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After Roe’s reversal, founders of women’s health startups prepare for battle

TechCrunch conducted a vibe check with the women founders taking themselves and their companies to the front lines of the fight for abortion.

12:00 pm PDT • July 16, 2022
After Roe’s reversal, founders of women’s health startups prepare for battle

Peanut, a social networking app for women, initially found traction connecting women in the earlier stages of their motherhood journey. But over the years, the network expanded to support women…

Social network Peanut expands to include more women with launch of Peanut Menopause

Leap, a platform for people over 55 to learn via social interaction, has raised $3.1 million in a seed round led by European early-stage investor Creandum and SF-based South Park…

Leap, a ‘social learning’ platform aimed at over 55s, raises a $3.1M seed round

Peanut, the maker of a social networking app for women, is entering into the investing space with today’s launch of a microfund called StartHER. As the name implies, the new fund…

Women’s social network Peanut launches microfund StartHER to invest in pre-seed stage startups

Mobile social networking app for women, Peanut, is today becoming the latest tech company to integrate audio into its product following the success of Clubhouse. Peanut, which began with a…

Social networking app for women, Peanut, adds live audio rooms

Mobile social networking app for women, Peanut, is expanding into video chat to help better support its users amid the coronavirus outbreak. The company, which began its life with a…

Social networking app for women, Peanut, is rolling out video chat