Innovation in Women's Health Report
2023

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Key takeaways

 
Women have long faced challenges when it comes to their access and quality of healthcare, due in large part to sex and gender biases and a lack of representation in medical research. This disparity often leads to delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis or undertreatment. Fortunately, momentum is building to resolve these systemic issues and improve outcomes for women.

314%

Increase in women’s health VC investment since 2018

2023 is on pace to become a top three funding year for the women's health sector.

$435M

Investments in non-fertility startups in Q3 2023

This single quarter record shows a heartening shift in the long-held misconception that fertility and pregnancy are the sole focus of women’s health.

76%

Of women’s health companies have a female founder

This rate is three times higher than the overall innovation ecosystem.