SheMatters raises $1.5m seed funding to address medical neglect and Black maternal morbidity in the U.S.

SheMatters raises $1.5m seed funding to address medical neglect and Black maternal morbidity in the U.S.

Published: 31-08-2022 11:09:00 | By: Pie Kamau | hits: 3261 | Tags:

SheMatters, an online platform and mobile app designed to support Black women/WOC who experience postpartum comorbidities by helping them to build healthy habits that can be tracked and openly celebrated, announced the close of over $1.5 million in seed funding.

The round includes investor participation from Oxeon Ventures, Chingona Ventures, New York University, The Fund and Techstars. SheMatters also named Alexander Packard, President at Iora Health, as Board Chair and Eric Ries, Author of The Lean Startup, as a board member. The company will also change its name from SheMatters to WeMatter, to address the wider medical neglect in this country. Over the next two years, WeMatter will offer cultural competency certifications for Asian American women, Indigenous women, Hispanic women, LBGTQI+, Trans and marginalized heterosexual men.

Jade Kearney, Founder, SheMatters: ''SheMatters is the First Product and the most pressing. Black women have the highest instance of medical neglect in this country; Black Maternal Morbidity is an epidemic in the United States, so that is where our focus is today. We look forward to expanding this focus to include the larger community with WeMatter as we move forward. I created Black Girl's Tech Day to provide Black Female Founders in tech with an opportunity to network, learn and celebrate their unique contributions to the entrepreneurial community and to support founders by offering expert panels, funding resources and mentorship. We launched in our hometown of New York City and are now ready to expand to other regions known for women of color in tech.''

SheMatters also presents Black Girl's Tech Day, a conference series for women of color. The conference started in 2021 in New York and for 2022/2023 expanded to Pretoria, South Africa (July 2022), with additional dates to be announced in Atlanta and Los Angeles.

www.shematters.health