Station F introduces FemTech Program on its startup school

Paris-based start-up megacampus Station F is announcing a new program for early-stage startups searching for opportunities to sign up with the Station F community– the FemTech Program. With this new program, the Station F group wants to put a spotlight on femtech start-ups and make it much easier to start a femtech start-up.

Station F is a massive structure that utilized to be a rail freight depot. It has been completely renovated and it now serves as a flagship entity for the tech neighborhood in France. In addition to VC firms and public administrations, the startup campus has actually partnered with business and universities so that they can run their own incubator at Station F.

And Station F also has its own programs operated by the Station F group. There’s the Fighters Program developed specifically for business owners coming from impoverished backgrounds. And there’s the Creators Program for companies that are just getting started.

With the FemTech Program, Station F is adding a 3rd in-house program. As the name suggests, the start-up school is trying to find business working on female health, women’s sexual health and more.

“When we looked at the subject, we believed it was both a chance and that start-ups urgently required some assistance,” Station F director Roxanne Varza informed me. “It’s still a little-known classification, it’s still a taboo topic.”

While there are substantial market opportunities when you build a femtech start-up, business owners quickly understand that they have to get rid of 2 challenges. Individuals in the tech community– and investors in particular– are still mostly males. They tend to neglect female-focused services and products.

Second, when VC firms raise money from bigger funds, restricted partners typically have a set of vice stipulations in their investment contracts. It indicates that the majority of VC firms can’t buy companies related to sex, drugs, alcohol, and so on

“Startups inform us about their problems. We wish to do some lobbying for those start-ups,” Varza informed me. “The concept is really to produce a neighborhood. That was the significant pain point, making certain that those start-ups can get together.”

Station F will also supply workshops, facilitate introductions with potential partners in the tech neighborhood at large and supply workplace hours. For example, the creators of Idea and Ava will participate in upcoming workshops.

Throughout the very first half of 2021, Station F already selected a handful of femtech start-ups to check out its program. Start-ups included Intimately, TalQ, Puissante and Sonio. Applications for the very first official batch start today on Station F’s website and will remain open for a month.

For referral, here’s the full list of startups that participated in the unannounced batch:

Thoroughly – – Intimately sells lingerie for women with disabilities
Founded by Emma Butler

Guud – – Guud offers support and products to ladies who wish to enhance their menstrual cycle and fertility
Established by Morgane Leten & & Jan Deruyck

Puissante – – Sextoy brand name to demystify masturbation and sexuality.
Established by Marie Comacle

My S Life – – My S Life is a digital companion to support females’s day-to-day on their gynecologist and sexual health
Established by Juliette Mauro

talm – – talm is a responsible skin care brand name that intends to support ladies previously, during and after pregnancy.
Founded by Kenza Keller

TalQ – – TalQ Univers wants to complimentary speech about sexuality. For 72% of French people aged 18 to 34, sexuality is a taboo topic.
Established by Manon Cauchoix & & Camille Di Vincenzo

PERLA Health – – PERLA Health is on an objective to revamp PCOS care and diagnostics
Founded by Kathrin Folkendt & & Janine Kopp

Sonio – – Sonio is an AI software for fetal ultrasound, assisting practitioners evaluate and diagnose hereditary malformations
Established by Cécile Brosset & & Rémi Besson

Article curated by RJ Shara from Source. RJ Shara is a Bay Area Radio Host (Radio Jockey) who talks about the startup ecosystem – entrepreneurs, investments, policies and more on her show The Silicon Dreams. The show streams on Radio Zindagi 1170AM on Mondays from 3.30 PM to 4 PM.