Thank you Fortune and Emma Hinchliffe for highlighting Amboy Street Ventures’ latest research: The ‘Ghost Market’ Report. Our work unveils a $360B gap in women's health and sexual health—a vast opportunity for outsized financial returns recognized by few. This market represents 40 unmet needs in menopause, sexual health, aging, menstruation, contraception, LGBTQ health, maternal health, and fertility that demand innovation and investment. Despite the opportunity, only .5% of VC funding goes to women's health, while 30% goes to healthcare at large. This report acts as a blueprint to investing in the women's health ‘ghost market’, providing market sizes, investable innovation, and a call to action for more capital. Fortune exclusive: https://lnkd.in/gn9FEXQh. Ghost Market report: https://lnkd.in/ged7xbjv Featured Companies Contraline, Natural Cycles°, Pozitivf Fertility, Conceivable Life Sciences, Maven Clinic, Progeny, Sunfish, Granata Bio, Gameto, Béa Fertility, Proov, Nodal Surrogacy, Attn: Grace, Jude, Rippl, Hello Heart, AOA Dx, FOLX Health, Mae, Origin, Millie, Pomelo Care, Seven Starling, Dionysus Digital Health, Mirvie, Alloy Women's Health, Respin Health, Midi Health, Joylux, Inc, Gesynta Pharma AB, Aunt Flow, Eli Health, Testmate Health, Dame Products, Evvy, Hey Jane, Rosy Wellness... and more!
Amboy Street Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
The world’s first venture capital fund focused on Sexual Health & Women’s Health Technology startups.
About us
The world’s first venture capital fund focused on Sexual Health & Women’s Health Technology startups. Amboy Street Ventures invests in the Seed and Series A rounds of Sexual Health & Women’s Health Technology startups that are progressing the industry in America and Europe. Amboy Street Ventures is an active investor and adds value above and beyond capital. Its dedicated Value Enhancement Team supports portfolio companies with marketing & branding, sales & distribution, product development & scientific innovation and public education resources through its position within the Healthy Pleasure Group, an ecosystem dedicated to solving the problems that startups face in the Sexual Health and Women’s Health Tech market.
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https://amboystreet.vc/
External link for Amboy Street Ventures
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
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- Los Angeles
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- Privately Held
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Los Angeles, US
Employees at Amboy Street Ventures
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Colleen Foster
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Adele Rom
Culture and Leadership Development | Business Transformation | Ex-Chief People Officer | Anthropologist | Executive Coach
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Dominnique Karetsos
Industry Pioneer Sexual Health & Women's Health Technology | Venture Capital General Partner | Board Member | Advisor | Global Speaker | UN Women CSW…
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Allison McGuire
Communications Coaching | Creator of the McGuire Method | CEO of McGuire Enterprises
Updates
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We are incredibly proud of our portfolio company Evvy for launching the first vaginal microbiome-based fertility insights test! Priyanka Jain, Laine Bruzek, Pita Navarro and the rest of the Evvy team continue to push the boundaries of innovation in women's health, achieving scientific feats that drive our industry forward. We remain steadfast supporters and customers of Evvy!
NEW: dedicated Fertility Insights with every Evvy test 💡✨ Groundbreaking research suggests that the vaginal microbiome plays a role in fertility—impacting everything from implantation to outcomes in IVF and IUI. Yet this information has never been widely accessible in fertility care… until now. 🔑 Starting today, all Evvy test results will include dedicated Fertility Insights, measuring four Microbiome Markers associated with fertility: ✔ Protective Score– The percent of protective bacteria. Research associates higher levels with positive fertility outcomes.¹ ✔ Microbiome Diversity Score– How many different kinds of bacteria you have — research suggests fewer is better. ✔ Fertility Disruptors– Checks for five bacteria: Fannyhassae, Gardnerella, Prevotella, Sneathia, and Ureaplasma. ✔ STI Screening (*add-on only) – Checks for 4 STIs: chlamydia, gonorrhea, Mycoplasma genitalium, and trich. With these insights, Evvy is bridging the gap between the latest research and real-world fertility care. 🔬 Learn more about our vaginal microbiome test and fertility insights at evvy.com/fertility Launch story: https://lnkd.in/ggMfkiqN —— 🔬 Explore the research behind Fertility Insights: 1. Protective Score: Väinämö 2023, Skafte-Holm 2021, Amato 2019 2. Microbiome Diversity Score: Chopra 2024, Kong 2020 3. Fertility Disruptors: Chopra 2024, George 2024, Väinämö 2023, Lledo 2022, Ma 2021, Ravel 2021, Gao 2020, Kong 2020, Zhao 2020, Graspeuntner 2018 4. STI Status: Yu 2023, Hashemi 2022, Chemaitelly 2020, Mania-Pramanik 2012
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Amboy Street Ventures is excited to announce its latest investment in Millie - a midwifery-led, hybrid maternity clinic providing in-person and virtual care. In the US, Maternal healthcare is in dire need of improvement. Millie is exemplary in their mission to improve access and outcomes, enabling women, regardless of insurance coverage, to receive the same high-quality, high-touch care. Participating in Millie's $12M Series A alongside TMV and Foreground Capital, Pivotal Ventures, Ingeborg Investments, March of Dimes, Mother Ventures, Joyance Partners, BBG Ventures, Chai Ventures, and Coyote Ventures was a no-brainer! We are ecstatic to be accompanying Anu Sharma and the Millie Team on this journey.
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Gesynta Pharma AB, one of our most recent investments, was featured in Forbes for their successful $27M fundraise, fueling their groundbreaking work in endometriosis treatment. Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women, yet remains one of the most underserved and underfunded areas in healthcare despite a massive, growing market demand for better treatments. Gesynta’s innovative approach has the potential to transform care for millions, and we’re proud to support them as they work to close critical gaps in women’s health. You can find the article below!
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Our Founding Partner, Carli Sapir Sapir , is thrilled to be sharing her insights at the Women’s Venture Capital Summit 2025! She’ll be speaking on "Crossing the Finish Line: The Strategies Needed to Raise a Fund in '25" alongside Liza Benson from Moderne Ventures , Casey Caruso from Topology Ventures and Sara Thomas Deshpande from Maven Ventures moderated by Morgan (Webber) Holzaepfel from @adam street partners. Can't make it in person? Join virtually with the link below from 2:50PM- 3:30PM PST https://lnkd.in/gCT3PHsX
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Amboy Street's Portfolio Company Evvy is hiring! They are on the lookout for passionate, innovative individuals to join their mission of redefining women’s health. If you're ready to make an impact, check out the roles we’re currently hiring for: 🔹 Head of BD Partnerships- https://lnkd.in/g74wRNR7 🔹 Product Manager- https://lnkd.in/ggRvzkAZ 🔹 Software Engineer- https://lnkd.in/g2ZRKEzp 🔹 Data Analyst- https://lnkd.in/gyKJnded 💡 Know someone who’d be a great fit? Tag them or share this post!
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Amboy Street Ventures is thrilled to announce its latest investment in Gesynta Pharma, a biotech company developing a novel non-hormonal drug candidate for the treatment of endometriosis. Endometriosis affects about 10% of women and girls of reproductive age globally. This is equivalent to around 190 million people. Yet there are few solutions and little innovation in the care journey for these patients. We are proud to be supporting Patric Stenberg and the Gesynta Pharma team as they pioneer the advancement of non-hormonal endometriosis care.
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The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference was fantastic this year! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us at our Women's Health Happy Hour and to our incredible sponsors, Cake and Justworks, for making the event possible. We're deeply grateful to all who hosted us, True Ventures, Capital F, Evvy, KPMG, McKinsey & Company, Foreground Capital, Organon, and continue to drive progress in women's health, expanding the conversation and inspiring innovation.
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Amboy Street Ventures is committed to improving fertility care through strategic investments in companies like Granata Bio. We are happy to share our participation in their $15M Series A+ round alongside CooperSurgical and Gedeon Richter Pharma GmbH
This week, at JPM, we saw an incredible display of emerging technologies in biotech and healthcare, especially in women's health (over 20 dedicated events!). Amboy Street Ventures is committed to supporting bold, impactful solutions in women's health life sciences and, as JPM winds down, is excited to share the closing of our portfolio company, Granata Bio's $15M Series A+ round. We are proud investors in and supporters of Evan Sussman and the Granata Bio Team!
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🌟 Join Us for the JPM Amboy Street Women’s Health Happy Hour! 🌟 📆 Date: January 14, 2025 🕒 Time: 6-8PM 📍 Location: SF (details upon RSVP) We have limited space so RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/ge7TaMBU We look forward to having a drink with you to celebrate innovation in women’s health. #WomensHealth #JPMHealthcare #AmboyStreetVentures