Femtech, which describes digital technologies that aim to improve women's health, is expected to reach $50bn in market size by 2025, according to Frost & Sullivan. Reproductive health and menstrual health trackers are two of the fastest-growing sectors in femtech. We've highlighted some of the biggest players in both segments, their innovative business models, plans and also looked at barriers such as privacy issues, accuracy of mobile applications and funding challenges.
In recent years, the women's health segment, which has long been overlooked in the venture capital community and on the innovation front, is attracting multi-billion-dollar attention.
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