Less venture capital went to women-led start-ups last year, but on the 2022 CNBC Disruptor 50 list, more female-founded firms at higher valuations are leading.
, has raised $202 million at a $1 billion valuation. Run by CEO Kate Ryder, Maven is the largest virtual clinic focused on women's and family health, and it is the first female-focused health start-up valued at over $1 billion. Sequoia Capital partner Jess Lee, who led the firm's investment in Maven Clinic and sits on its board, says she sees Ryder creating a massive financial opportunity at the same time as she addresses a massive social need.
"I had this realization that maternity and the path towards parenthood is this really special time, where the health-care customer suddenly becomes super proactive and needs a lot of health, needs a diversity of types of practitioners, from lactation consultant to OB to nurse to doula to mental health, and it's really hard to get through the current health-care system, but to have that virtual clinic in your pocket is really powerful," she said.
Ryder had been told that female health is a"really small market," Lee recalled, a dismissive attitude she understood because she had founded a company herself, Polyvore, which she sold to Yahoo. It makes sense to Lee that founders would have an advantage if they are working on a company with an additional purpose beyond generating returns. Sequoia also invested in Zum.
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