Boston · Pre-Seed–Series B · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
Foreground Capital invests in companies addressing health conditions that affect women directly, differently, and disproportionately. It backs businesses broadly across health segments, including life sciences, digital health, and healthcare services. Its strategy is organized around four impact pillars — transformative innovation, access, affordability, and systemic change — aiming to improve healthcare outcomes for women while delivering competitive financial returns. The firm views women's healthcare as a trillion-dollar market opportunity with potential to strengthen economies and communities.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 25 of 36 portfolio companiesFemTech ×20Digital Health ×18Healthtech ×16Biotech ×9Medical Devices ×7Wellness & Fitness ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Consumer ×2
HQs:United States×14Canada×1Sweden×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 19 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×73 founders×34+ founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12022 · 13 dated
Next-gen treatment for urinary incontinence.
AOA Dx develops a blood-based liquid biopsy platform using mass spectrometry and machine learning to detect ovarian cancer at early stages through tumor-associated biomarkers in serum.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesDenver, US
Oriana Papin-Zoghbi(Founder)inAlex Fisher(Founder/COO)inAnna Jeter(Founder)inOriana Zoghbi-Harb(Executive Officer, Director)Abigail Mcelhinny(Executive Officer)
BoardSurbhi Sarna(Director)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpGood Growth CapitalJoyance PartnersY CombinatorAstiaAurum Venture Partners+18 more
Bloom Life provides a platform that gives care teams clinical oversight of high-risk patient populations, using customizable clinical protocols and notifications to flag patients needing attention and address potential complications early.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Julien Penders(Founder)inEric Dy(Founder)in
Co-investorsAct One VenturesGATHER VENTURES
Bloomlife provides a remote patient monitoring platform for high-risk patient populations, offering customizable clinical protocols and smart notifications that help care teams identify patients in need and address potential complications early.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Julien Penders(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Dy(Executive Officer, Director)inYoung Sohn(Director)Max Mirgoli(Director)Lucio Lanza(Director)
BoardUriridiakoghene Onovakpuri(Director)
Co-investors15th RockGATHER VENTURESHealthtech CapitalPallasite VenturesSuncoast VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)
Cadence provides over-the-counter contraceptive products including morning-after pills, pregnancy tests, and UTI relief kits distributed through convenience stores.
ConsumerFemTechHealthtech
Samantha Miller 🌱(Founder)in
Co-investorsBuckhill CapitalGratitude Railroad
Providing insurance-covered specialized therapy and community support for perinatal mental health conditions.
Mobilizing the power of the community and technology to deliver personalized, home-based maternity care for underserved communities.
Cirqle is developing a hormone-free, on-demand contraceptive that uses a molecule to reinforce the natural cervical mucus barrier and block sperm.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTech
Frederik Petursson Madsen(Co-founder)
Co-investorsRhia Ventures
Making continuous hormone monitoring possible by bringing the first at-home technology, giving real time insights from the hormones in your saliva.
Cofertility is a fertility company focused on the family-building journey, offering egg freezing, egg donation matching, and related support services to individuals and families.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechNew York, US
Lauren Makler(Founder)inHalle Teccoin
Co-investorsCoalition OperatorsEverywhere VenturesHow Women InvestMuse CapitalNext VenturesPress On Ventures+5 more
Contraline develops new contraceptive and reproductive health technologies, with a focus on male contraception.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesCharlottesville, US
Kevin S Eisenfrats(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Kevin Eisenfrats(Co-Founder and CEO)John Herr(Co-Founder)
BoardIris Van Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh(Director)Gurdane Bhutani(Director)inMartin J Emerson(Director)
Co-investorsBiotechnology Value FundMBX CapitalAllied Venture PartnersAmboy Street VenturesAurum Venture PartnersBeni Venture Capital+14 more
Eli develops and manufactures at-home hormone level tests that collect longitudinal data on daily hormonal patterns.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechDigital HealthFemTechWellness & FitnessMontréal, CA
Thomas Cortina(Founder)in
Co-investors2048 VenturesBDC Thrive Venture Fund for WomenCake VenturesGarage CapitalMuse CapitalPanache Ventures+3 more
Evvy is an AI-powered precision medicine platform using vaginal microbiome testing and analysis to diagnose and treat women's health conditions including vaginal health, fertility, and menopause.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Priyanka Jain(Founder)inLaine Bruzek(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmboy Street VenturesIngeborg InvestmentsLeft Lane CapitalVirtue VenturesBBG VenturesG9 Ventures+3 more
Co-investorsBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcCRV (Charles River Ventures)Gunung CapitalHarmony PartnersInventureUVC Partners
Developing a non-hormonal treatment for endometriosis to reduce pain and lesion burden.
Co-investorsAmboy Street Ventures
Gesynta Pharma develops pharmaceutical treatments for inflammation and pain by selectively inhibiting the enzyme mPGES-1.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechStockholm, SE
Patric Stenberg(Founder)Gunilla Ekström(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmboy Street VenturesCatalyze CapitalHadean VenturesHealthCapIndustrifondenXGEN Venture
Vitra develops reproductive therapies that mature eggs outside the body in a controlled environment, aiming to reduce or eliminate the hormone injections required in conventional IVF.
BiotechFemTechHealthtech
Ivana Muncie-Vasic(Founder)in
Co-investorsBreakout VenturesNorth South VenturesSpacecadet VenturesBoom Capital VenturesRefactor Capital
Mae provides community-based doula support and maternal health education for pregnant people, integrating with insurance and Medicaid to match mothers with doulas and care coordinators.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechNew York City, US
Maya Hardigan(Founder)
Co-investorsAstiaBright VenturesJoyance PartnersJumpstart NovaSocial StartsSteelSky Ventures+2 more
Millie is a maternity and women's health clinic offering midwifery-led care backed by OB-GYNs and specialists, covering pregnancy, birth, postpartum, gynecology, and hormonal/menopause care.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Co-investorsAmboy Street VenturesCoyote VenturesIngeborg InvestmentsJoyance PartnersTMVvenn growth partners+2 more
Nadia Care offers maternity support programs that pair members with maternity coaches and a care team for prenatal, labor, feeding, postpartum, nutritional, and mental health support.
Digital HealthFemTechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsFlare Capital Partners
Neuspera Medical develops an integrated sacral neuromodulation (iSNM) system that implants a smart neurostimulator near the sacral nerve to treat urinary urge incontinence, a symptom of overactive bladder.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Jose, US
Alexander Yeh(Founder)inMilton M. Morris(Executive Officer, Director)Dave Van Meter(Chief Executive Officer)Steve Paul(Chief Commercial Officer)
Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesPortfoliaTreo Ventures, LlcWindham Capital PartnersAction Potential Venture Capital Ltd.Vertex Ventures HC
Novocuff is a medical device company developing the Novocuff Cervical Control System, an investigational device aimed at improving outcomes for pregnancies affected by preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) or cervical shortening.
FemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesMountain View, US
Donald Lee(Executive Officer)Amelia Degenkolb(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLilly DeSouza Burr(Director)Curt LaBelle(Director)Rebecca Shmukler(Director)inShacey Petrovic(Director)
Co-investorsLaerdal Million Lives FundTullis
Nurx provides accessible and affordable medications and tests through a digital health platform designed for everyone.
Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerFemTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Edvard Engesaeth(Founder)
Co-investorsComcast VenturesDreamers VCFifty YearsGarage CapitalKleiner PerkinsY Combinator+2 more
OCON Therapeutics develops intrauterine drug-delivery products based on its IUB platform, including a hormone-free IUD contraceptive, an endometrial ablation device for abnormal and heavy menstrual bleeding, and a therapeutic-delivery device targeting conditions such as endometriosis and myomas.
BiotechFemTechMedical Devices
Co-investorsAstiaPontifax Venture Capital
Ovia Health provides digital health tools and clinical programs for reproductive and family health, including fertility, pregnancy, and parenthood support.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessBoston, US
Alex Baron(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoutique Venture PartnersLightbankLionBirdMartin VenturesTechstars
Raydiant Oximetry is a clinical-stage medical device company developing Lumerah, a noninvasive fetal pulse oximeter that directly measures fetal oxygen levels using biophotonics and machine learning.
Digital HealthFemTechMedical DevicesSan Ramon, US
Michael Nagel(Chief Executive Officer)John Maroney(Director)Charles McDonald(Director)Neil P. Ray(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBand of AngelsFemHealth VenturesSteelSky VenturesTri-Valley VenturesAvestria VenturesBill & Melinda Gates Foundation+3 more
Seven Starling provides virtual mental healthcare and psychiatric support for women experiencing anxiety, depression, or trauma related to fertility, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, postpartum, early parenthood, and menopause.
Digital HealthFemTechMental Health
Tina Keshani(Founder)inSophia Richter(Founder)in
Co-investorsBand of AngelsDorm RoomDria VenturesExpaGraham Walker VentureMagnify Ventures+5 more
Co-investorsAmboy Street VenturesHelm
Astoria, US
Demetrius Michael Karagas(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Craig Gutentag(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Gutentag(Founder)in
BoardRebecca Kaden(Director)in
Co-investorsComcast VenturesConnetic VenturesCVS Health VenturesEvolution VC PartnersGreycroftHealthQuest Capital+11 more
Twentyeight Health is a telehealth service that lets users complete an online medical questionnaire reviewed by a licensed provider, who writes prescriptions for sexual and reproductive health needs and mails medication directly to patients.
Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerFemTechBrooklyn, US
BRUNO VAN TUYKOM(Executive Officer, Director)Amy Fan(Co-founder)Bruno Van Tuykom(Co-founder)
BoardWES BARTON(Director)ARIANNE KIDDER(Director)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesData TechDorm RoomFairhaven Capital PartnersImpact America FundPredictive VC+7 more
Redesigning maternity care with holistic, tech-enabled, midwife-led pregnancy care.
San Francisco, US
Ivana Muncie-Vasic(Executive Officer, Director)Bonnie Maven(Director)
BoardJulia Moore(Director)
Women of Wearables (WoW) is a global organization and ecosystem for companies, female innovators, entrepreneurs, and allies working in health technology and femtech, providing community, connections, and knowledge.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
YourChoice Therapeutics is developing YCT-529, a non-hormonal oral contraceptive for men currently in Phase 2 clinical trials.
BiotechFemTechHealthtech
Akash Bakshi, MSc(Co-founder & CEO)Nadja Mannowetz, PhD(Co-founder & CSO)
Co-investorsBlue Bear VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, LlcFuture VenturesNorth South VenturesPortfoliaOlive Tree Capital+1 more
YourChoice Therapeutics develops YCT-529, a non-hormonal oral contraceptive for men currently in Phase 2 clinical trials that works by blocking a receptor essential for sperm production.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Akash Bakshi(Founder)inNadja Mannowetz(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlue Bear VenturesOlive Tree CapitalPortfoliaY Combinator
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioOvia Healthacq. by Labcorp
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Contraline · fiercebiotech.com · Aug 12, 2026
Evvy · insider.fitt.co · Jul 16, 2026
Ovia Health · oviahealth.com · Apr 20, 2026
Vitra Labs · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Nadia Care · med-tech.world · Mar 18, 2026
Cofertility · cofertility.com · Mar 14, 2026
Cirqle · leadsontrees.com · Sep 26, 2025
Novocuff · businesswire.com · Sep 16, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Foreground Capital made?
- Foreground Capital has 37 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Foreground Capital invest at?
- Foreground Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Foreground Capital focus on?
- Foreground Capital focuses on Biotech, Consumer, Digital Health, FemTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Medical Devices, Mental Health, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is Foreground Capital located?
- Foreground Capital is headquartered in Boston, US.
- Does Foreground Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Foreground Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Foreground Capital co-invest with?
- Foreground Capital most often shares deals with Amboy Street Ventures, Astia, Joyance Partners, among 134 tracked co-investors.
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