Thursday, April 28, 2022

Ruth Health Finds $2.5M For Prenatal, Postpartum Care

Los Angeles-based Ruth Health, a startup which operates a telehealth and online health platform to help women with prenatal and postpartum care, has raised $2.4M in a seed funding round, the company said today. The funding was led by Giant Ventures, and also included Citylight VC, Cleo Capital Scout Fund, Crista Galli Ventures, Duro VC, Emmeline Ventures, Gaingels, Global Founders Capital, Pentas Ventures, SOMA Capital, Techstars, Torch Capital, YCombinator, and angels. The startup said it is providing remote patient services, including pelvic floor training, lactation counseling, C-section recovery resources, intimacy and sexual support, and exercises on demand, for pregnant or recently pregnant women. The company's founders are CEO Alison Greenburg and Audrey Wu.