![]() ![]() In 2021, approximately $160 million was invested in Israeli femtech companies, down from about $215 million in 2020, but similar to 2019’s figures with $157 million in investments, according to SNC’s data. Sign up for the Tech Israel Dailyand never miss Israel's top tech storiesĪccording to Start-Up Nation Central, an Israeli organization that tracks the local tech ecosystem, the Israeli femtech landscape includes about 130 startups and companies. You no longer have to explain to people what it is,” said Sharon Handelman-Gotlib, co-manager at FemTech IL, a community of 2,600 Israeli femtech entrepreneurs and supporters. It is still an uphill battle to secure funding, but with women being half the global population and making 80% of healthcare purchase decisions, investors are starting to perceive the rewarding possibilities. Israel, known widely as the startup nation, is becoming a font of innovation for femtech. Femtech is becoming an interesting conversation, and VCs are looking for femtech opportunities,” Gilboa said. ![]() The result is less money spent and less time to achieve pregnancy for potential parents. AIVF developed the first-to-market platform for IVF clinics that applies data science and artificial intelligence (AI) to make the IVF process more accurate and efficient. The landscape for technologies specifically focused on women’s health and well-being - or femtech - has grown significantly, and Gilboa, an embryologist and statistician, has succeeded with AIVF, a B2B (business-to-business) company she co-founded in 2018. None of them understood the meaning of the image, she gathered. The investors had blank looks on their faces. (Courtesy)įive years ago, Israeli entrepreneur Daniella Gilboa showed a group of male investors a viral photo of a newborn surrounded by the 1,616 IVF syringes used by her parents in their prolonged fertility struggle. Gals Bio CEO and founder Hilla Shaviv with her Tulipon device. Women entrepreneurs are leading the charge to make Israel a femtech powerhouseįed up with gender discrimination, founders are offering solutions to improve women’s lives, and investors are taking an interest ![]()
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