{"id":17772,"date":"2022-05-16T15:28:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curus.se\/nyheter\/curus-invests-in-femtech-company-ella\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T15:29:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:29:33","slug":"curus-invests-in-femtech-company-ella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curus.se\/en\/nyheter\/curus-invests-in-femtech-company-ella\/","title":{"rendered":"Curus invests in FemTech company Ella"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The first version of the medical mobile application will be launched this spring <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ella.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Ella<\/b><\/a><b> to help prevent and treat problems during and after pregnancy.<br \/>\nWomen&#8217;s health is a historically neglected area, but it has received increasing attention in recent years thanks to the growing trend in Femtech.<br \/>\nElla is now backed by several investors who want to help transform women&#8217;s health care. <\/b> In August 2021, Ella closed an investment round of just over SEK 6 million, and most recently in March 2022, a round of over 4.5 million was closed.<br \/>\nAmong those who have invested in the latest round are Curus and Joo Emmy Sundstr\u00f6m, who invested in the tech-driven health and service companies Doktor.se and Dryft. <i>&#8211; We want to invest in Femtech, which is an important part of digital health.<br \/>\nWomen are much more informed and used to managing their own and others&#8217; health than men, but then there must also be platforms where women get quality and easily accessible support.<br \/>\nWe see Ella as the future of maternity care,&#8221; says Johan Bloom, CEO of Curus. <\/i> Since Ella was founded, the company has been handpicked by both <a href=\"https:\/\/seb.se\/privat\/private-banking\/for-entreprenorer\/innovation-forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEB Innovation Forum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shiftcapital.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SHIFT<\/a> and awarded by the renowned jury in the 60SecondPitch competition organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaam.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vaam<\/a> with tech profile Josef Fallesen at the helm. <i>&#8211; Ella is really good.<br \/>\nIf Ella is internationally capable then <\/i><em>they have a unique opportunity as the Swedish midwife and maternity care role is on the rise internationally,&#8221; says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/p%C3%A4r-j%C3%B6rgen-p%C3%A4rson-4946b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">P\u00e4r-J\u00f6rgen P\u00e4rson<\/a> from Northzone, a jury member of 60SecondPitch, where Ella was crowned the winner.<\/em> Ella is a medical app that aims to complement both maternity care and aftercare.<br \/>\nIn the app, pregnant and newly delivered women will be assigned a personal physiotherapist who follows the women throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period. Together with his physiotherapist, an individualized plan is created with digital care meetings and evidence-based training programs that are continuously updated as conditions change. The programs can both prevent and treat pregnancy-related disorders, which affect at least 90% of all women going through pregnancy, and also help women reach the recommended amount of physical activity. <i>&#8211; What makes Ella unique, unlike online doctors, is that we really embrace the benefits of technology.<br \/>\nWe build smart algorithms and <\/i><em>ntions that create great value for the user, far beyond healthcare encounters,&#8221; says Emelie Hollsten, CEO and founder of Ella.<\/em> In the future, the app will feature articles, podcasts and courses so that there is something new to learn or discover every day.<br \/>\nAn AI is also being developed to predict symptoms and recommend the right care at the right time.<br \/>\nIn the future, Ella wants to be a multi-professional care platform specifically adapted for the time during and after pregnancy.<br \/>\nIn the upcoming launch, physiotherapy will be the first to go, and then the aim is to offer support from healthcare professions such as psychologists, dieticians, midwives and gynecologists. <i>&#8211; We want to become a healthcare provider that both prevents and treats disorders and complications during pregnancy and postpartum.<br \/>\nOur CE marking means that all raw <\/i><em>d and programs in Ella are supported by clinical evidence and that the entire product is quality assured according to European standards for medical devices,&#8221; says Frida Johnson, co-founder and head of operations at Ella.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>For more information:<\/strong> Emelie Hollsten, Founder and CEO, Her Company AB <a class=\"link\" href=\"mailto:emelie@ella.se\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emelie@ella.se,<\/a>+46 703-277 100 Johan Bloom, Founder and CEO, Curus AB <a class=\"link\" href=\"mailto:johan.bloom@curus.se\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">johan.bloom@curus.se,<\/a>+46 733-648 490<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first version of the medical mobile application will be launched this spring Ella to help prevent and treat problems during and after pregnancy. Women&#8217;s health is a historically neglected area, but it has received increasing attention in recent years thanks to the growing trend in Femtech. 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