So excited to kick off this partnership with Samantha Diamond, Breanna Hughes, and the rest of the Bird&Be team!
Growing a company the right way takes partners who believe in the mission and the team. From the beginning and every day since, our investors believed fertility deserved a different kind of conversation, and backed that belief with more than capital: their time, their networks, and their advice, alongside us at every step. Breanna Hughes and I, and our entire Bird&Be team, are so proud to announce our Series A, and we're putting it straight into the things that matter most: products that serve our customers' needs, deeper science, and better access to care. This round (led by BDC Capital (Canada) Thrive, and BFG Partners, with BAM Ventures, Founder Collective, Rejuvenation Medical Group Ventures, and HSR Ventures) lets us go further on three fronts: 🔬 More R&D, clinical studies, and testing, so every product we ship keeps meeting the higher bar we set for ourselves and the industry. That means giving the providers who recommend us evidence-based data, and giving customers navigating one of the most vulnerable journeys of their lives confidence in their decisions. It's why our Prenatal was one of only two products (out of 17 tested) that met its label claims in a recent Consumer Reports investigation. 🛒 More retail and clinical reach, building on our expansion to 1,000 Ulta Beauty stores and our partnership with Mandell's Clinical Pharmacy, so more people can get evidence-based fertility support proactively. That matters when there are fewer than 1,400 REIs (fertility doctors) for the entire United States and only 150 REIs for all Canadians. 📢 More education and advocacy, so the 1 in 6 people facing infertility, the women whose PMOS goes undiagnosed in 70% of cases, and the men who are too often left out of the conversation but are the leading indication for IVF, all get the support and information they've been missing. Our goal is to move education and care into a proactive state. Fertility and reproductive care has too many gaps. This funding is about closing them faster, for more people, with our providers and partners alongside us. Grateful to our investors, our medical advisors, and every customer who's trusted us with this part of their journey. More to come. https://lnkd.in/gnhpw8sX Thank you to our champions Mona Minhas Thomas Green Elizabeth Earle Tyler Morgan Shamin Walsh Brian Lee David Frankel Amanda Herson Micah Rosenbloom Matthew Karpman Maggie Sellers Reum Katie Sellers Claire McCormack