FemTech Real Money Talks

In this episode of Founder Talks (FemTech Real Money Talks), we sit down with Rhiannon White , CEO of Clue , the globally trusted menstrual and reproductive health tracking app used by millions. We discuss product leadership, scaling a digital health platform, building trust in reproductive health data, and the future of hormone health technology. A strategic conversation at the intersection of Fe...

In this Founder Talks mini-episode of FemTech Real Money Talks , we sit down with Lucía Orozco López , Founder of FemTech Spain , to talk honestly about what it really takes to build a FemTech ecosystem - not just startups, but the entire infrastructure around women’s health. Recorded on the go in Barcelona during the launch of FemTech Spain at HealthTech4, this conversation goes beyond buzzwords....

In this powerful episode we sit down with Malin Frithiofsson , Co-Founder & CEO of Daya Ventures - the world’s first FemTech venture studio built to close the gender health gap. Malin brings an unfiltered, deeply human perspective to the conversation, sharing how frustration with the tech industry’s obsession with “non-problems” pushed her to build a model that actually moves the needle in wom...

The episode’s guest is Rachel Bartholomew , founder of Hyivy Health and head of FemTech Canada and FemTech Across Borders. We discussed Rachel's personal journey through cancer and how it inspired her to innovate in women's health. The conversation delves into the challenges of fundraising in the FemTech sector, the importance of community support, and the initiatives being taken to secure...

In this episode, Trish Costello , Founder and CEO of Portfolia , shares her inspiring journey - from leading a battered women’s shelter to becoming one of the most influential venture capitalists in women’s health and FemTech . Trish opens up about the evolution of Portfolia , the power of collaborative investing , and how the definition of FemTech has expanded over the years. She also discusses t...

We're thrilled to share our latest FemTech Real Money Talks episode featuring Ida Tin, co-founder of Clue and the visionary who coined the term "FemTech" in 2016 - a moment that transformed the industry and created a powerful community of innovators in women's health. Key highlights from our candid conversation: The origin story of "FemTech" and how one word created visibility for an entire indust...

In this episode of FemTech Real Money Talks, we speak with Jas Schembri-Stothart, co-founder of Luna, a digital health and wellbeing platform designed specifically for teen girls. Jas shares the development of Luna, from its early concept during an MBA at Oxford to becoming a globally available app with over 100,000 members across 162 countries. Key Topics Discussed: The challenges of addressing t...

In this episode, we speak with Tatiana Chavarriaga, the founder of Evie , an evidence-based Digital Therapeutic App empowering women to take control of their pelvic floor symptoms. Tatiana shares her inspiring journey from Colombia to Estonia, where she became part of a thriving startup ecosystem and launched her second product. Key Topics Discussed: How did Tatiana, a native of Colombia, find her...

In this episode, we sit down with Cintia Mano, a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience who currently serves as CEO at COREangels - a global brand of hands-on angels investing in early-stage startups through local portfolio funds. Key Topics Explored: How the COREangels operates and what startups they invest in Cintia's first angel investment experience and its outcome The non-f...

In this episode, we sit down with Jérôme Michaud, the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of PhenomX Health, a FemTech startup dedicated to enhancing the vitality, longevity, and wellbeing of 1 billion midlife women. Jérôme shares his journey from a successful career at Procter & Gamble to becoming a FemTech entrepreneur. Key Topics Explored: What does the transition from corporate life to...

In this episode of FemTech Real Money Talks , host Elena Lipilina interviews Mayra Hurtado, Co-Founder and CEO of Prelude Health, a FemTech startup based in Singapore. Prelude Health's flagship product, Hormony, is the first rapid saliva test specifically designed for women to measure their hormone levels at home, supported by a mobile app for monitoring hormone health during perimenopause. Or...

In this episode, Dr. Aznavour shares her inspiring transition from practicing ObGyn to becoming a femtech entrepreneur, candidly discussing the challenges of fundraising as a female founder in the biotech space. She explains how her clinical experience motivated her to develop a diagnostic solution for women suffering from undiagnosed endometriosis.  Endometriosis affects around 10% of women of re...

In this episode, we talk to Pam Miles, founder of Apothercare, the first company to conduct product testing on the vaginal microbiome. Pam candidly shares her entrepreneurial journey in the femtech space, describing how Apothercare evolved from a personal project making cannabis-based products for menstrual pain relief to a scientific venture focused on vaginal health. Pam recounts the challenges...

In this inspiring episode, Stiliyana Minkovska, a qualified architect, female-centered healthcare designer, and founder of Matrix, shares her entrepreneurial journey in the femtech space. Her work focuses on transforming healthcare environments and has been exhibited at the Design Museum in London. Stiliyana's dream of studying architecture at the Royal College of Art took an unexpected turn w...

In this episode, we talk to Emma Murphy, founder and CEO of Eating Freely, a network training professionals in emotional eating treatment. She candidly shares her entrepreneurial journey in the femtech space. As a world-leading expert on emotional eating and binge eating disorders, Emma describes how her personal experience with a friend's trauma inspired her unique approach combining psycholo...

Welcome to FemTech Real Money Talks, a podcast about fundraising in female technology. And my name is Elena Lipilina, I am a founder of Visible Sports and I am the host of this podcast. Here we're discussing fundraising for startups in FemTech on different stages of their development, different markets, countries and different types of products. We are going to speak with the start-up founders...