Maven Clinic
Maven Clinic is a privately held New York, NY company that offers a telemedicine-based virtual clinic for women's and family health. Founded in 2014, the company offers fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, parenting and pediatric services. In August 2021, the company became the first unicorn in the women's and family health sector, after a Series D funding round valued the company at over $1 billion. History. Maven Clinic was founded in 2014 by Katherine "Kate" Ryder, a former business journalist writing for The Economist and The New Yorker. Ryder identified an opportunity in the digital  health market to address women's and family health care needs. In April 2015, Maven was launched out of beta as an app for people to video chat with a range of doctors specializing in women's and family health. The company's focus later expanded from working with individuals to helping employers and health plans support the health needs of those starting and raising a family. In July 2017, Maven Clinic raised $10.8 million in a Series A, led by investment firm Spring Mountain Capital, with participation from investment firm 14W and other investors including 8VC, The Box  Group, and Female Founders Fund. In September 2019, the company closed a $27 million Series B funding round, co-led by Oak Investment Partners spinoff Oak HC/FT, and Sequoia Capital, with participation from existing investors Spring Mountain Capital, 14W, and Female Founders Fund. In February 2020, the company closed a $45 million Series C funding round, led by investment company Icon Ventures. Celebrity investors included Natalie Portman, Reese Witherspoon, and Mindy Kaling, and 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki also participated in the round. Also in February, the company launched Maven Wallet, an app for calculating and managing the  costs of fertility and other reproductive health treatments and services. By March, when Fast Company named Maven Clinic as the #1 most innovative health company of 2020, the company's services were being offered as an employee benefit in organizations including L'Oreal, and Snap Inc. In June, the company acquired the parent child relationship app Bright Parenting, to be part of its pediatrics and parenting services under development at the time. In September, CEO Ryder was named to Fortune's 40 under 40 list, for her work leading Maven Clinic. In March 2021, the company launched MavenRx, which offers access  to fertility medications at a discount and expedited shipping through pharmacy partnerships. In July, the company hired physician and Harvard assistant professor Dr. Neel Shah as its first Chief Medical Officer. In August, the company raised $110 million in Series D funding, a round co-led by investment firms Dragoneer Investment Group and Lux Capital, with participation from earlier investors and celebrity investor Oprah Winfrey. The funding reportedly valued the company at over $1 billion, making it the first unicorn in the women's and family health sector. Services. Maven Clinic offers a virtual clinic focused on women ’s and family health that is primarily offered as an employee benefit. Through its network, the company connects people with women's and family healthcare specialists including ob-gyns, nutritionists, mental health providers, doulas, egg donor consultants, fertility awareness educators and lactation consultants. The company also provides fertility benefits such as egg freezing, IVF, and genetic counseling, along with Maven Wallet, an app that helps patients manage payments and reimbursements for the fertility services, and MavenRx, which offers members access to fertility medications at a discount and expedited shipping through pharmacy partnerships. The company also offers Maven Maternity, a program  offering pregnancy, postpartum and return to work support, such as domestic and international breast milk shipping and childcare guides, for women returning to the workforce after giving birth. Operations. Maven Clinic is headquartered in New York City. Its founder Katherine Ryder serves as CEO. As of 2019, the company's board consisted primarily of women.