First Round Review · 2023-01-11
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Maven's Community-First Path to Unicorn Status: Building Product-Market Fit in Women's Healthcare
Maven founder and CEO Kate Ryder shares how she leveraged community insights and a B2C-first approach to build the first female-led telemedicine unicorn. Starting with deep conversations with women about family planning and healthcare gaps, Ryder validated a massive market opportunity and iterated to build a B2B2C telehealth platform serving women and families across fertility, pregnancy, pediatrics, and parenting.
Metrics in this report
Focus Group Sample Size
50participants
exact
Women surveyed for problem validation
Provider Type Coverage
30+types
minimum
Maven telehealth network specialties
Series D Funding Amount
110$M
exact
Maven in 2021 at unicorn milestone
Series E Funding Amount
90$M
exact
Maven recent announcement
VC Associate Tenure
2years
exact
Kate Ryder at Index Ventures London office