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Women's health founders say weak local investment is pushing them offshore; Baymatob, Ovum and BreastScreen leaders describe funding struggles at a Sydney summit, with all-female teams receiving just 2% of 2025 startup capital.
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Melbourne women's health app Ovum raised $4m Seed funding led by Admiralty Capital Group to expand AI-driven health data tools, valuing it at $18 million.
Australian women's health AI startup Ovum AI has raised a 4 million dollar seed round led by Admiralty Capital Group, following an earlier pre-seed, with several impact and government backers participating.
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Femtech startup Ovum has started clinical trials of its AI women's health journal at two Sydney hospitals, with $40,000 in fresh backing from Soul Pattinson following a $1.7 million pre-seed round.
Ovum, an app for tracking menstrual and women's health, has secured $1.7m to launch its AI assistant, in a round led by Giant Leap with Antler, Wollemi Capital and other backers.
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SmartCompany's AI column profiles Ovum AI, a Melbourne women's health startup preparing its pilot, which has backing from Wollemi Capital and Nakatomi and plans a crowdfunding round; briefs on other AI news follow.