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Mantra Health raises $22M to scale its digital mental health clinic for young adults

TechCrunch

Mantra Health , a digital mental health startup focused on young adults, has raised $22 million in Series A funding led by VMG Partners. The round includes new investors New Market Venture Partners, Elements Health Ventures, 14W and Alumni Ventures. The startup was founded in 2018 by Ed Gaussen, Matt Kennedy and Dr. Ravi Shah.

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Posterity Health raises seed funding to help address male fertility needs

TechCrunch

One startup, Posterity Health , is focusing on a long-overlooked part of the equation. It’s a digital male fertility platform that offers personalized advice, educational resources, and treatments to help address male fertility needs, and it just raised a $6 million seed funding led by Distributed Ventures.

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5 ways to improve mental health for software developers

TechCrunch

With World Mental Health Day just behind us, I thought about how the tech industry can be a difficult place to stay mentally well. However, health is something more fundamental, almost on the lowest level of the hierarchy of needs , which includes mental health. Help TechCrunch find the best software consultants for startups.

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How Somos’ Randall is Tackling Metabolic Health

Jason Malki

Cristina studied Systems Engineering at the University of Waterloo, then after doing investment banking in Japan, IT consulting in India, human development in Southern Africa she found herself building a payments platform in Latin America. I went through a health crisis of sorts. What motivated you to launch your startup?

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AgTech Plant Health Startup Croptix Announces Milestone Investment Led by Advancing Eco Agriculture

American Entrepreneurship

This disruptive platform enables the detection of crop health faster and easier than legacy practices, resulting in improved crop quality and yield providing better financial returns for farmers. We’re eager to add nutrient testing to our suite of solutions for in-field assessment of crop health to our customers.”

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Maven’s comprehensive approach to women’s health earns it unicorn status

TechCrunch

For Kate Ryder, the founder of women’s health clinic and benefits platform Maven, business is personal. The financing event valued Maven at $1 billion, a rare landmark moment for women’s health, and women-led startups more broadly. Hormonal health is a massive opportunity: Where are the unicorns?

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San Diego Angel Conference VI Announces Six Finalists to Compete for Share of Largest Event-Based Angel Fund in U.S.

American Entrepreneurship

SDAC engages angel investors and provides coaching, education, and connections to founders. Co-founder, CEO Devon Ke a DeAngelo TadHealth – Suite of enterprise tools to deliver and manage school-based mental health care. Each year, the program culminates in a live final funding event.