Hot Flash! Menopause May Not Be Sexy, But Investors Are Warming To Digital Health Solutions

The menopause market is a multi-billion opportunity that is gaining traction with digital health companies offering innovative solutions to help women manage their symptoms and provide treatment and support. In Vivo spoke with three female founders and entrepreneurs, as well as a partner at Lux Capital and the clinical lead of ORCHA, about this niche market.   

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Menopause is a $600bn market opportunity that remains largely untapped, according to the Female Founders Fund. But a growing field of digital health solutions including telemedicine, digital therapeutics and women’s health apps, are striving to address this growing market. 

With an estimated 1.1 billion women worldwide being postmenopausal by 2025, innovators and investors are starting to pay attention to...

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