Young founders aim to curb Canada’s sexual health crisis with at-home testing paired with premium virtual follow-up and digital education tools. trusti, a women-led healthtech startup, has announced the successful close of a $300,000 pre-seed funding round as it officially launches its at-home rapid STI testing platform in Ontario. The
It’s probable that those who have a period know what it’s like to leak (or at least just a little). Sara Jónsdóttir knows the feeling. And when it happened to her at an internship, it inspired the idea for her final design project at university—a period underwear to protect those with
Femtech Canada company Neuraura Biotech Inc. receives funding for their wearable device LoOoP. TORONTO, Mar. 27, 2025 – Today, March 27, 2025, during Canada’s Brain Health Awareness Month, the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), powered by Baycrest, is awarding $2.6 million CAD in funding to 23 aging
Afynia Laboratories, a Canadian biotech startup spun out from McMaster University, has secured $5 million in seed funding to commercialize its blood test for endometriosis. The round was led by Bio-Rad Laboratories, with participation from Impact America Fund, SOSV, the Capital Angel Network, and Gaingels. Read original article.
Calgary, AB – February 19, 2025 – Women, girls and female-identifying persons experience different health realities due, in large part, to a significant lack of sex and gender focused research and funding investment that allows for the exploration of female specific health concerns. Only 8.8% of NIH grant spending over the last
Originally shared by Cap Inclusive on LinkedIn Calling all Canadian FemTech Founders! Applications for the 2025 FemTech Breakfast Club (FBC) are now open! Apply today for a chance to win over $22,500 in prizes! This is your chance to showcase your women’s health innovation and take your business to the
Description The FEMTECH call for projects aims to support the development and funding of collaborative projects between the private and public sectors in Quebec, with the aim of developing or evaluating health technologies to support women’s health, particularly in relation to the issues identified in the Plan d’action en santé
Marlow, a Canada-based period care brand, has raised additional funding in a round led by Love x Money Ventures, with participation from Dream Ventures and other angel investors.
Hormone fluctuations affect a broad range of conditions, transitions, and symptoms experienced by women from puberty to post-menopause. These fluctuations impact not only menstrual cycles but also various aspects of women’s physical and mental health. Apart from being related to reproductive health – menopause, fertility, and contraception, hormones are behind endocrine conditions, which
Seed-stage commercialization realizes value in the Province’s health research and intellectual property. September 28, 2022 – FACIT congratulates Ontario-based start-ups Hyivy Health and HDAX Therapeutics as the latest recipients of capital through its Prospects Oncology Fund. Selected among a top-tier pool of applicants, these Ontario-based innovations illustrate excellent potential to
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