Ida Tin, founder of the period tracking app Clue, discusses turning her idea into a business, funding challenges, evolving technology, and the creation and impact of the term 'FemTech' in women's health. She also explores the difficulties faced in transitioning to regulation, securing investment for femtech companies, and the importance of diversity and inclusion.
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Building trust with investors in the femtech industry can be difficult due to perceptions and social dynamics, but progress is being made with more female partners in venture funds.
Clue aims to evolve into a comprehensive platform for women's health data, offering predictive analytics and personalized insights to empower users in their decision-making regarding contraception and reproductive well-being.
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Development of Clue: A period tracking app with multiple health tracking features
Clue, one of the first period tracking apps, was launched shortly after the first iPhone. Beyond tracking periods, it allows users to track their health in more than 30 different categories. In addition, the app has been approved as an official form of contraception by the FDA and has raised almost $50 million in funding. The app's founder, Eda Tin, recognized the global need for better reproductive health solutions and aimed to create a revolutionary tool for family planning.
Challenges faced in promoting femtech and securing investment
Despite Clue's rapid growth and millions of users, securing investment for femtech proved challenging. Many potential investors lacked insight into women's health, and the niche product faced cultural barriers that hindered funding. Tin acknowledged that building trust with investors, particularly male investors, could be difficult due to perceptions and social dynamics. However, she noted progress with an increasing number of female partners in venture funds and a growing focus on investing in the sector.
The future of Clue and the vision for femtech
Clue aims to evolve from a period tracking app into a comprehensive platform for women's health data. The company envisions a future where individual health data from various sources can be integrated, providing a holistic understanding of reproductive health. Clue aims to offer predictive analytics and personalized insights to empower users in their decision-making regarding contraception, health risks, and overall reproductive well-being. Despite the challenges, Tin remains optimistic about the future of femtech and expects continued growth in the sector.
Ida Tin coined the term Femtech after she founded the period tracking app, Clue, which has since been downloaded more than 100 million times.
We hear how she managed to turn her idea into a business, how she went about funding it over her 10 year stint as CEO and how she sees it evolving as technology becomes more advanced.
Producer/Presenter: Hannah Mullane
Photo: Ida Tin Credit: Ida Tin
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