WHW Weekly Scoop #63

โœจ $2.2M Hormone-Free Contraception, Male Birth Control Milestone & Menopause Sleep Tech
Written by
WHW Team
Published on
August 7, 2025

๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ Hesta Health Launches to Radically Improve Women's Healthcare

Hesta's platform addresses critical gaps in women's health, beginning with comprehensive postnatal care.

"Women's health is a trillion-dollar opportunity with the potential to improve outcomes for billions, and we believe Hesta can lead that transformation.โ€

โ€” Camilla Dolan, General Partner at Eka Ventures

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๐Ÿ’ค Eight Sleep Introduces Hot Flash Cooling Feature for Smart Mattresses

New smart sleep technology set to help women with menopause.

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๐Ÿ’ฐ Venova Technologies Awarded $2.23M NIH Grant for Hormone-Free Birth Control

The agreement comes a day before the cycle tracking app were set to provide closing arguments to the jury at the end of a two-week long trial in San Francisco

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โš–๏ธ Flo Health Settles Privacy Lawsuit Over Meta Data Sharing

The Swedish biotech secured an additional SEK 43 million in its second closing, with new investors HealthCap and Hadean Growth Fund joining the round led by Innovestor Life Science.

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๐Ÿ’Š Contraline Licenses First Male Contraceptive for Late-Stage Development

The biotech company has exercised its exclusive option for the Nestorone/Testosterone gel, a once-daily topical contraceptive that recently completed Phase 2b trials with 462 couples and is now heading toward Phase 3.

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๐Ÿค Meliodays Partners with Celanese for Hormone-Free Menstrual Pain IUD

The companies are developing MelioOneยฎ, the first hormone-free non-contraceptive IUD designed to deliver relief for menstrual pain.

"Our partnering with Celanese marks the first milestone in achieving our mission to revolutionize menstrual pain management solutions."

โ€” Simone Sabbione, CEO & Co-Founder at Meliodays

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๐Ÿ“ˆ LucyRx Announces the Acquisition of CerpassRx, ย Expanding Access to Innovative Healthcare Solutions

The acquisition seeks to enhance Clinical Excellence and Expand Access to wider Healthcare Solutions.

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