Episode 2 | Femtech: Is 50 per cent of the population still a venture "niche"?

Femtech is one of health innovation's most promising frontiers. The Boston Consulting Group sees a major market opportunity in meeting the health needs of women and girls, yet those needs receive only 6% of global investment, according to the World Economic Forum. In this episode, the founders behind CareNX, which brings pregnancy monitoring to remote communities, and Oky, a period tracker co-created with girls, join an investor and an author to unpack what it takes to build, fund and scale femtech that reaches women and girls everywhere.

GUESTS

Aditya Kulkarni – Founder and CEO, CareNX

Gerda Binder – Senior Advisor to UNICEF Office of Innovation and founder of Oky

Marina Gerner – Author of The Vagina Business

Malin Frithiofsson – CEO of Daya Ventures

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This episode was recorded in summer of 2026.