HealthTech September 14, 2022
Jordan Scott

The field of women’s health isn’t new, and the term ‘femtech’ only became popular in 2016. Since then, the field has grown, but women are still underrepresented in the health IT market.

The field of women’s health has been around for millennia. The Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus, which addresses conception, pregnancy and contraception, dates to around1800 B.C. and is one of the oldest known Egyptian medical documents. However, “femtech” is a new term in women’s health. Clue founder Ida Tin coined the term in 2016, which legitimized an area of technology innovation often ignored by investors.

“Like other female health tech entrepreneurs, she noticed that mostly male-dominated investment firms struggle with the language to discuss female biological health. Soon after, the...

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