She’s Looking for the Next Women-Led Unicorn. First Stop: A Very Chic Garage By Chavie Lieber / Photography by Thomas McCarty for WSJ. Magazine EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK-Attendees at the G9 Ventures Summer Summit on July 28 had every reason to expect bleak conversation. Startup investments were slowing down. Consumers were spending less in anticipation of an economic downturn. Read More from the Global Wellness…
Katy Perry’s De Soi raises $4 million to tap the booming non-alcoholic drinks market (The nearly $200 million market for non-alcoholic beverages continues to grow)
Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Mindbody names new CEO, Fritz Lanman (former CEO of ClassPass), amid talk of possible IPO in 2023
Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Materna Medical, focused on pelvic care, raises $22M as femtech becomes a billion-dollar sector
Materna Medical Raises $22M As Femtech Becomes A Billion-Dollar Sector Mountain View, California-based Materna Medical raised $22 million to tackle pelvic care for prenatal and postpartum patients, according to SEC filings. The filings did not specify the round’s investors, and the company did not respond to requests to comment. The 15-year-old OB-GYN startup is working in a niche area of health that often goes underserved:…
Israeli companies lead world in recent plant-based food tech investments (New report shows $160 million in funds were poured into Israeli startups in the first half of 2022: 22% of the world total, and ahead of the US
Israeli companies lead world in plant-based food tech investments – report Israeli companies are leading the world in food tech investments in the plant-based alternative proteins sector, and come second only to the US in funds invested in the alternative protein industry as a whole, according to an updated report published this week by the Good Food Institute (GFI) Israel. Read More from the Global…
FTC sues to block Facebook owner Meta from buying VR fitness app maker, Within, which makes the Supernatural app (Meta says the decision is ideological; FTC says action needed against monopolies in the emerging VR/metaverse space)
FTC sues to block Facebook owner Meta from buying VR fitness app maker The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Facebook owner Meta from buying Within Unlimited, a company that makes the virtual reality fitness app Supernatural, the agency announced on Wednesday. The FTC alleges that Meta is “trying to buy its way to the top” rather than compete on the merits in the…
Apple and Amazon bet on healthcare and wellness as Big Tech realm expands
Apple and Amazon bet on healthcare as Big Tech realm expands Apple argues it has become a major force in health-related technologies while Amazon announces the $3.9bn purchase of One Medical as part of an industry-wide effort to enter the healthcare space. Big Tech seems to have targeted the healthcare sector, as two of its biggest players pledge their commitment to invest in the industry.…
‘Bend and Blaze’: Cannabis yoga classes are all the buzz these days (‘Inhale and exhale’ takes on a new meaning at yoga studios)
‘Bend and Blaze’: High Yoga Classes Are All the Buzz These Days NEW YORK-Soothing music wafted through the brick-walled studio. Legging-clad students rolled out their mats and a Monday evening yoga class got under way at “Bend & Blaze” in Brooklyn. True to the name, the routine yoga instructions of “inhale and exhale” took on a whole new meaning here. Read More from the Global…
Caraway raises $11M to address college-aged women’s mental and reproductive health (The company launches as US women face devastating consequences from the reversal of abortion rights)
Caraway collects $11M for college-aged women’s mental and reproductive health A month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, virtual reproductive and mental health startup Caraway raised $10.5 million in seed funding, CEO Lori Evans Bernstein tells Axios exclusively. Why it matters: The company launches at a time when women are facing devastating consequences from the reversal of Roe, including poorer mental health, reduced…
SoulCycle dangles free classes to Peloton users who trade in their bikes (a sign of the new digital vs. IRL fitness smackdown)
SoulCycle dangles free classes to Peloton users who trade in their bikes SoulCycle isn’t pulling any punches with its latest campaign that offers Peloton users free in-person classes… if they trade in their bikes. The move comes while Peloton is still dealing with excess inventory after misjudging post-quarantine demand. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™