parents-to-be increasingly turn to assisted reproduction to conceive.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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