Founded in London in 2020, Femtech Lab is an ecosystem of startups, experts and investors in women’s health and wellness.

Cooley will provide practical insights and coaching to the founders throughout Femtech Lab’s 12 week programmes of workshops, mentoring and intensive bootcamps. The cohort of 14 founders starts on 6 March; the second, in the autumn.

“There is huge momentum in the femtech industry, and Femtech Lab plays a critical role providing a growth ecosystem for some of the most innovative companies in the space,” said Frances Stocks Allen, a partner in London at Cooley. “We are delighted to partner with Femtech Lab, and are very impressed by the wealth of talent in the businesses just starting the 12 week programme.”

“Many femtech entrepreneurs turn to Cooley to help them establish, finance and grow their business,” said Karina Vazirova, Co-Founder and CEO of Femtech Lab. “We are thrilled that Cooley is a Femtech Lab partner and know that our members will hugely benefit from the advice and network access the firm brings.”

The companies joining Femtech Lab’s March programme are:

§  Bomimo Nutrition - empowering women through the menopause (UK)

§  Chiima Therapeutics - changing the chronic and acute pain treatment landscape (USA)

§  DAWN – AI-based smartphone platform that accelerates and improves diagnosis and treatment for unknown symptoms by monitoring signs (Israel)

§  Femity - an online community for women about new technology, treatments and services in women's health (UK)

§  HappySneeze - reducing urinary incontinence and pelvic floor disorder rates by radically increasing early access to rehabilitation (USA)

§  LUNA Africa - building a community to rate and review safe, trusted services and products (Rwanda)

§  My Fertility -  connecting patients with reproductive medicine, embryology, genetics, and fertility coaching experts (UK)

§  Neuraura - a wearable bioelectronic device to restore women’s reproductive and metabolic health (Canada)

§  Peace & Pure - clean and natural beauty products and nutrition supplements for stress control and relaxation (UK)

§  Perfect Fit - the first Indonesian-made leak proof underwear and menstrual health education (Indonesia)

§  Plan Your Baby - telemedicine platform for fertility treatment and end-to-end pregnancy medical care (UK)

§  Thyia - eradicating cervical cancer through at-home self-testing (UK)

§  We Are Ludo - providing tech for workplace inclusion, closing the gender pay gap and reaching gender parity (UK)

To date, Femtech Lab has worked with 39 femtech startups, helping them raise over £10 million in funding. Companies include: IVF platform Aura Fertility, eco-friendly period care company &SISTERS, breastfeeding and motherhood app LactApp, pregnancy and postnatal exercise platform MUTU, and Unfabled, a platform for menstrual wellbeing.

Cooley represents 600+ digital health companies that are improving the quality and affordability of healthcare.  The firm deploys a unique combination of deep experience and knowledge of the femtech sector to support clients’ innovation, growth and success.