Our 2026 annual report examines how AI is redefining work, where enduring careers will be built in the years ahead and why backing innovation designed with women in mind remains one of the most compelling investment opportunities of our time.

Download our new research report: Building Enduring Careers in the Age of AI.

Ritu was recognized for her leadership in building a technology platform that is reshaping student transportation across the United States.

On June 4, French Gates announced $215 million in additional funding to Pivotal to focus on women’s reproductive and midlife health, bringing her total support of women's health to $600 million over the past two years.

Nestlé is betting on U.S. startup Helaina to develop baby formula made from proteins identical to those found in human breast milk.

Five giant hyperscalers — and Nvidia — share a surprising trait: female CFOs.

Bobbie CEO and co-founder Laura Modi talks about advocating for Connie's Bill, which has bipartisan support and will be introduced in Congress.

Tribe AI acquires its recruiting firm partner Candor as labs and hyperscalers have figured out that the biggest constraint on enterprise AI adoption isn’t the models — it’s the people who can put them to work inside enterprises.

This Mother’s Day, Olivia launched an ambitious national bipartisan campaign focused on one urgent goal: cutting U.S. maternal deaths in half within five years.

A bipartisan call to cut the U.S. maternal mortality rate in half within five years.

In March, Monarch acquired a minority stake in Cleveland’s WNBA expansion team, becoming the first private equity firm to invest in the league.

The gap in women’s health info is huge. Julie thinks AI can help.

Parents of more than a million California babies may soon get a clearer look at what’s inside their children’s diapers under a new state proposal.

We recap our recent investments, celebrate the accomplishments of other women, track relevant policy and share our research.

Worth AI raised a $30M Series A round, led by Fulcrum Equity Partners, with participation from Amex Ventures and TTV Capital.

Today’s leading AI models fail on ~60% of women’s health questions — partly because they’re trained on medical datasets that have historically underrepresented women. EvvyAI is an AI advisor that translates Evvy’s proprietary vaginal microbiome science into personalized, real-time guidance for every user.

Throughout March, “Kelly Corrigan Wonders” spotlighted extraordinary women changing the game for other women. Guests included Laura Modi, Allyson Felix, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Reese Witherspoon and Olivia Walton. Tune in to Olivia’s episode.

2025 was a year when venture started spending again, but not evenly. For female-founded companies, 2025 was a year of real movement and sharp contrast.

Now the legislation will head to the desk of Governor Abigail Spanberger, who has publicly shared her support for the policy.

“We want to be the storyteller of record for women’s sports,” co-founder Jessica Robertson said.

Moms in America deserve better. Full stop.

By inventing new methods and materials, Aasiyah Abdulsalam’s Brooklyn-based startup The Renatural earned $4.2 million in investment from some famous names.

Congratulations to WellTheory, The ReNatural, Evvy, Bobbie, Worth AI, Zum, Tribe AI, Millie, and Chiyo.

Hormone therapy is back after decades in the shadows. But evidence gaps remain for treating perimenopause, often the most disruptive part of the menopause transition.

Congratulations to Monarch Collective Co-Founder and Managing Partner Kara Nortman for the recognition of her continued leadership investing in women’s sports.

Customized to reflect women’s unique physiology and lived health experiences, the new LLM marks a significant evolution in Oura’s approach to AI, shifting from applying general-purpose AI tools toward more personalized, empathetic and clinically informed conversations designed for specific health use cases.

Chiyo was acquired by Epicured, expanding access to its food-as-medicine meal delivery business.

Celebrating powerful storytelling about women by women, the bold and boundary-pushing film examines the cultural, scientific and political battle behind the first FDA and Health Canada-approved treatment for women’s sexual desire.

Midi raised a $100M Series D round, becoming the latest women’s health unicorn.

The partnership delivers financial education to athletes at every stage, supporting their success on and off the court.

Gameto says the ovaries may hold clues to aging — a finding that could reshape IVF while opening a frontier in women’s health.

We recap our recent investments, celebrate the accomplishments of other women, track relevant policy and share our research.

Forbes helps Ingeborg spread the word on our thesis that women are healthcare’s power users — and that this framework can help reimagine care.

We are excited to share our third annual research report: Investing in Healthcare’s Power Users.

Our new report predicts that healthcare cannot be fixed until it’s designed for its most frequent, engaged, and underserved users: women.

Our 2025 annual report highlights opportunities for startups and investors to unlock the full potential of women as healthcare’s power users.

Featuring candid conversations with CHROs and top people leaders who are rethinking how compensation and benefits affect more than just bank accounts.

We recap our recent investments, celebrate the accomplishments of other women, track relevant policy and share our research.

The partnership brings Leap’s total investment to a quarter billion dollars — advancing toward a $1 billion goal to transform outcomes for women worldwide.

FoundHer House, a home in San Francisco’s Glen Park neighborhood, is the rare all-female hacker house where residents are creating a supportive community to build their startups.

Ingeborg is proud to double down on our investment alongside insiders and new investors.

Revenue from women’s sports grew 4.5x faster than men’s 2022-2024, yet the sector is far from reaching its potential, per the latest from McKinsey.

Women are missing from boards and C-suites in the current surge of public offerings.

In a challenging New York commercial real estate market, The New York Times highlights how Happy Medium’s art cafe model has broken the mold and found success.

How women will shape the next era.

Gameto announced its $44M Series C.

What we know, and all the things we still need to learn.

Camp Female Founders Fund is an annual retreat for powerhouse businesswomen, offering tactical advice, meaningful connections and investment opportunities.

A group of founders who lost control of their companies in 2020 are now coming back and trying again.

The $2.5 billion commitment will accelerate research and development focused exclusively on women’s health.

A collection of female entrepreneurs, inventors, artists and wealth-builders whose work touches every corner of America.

The popularization of egg freezing is creating a new “fertility wealth gap” between young men and women.

Inspired Capital’s Founder and Managing Partner Alexa von Tobel dives headfirst into conversations with the most ambitious people on the planet.

We recap our recent investments, celebrate the accomplishments of other women, track relevant policy and share our research.

This report, utilizing Pitchbook’s 2024 All In data, serves as the first comprehensive analysis of female fintech and insurtech founders in the US.

The Top 50 in Digital Health honors leaders pushing digital health forward and taking bold strides toward a brighter future in healthcare.

100 Women in AI celebrates the women driving the field forward — foundational contributors and present-day powerhouses working across research, infrastructure, product, entrepreneurship, investment and beyond. Created by Flybridge and XFactor Ventures, the campaign began with a simple observation: while men often dominate the spotlight, women have long been at the heart of AI’s development, leading its future.

As politicians grapple with declining birth rates, the financial burden of giving birth in America — where privately insured families face out-of-pocket costs of nearly $3,000 on average — has captured widespread attention.

E.l.f. Beauty has acquired Hailey Bieber’s Rhode skincare brand in a $1 billion deal, the companies said.

The menopause care company, launched in 2021, has helped 200,000 women get support and care to manage menopause and is the fastest-growing virtual healthcare company for women in midlife.

A new study suggests that there may be some benefit to using creatine to boost cognition in people with Alzheimer’s disease.

A pro-family agenda also is a pro-workforce agenda. Families can’t grow unless parents can afford to raise kids.

Jobs traditionally done by women are more vulnerable to the impact of artificial intelligence than those done by men, especially in high-income countries, according to a report by the United Nations’ International Labour Organization.

The brand, founded by Andrea Lisbona, first launched in Spain before expanding to the U.S. in 2018. It is now the fastest-growing hand sanitizer brand in the country and the second largest in the category behind Purell.

More than 7 million Americans over 65 are now living with Alzheimer’s — the highest number ever recorded, per a new Alzheimer’s Association report. Almost two thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women, according to data cited in the report.

Bobbie, the fast-growing formula brand, follows its groundbreaking Times Square billboard of Molly Baz breastfeeding her infant with three new ads heralding everyday moms as “the OG influencers.”

Clinical trials are underway that demand us to rethink menopause—and whether or not women actually need to go through it.

Startup Gameto has developed a technique for maturing eggs outside the body that’s showing promise at helping patients get pregnant with fewer hormone treatments.

In Q1 2024, we published a list of 100 female fund managers building the VC firms of the future. One year later, we are updating our list to help introduce you to twice as many phenomenal female fund managers. Feel free to reach out if we can help with a direct introduction.

We recap our recent investments, celebrate the accomplishments of other women, track relevant policy and share our research.

The Austin, Texas-based Poppi’s retail sales jumped 122%, year-over-year, in the 12-weeks through February 22 and now holds about a 1% share of the total carbonated soft drinks category, according to BNP Paribas.

“Amy Griffin has done something remarkable: She’s turned life-shattering trauma into a life-giving gift. ’The Tell’ is the most powerful memoir I’ve read in years.” — Adam Grant 

BCG publishes new report on women’s health. 

Learn more about how the women founders of Midi Health, Daydream and Sloomoo Institute use their age as a business advantage.

The 2025 class includes Ingeborg portfolio CEOs Joanna Strober (Midi), Dana Kim (Highlight) and Ritu Narayan (Zum).

Female founders collectively raised $38.8 billion in 2024, but the share of funding awarded to women dropped year-over-year. 

Millie, a California-based maternity clinic, announced its clinic expansion and Series A fundraise, which was co-led by Foreground Capital and TMV, with participation from Pivotal Ventures, Ingeborg Investments, BBG, Mother Ventures, Amboy Street and more.

The bottom line is women need access to paid leave, flexible work and affordable childcare. 

Laura Modi, a CEO and mother of four, is intimately familiar with the stigmas around feeding a newborn.

Stacy Brown-Philpot and Cherryrock Capital have funding from investors including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan.

Hearth builds products that automate the workflows of family management to encourage togetherness and make caregiving easier.

By joining forces with Caraway, Summer Health will deepen its care model to better serve children, teens, and young adults. This expanded offering allows Summer to seamlessly bridge the gap between adolescence and early adulthood, empowering families and young adults to navigate critical life stages with trusted, accessible, and high-quality care.

The Trump administration and its potential impact on business had been — and still is — top of mind for entrepreneurs in the burgeoning women’s health care space, which encompasses not just reproductive care, but also innovations within primary care, telehealth, maternal and infant health, fertility, and menopause treatments.

Tiny particles are in our bodies — what does this mean for our health?

There’s a $32 trillion reason to make betting big on women your 2025 investment resolution.

Deena Shakir explains why women’s health has been underserved, underfunded, and understudied for decades—an inequity that’s not just a glaring gap in care but also a missed trillion-dollar opportunity.

Female entrepreneurs, long underserved by VCs, often recognize opportunities that have been hiding in plain sight. This article originally appeared on Fortune.com.

The landmark year for women’s sports in 2024 has led to increased attention and money to find the next WNBA or NWSL. Investors are lining up behind volleyball to become the next big women’s sport to hit the mainstream.

Diapers are the fourth-highest household expense, after rent, food, and utilities for new families. With this donation, HealthyBaby aims to alleviate this stressor.

Fertilo replaces 80% of hormone injections required with traditional IVF, and reduces the duration of treatment cycles to just three days, offering patients a more comfortable and less invasive experience.

Bobbie announced a sweeping 15% price reduction for its classic Organic Infant Formula available online, in Target and Whole Foods nationwide.

Working women who are parents or guardians are more likely than men who are parents to say they have declined or delayed a promotion at work because of personal or family obligations.

How we view women in charge, especially at work, is shifting as more come into power.

League One Volleyball raised $100 million to bring the total capital count to $160 million weeks before the new professional women’s volleyball league begins play.

Most women don’t know what’s going to happen during perimenopause. Smart-ring manufacturers are stepping in to provide data and guidance.

Alex Taylor and Victoria Thain Gioia, founders of vitamin brand Perelel, were brought together by new-mom frustrations. Now they’re revolutionizing women’s health.

Women’s health startup Daye is selling a “vaginal microbiome test” in the form of a tampon that users wear and then mail back for screening — and it can detect everything from infections to possible fertility issues.

Dr Helen O’Neill’s labors are paying off at Hertility Health, where big-name backers include the Harry Potter star Emma Watson

Black and Latina women are starting to gain ground, landing top positions at some of the biggest unions in the U.S. That has translated into wins at the bargaining table that focus more attention on family-friendly benefits.

A combined OB-GYN practice skews care toward reproduction and neglects many crucial aspects of gynecology to the great detriment of women’s health.