February Venture Funding News

We’re back with our monthly funding news, covering venture capital deals for women-founded companies. Make sure to subscribe to our newsletter here. 

If you’re new around here, only 2% of venture capital dollars went to startups founded by all-women teams and over 80% of VC investments went to all-men founding teams in 2022. At Glass Half Funded, we care deeply about increasing diversity in the industry and want to celebrate women that secure VC funding.

Last month, we tracked 29 deals totaling $320M:

Perceive Bio, a biotech company focused on retinal degeneration, raised $78M of Series B funding. The round was led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation. The company is led by Angela Macfarlane and Anne Rubin, and is based in San Francisco, CA.

ADARx Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company focused on RNA targeting, raised $46M of Series B funding. The round was led by Ascenta Capital. The company was founded by Zhen Li, and is based in San Diego, CA.

Authenticx, a conversational intelligence platform for the healthcare industry, raised $20M of Series B funding. The round was led by Blue Heron Capital. The company was founded by Amy Brown, and is based in Indianapolis, IN.

Oula, which is redesigning maternity care, raised $19.1M of Series A funding. The round was led by 8VC. The company was founded by Adrianne Nickerson and Elaine Purcell, and is based in New York, NY.

Select Star, a data discovery software platform, raised $15M of Series A funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company was founded by Shinji Kim, and is based in San Francisco, CA.

Prisms VR, a provider of STEM education software, raised $12.5M of Series A funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz. The company was founded by Anurupa Ganguly, and is based in San Francisco, CA.

Twinco Capital, which provides flexible supply chain finance solutions, raised $12M of Series C funding. The round was led by Quona Capital with participation from Working Capital Innovation Fund. The company was founded by Carmen Marín and Sandra Nolasco.

Floodbase, a flood data solution designed to improve insurance underwriting, raised $12M of Series A funding. The round was led by Lowercarbon Capital. The company was founded by Bessie Schwarz and Beth Tellman, and is based in New York, NY.

Enko Chem, an analytics company helping farmers protect their crops, raised $10M of Series C extension funding. The company was founded by Jacqueline Heard, and is based in Mystic, CT.

Elaborate, which helps patients make sense of lab results, raised $10M of Seed funding. The round was led by Tusk Venture Partners. The company was founded by Nicole Bocskocsky, and is based in New York, NY.

SYKY, a blockchain-native marketplace and community for luxury fashion, raised $9.5M of Series A funding. The round was led by Seven Seven Six. The company was founded by Alice Delahunt, and is based in New York, NY.

InDevR, a biotech company that accelerates the development of vaccines, raised $9M of Series B funding. The round was led by Adjuvant Capital and bioMerieux. The company is led by Kathy Rowlen, and is based in Boulder, CO.

Thirteen Lune, a beauty brand focused on BIPOC communities, raised $8M of Seed funding. The round was led by The BrainTrust Fund. The company was founded by Nyakio Grieco, and is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Aurate, an ethical fine jewelry brand, raised $7.4M of venture funding. The company was founded by Sophie Kahn and Bouchra Ezzahraoui, and is based in New York, NY.

Herself Health, a healthcare technology company targeting women over age 65, raised $7M of Seed funding. The round was led by founding partner Juxtapose. The company is led by Kristen Helton, and is based in Minneapolis, MN.

House of Blueberry, a metaverse-based fashion house, raised $6M of Seed funding. The round was led by Makers Fund. The company was founded by Gizem Mishi McDuff, and is based in Raleigh, NC.

Share Creators, which provides software for digital asset management, raised $5M of Series A funding. The round was led by 5Y Capital. The company was founded by Ada Liu, and is based in Burlingame, CA.

Rimidi, which provides software for clinical workflow management, raised $5M of venture funding. The company was founded by Lucienne Ide, and is based in Atlanta, GA.

Knownwell, a healthcare company working to eliminate weight bias, raised $4.5M of Seed funding. The round was led by Flare Capital Partners. The company was founded by Brooke Boyarsky Pratt and Angela Fitch, and is based in Boston, MA.

TBD Health, an at-home STD testing kit company, raised $4.4M of venture funding. The round was led by Tusk Venture Partners. The company was founded by Daphne Chen and Stephanie Estey, and is based in New York, NY.

Sunfish, which provides financing for fertility-related costs, raised $3.8M of Seed funding. The round was led by Walkabout Ventures. The company was founded by Angela Rastegar, and is based in Santa Monica, CA.

Stell, which is digitizing supplier relationship workflows for the aerospace industry, raised $3.1M of Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Wischoff Ventures and Third Prime VC. The company was founded by Malory McLemore and Anne Wen, and is based in Venice, CA.

Canary, which provides a technology platform for employee relief funding, raised $2.9M of venture funding. The round was led by Capital One Ventures and Restive. The company was founded by Rachel Schneider, and is based in New York, NY.

Free From Market, a telenutrition company that helps people manage chronic health conditions, raised $2.1M of Seed funding. The round was led by Bluestein Ventures. The company was founded by Emily Brown, and is based in Kansas City, MO.

Quantum Temple, a blockchain-based exchange for ancestral communities and conscious collectors, raised $2M of Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Borderless Capital. The company was founded by Linda Adami, and is based in Miami, FL.

Oars + Alps, a natural skincare brand, raised $1.8M of venture funding. The company was founded by Laura Lisowski Cox and Mia Saini, and is based in Chicago, IL.

Tangible, a software platform for reporting on sustainable building materials, raised $1.8M of venture funding. The company was founded by Anneli Tostar and Nicole Granath, and is based in San Francisco, CA.

Oya Femtech Apparel, an athletic clothing brand designed to keep women healthy, raised $1.3M of Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Sixers Innovation Lab. The company was founded by Mitchella Gilbert, and is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Glowbar, which provides skincare services in New York and Connecticut, raised $1M of growth funding. The round was led by Peterson Partners. The company was founded by Rachel Liverman, and is based in New York, NY.

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