The Future of Women’s Healthcare
Welcome to The Helm's first digital magazine issue, where we look at the women creating the companies, technologies, and systems of tomorrow.
Women’s Health
Betting Big on Women’s Healthcare: Four Trends to Watch
Women’s Health
Will Infertility Exist in 2040?
Features
Women’s Bodies Aren’t a Medical Mystery—We’ve Just Been Screwed Over for Centuries
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Features
Womanhood Is Not a Pre-Existing Condition
Across every age group, women are saddled with higher health care costs than men. What will it take for "being female" to be covered by insurance?
Women's Health
Biomarker Testing Is Key to Personalized, At-Home Fertility Care
As healthcare rapidly expands beyond the hospital, personalized biomarker testing is crucial to understanding each woman’s unique fertility profile.
Women's Health
The Black Women Leading Maternal Healthcare
From Mahmee to Mama Glow, six pioneering founders are reshaping America's maternal care system, ensuring all birthing people are supported from pregnancy to postpartum.
Women's Health
What Does Equitable Access to Healthcare Actually Look Like?
Two women-identifying founders are breaking barriers to provide affordable, high-quality, culturally appropriate care for marginalized people—proving that caring for overlooked populations isn’t an afterthought: it’s the future.
Bootstrapped
How Tia Raised $100 Million to Become the One-Stop-Shop of Women’s Healthcare
Co-founder and CEO Carolyn Witte on how she closed one of the largest Series B rounds for a healthcare company focused on women.
Women's Health
Mental Health Is the Next Crisis to Hit the Startup World
Coa co-founder Dr. Emily Anhalt outlines why all founders need to prioritize their “emotional fitness”.
We Need to Talk About Menopause
100 percent of people born with a uterus will go through menopause if they live long enough—but only 7 percent of them will get the help they need for it, reveals Gennev founder Jill Angelo.
Women's Health
11 Essential Books About Women’s Health, Written by Women
These must-read women-authored books address everything from hormone health and breast cancer to autoimmune disease.
Women's Health
21 Innovative Period Products for Your Menstrual Cycle
From customized birth control to effective pain relief and leak-proof products, these women-owned period brands are transforming the feminine care industry.
Women's Health
29 Female-Founded Fertility Companies for Every Step of Your Pregnancy Journey
Whether you're trying to conceive, ready for IVF, or about to give birth, these female founders are making it easier—and more affordable—to get pregnant.
Women's Health
16 Female-Founded Companies Giving Menopause a Makeover
With new technological approaches to treating the most challenging symptoms, these female-founded startups are revolutionizing what it means to be menopausal.
Women's Health
15 Women Redesigning the Mental Health Industry
From virtual group therapy to a psychedelic drug hoping to replace antidepressants, these female-founded startups are reimagining how women seek help for their mental wellbeing.
Women's Health
18 Cutting Edge Women’s Health Inventions to Watch
From urine breast cancer screening to smart tampons, these up-and-coming female-founded brands are transforming the women's healthcare industry through technological innovation.
Closing the Female Health Education Gap
A dearth of education about female bodies has left women trying to decipher their own reproductive organs everywhere from bathrooms to book clubs.
Bootstrapped
How Afton Vechery Sold Modern Fertility for $225 Million, Just Four Years After Launch
The 31-year-old co-founder reveals how she built her reproductive health company on the premise that women should track their fertility like they track their steps.
Women's Health
How Natalist Conquered a Fertility Industry Run By Men
Founder Halle Tecco created a one-stop-shop for trusted fertility products in an industry dominated by faceless, male-founded pregnancy companies.
Women's Health
Women Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Building a Company and Having a Baby
When three of Oula’s senior executives became pregnant at the same time, they saw their own maternity leave as an opportunity to set an example for other early-stage startups.
Women's Health
How Female VCs Are Thinking About Women’s Healthcare
Research shows women raise less than half the capital of male founders on average, which doesn’t bode well for an industry where 80 percent of founders identify as women.
Women's Health
Transforming How America Treats Chronic Disease
Through her growing tele-health platform, Parsley Health founder Robin Berzin is making holistic healthcare more accessible across the country.
Women's Health
Betting Big on Women’s Healthcare: Four Trends to Watch
From predictive AI solutions and unique DNA profiles to customized medical solutions, these are the women-led healthcare companies of tomorrow.