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Femtech: More than periods and pregnancy

A fresh crop of entrepreneurs are pushing for broader and bolder solutions for women’s health and wellness in South-east Asia. Investors are paying attention.

TO believe that "femtech" is just about menstrual or fertility-tracking apps is passe.

A growing number of tech entrepreneurs seek to address other health and wellness issues that women have long faced - be it hormone health, menopause or even the hush-hush topic of sexual pleasure.

In Singapore, femtech is still a nascent vertical, compared to other hot sectors such as fintech. But the field is gaining momentum.

Data compiled by Japanese femtech company Fermata showed that there are about 40 femtech startups in South-east Asia as of March this year. Many of these are young ventures that only popped up in the last year, under pandemic conditions.

"What happened in Japan is that femtech started to...

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