Women's health startup Iron Health launches with $4.5M
Summary
Womens healthcare platform Iron Health, which allows obstetrician-gynecologists to connect their patients with primary and other specialty care, launched alongside a $4.5 million seed investment.The March of Dimes Innovation Fund, launched in September, contributed to Iron Healths seed investment, and is a strategic investor and partner.New York-based Iron Health is a tech-enabled womens health platform that acts as a virtual extension of an OB/GYNs practice, offering connectivity between primary and specialty care while assisting with coordinated care and virtual services.The platform provides patients with virtual visits, direct messaging and access to an OB/GYN Iron Health team member, including nurse practitioners, registered dieticians, clinical social workers and registered nurses.The platform was built at Redesign Health, a company that produces, launches and finds funding for other healthcare startups. "Women across the U.S. are facing healthcare challenges unlike theyve experienced in decades. Combined with the steadily increasing stress on OB/GYNs, were at a critical inflection point," Dr. Elizabeth Cherot, senior vice president and chief medical and health officer of March of Dimes, said in a statement. "Venture funding slowed substantially for digital health in 2022 following the mega investments seen in 2021. Manish Kohli will offer more detail during his HIMSS23 session "Digital Bridges: Bringing Hope and Healing to Those Hurting Most."