• FEMSelect

  Participated · Series B · Oct 2022

  FEMSelect develops EnPlace®, a minimally invasive, meshless system for pelvic floor ligament fixation cleared by the FDA to manage symptomatic uterine prolapse. The technology enables a procedure in under 30 minutes, and clinical studies report women can return to normal activities within a few days. FEMSelect has partnered with LiNA Medical USA and has spent the past year educating physicians on the technology. The company obtained a CMS procedure code earlier this year, enabling healthcare facilities to receive reimbursement for the procedure. EnPlace is currently available in more than 25 US states. FEMSelect plans to use the Series B proceeds to support growth and market penetration of EnPlace, primarily in the US; the company is led by Co-CEOs Debbie Garner and Renee Selman. POP Medical Solutions Ltd. develops NeuGuide, a minimally-invasive, meshless and dissectionless surgical system to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP). NeuGuide combines a Nitinol-based anchor, surgical sutures and an innovative attachment method and has received FDA clearance. The device was tested in a 15-patient trial in Israel and is currently being used by US physicians in a post-marketing study. POP plans to use new funding to complete the post-marketing study, obtain European CE Mark certification, transfer the product to mass production, and build a US commercial organization for an early 2019 launch. CEO Deborah Garner leads the company and MABA founder Bernie Rudnick will join POP's board as part of the financing.

• Yiftee

  Led · Series A · Jan 2014

  Yiftee lets consumers send gifts to friends via an iPhone app or website, with all gifts sourced from local merchants and presented with pictures, descriptions, and pricing. Recipients receive a gift notification via Facebook, email, or text and can redeem the gift using a prepaid MasterCard shown to the merchant on a smartphone. The company has developed YifteePro to simplify local gifting for professionals and businesses, allowing bulk uploads, default venue selection, personalization, and automated delivery. YifteePro gifts are redeemable at local merchants within 90 days, there is no extra cost to the business, and unredeemed value is returned to the giver. The startup was founded by Lori Laub and Donna Novitsky, and Novitsky previously served as CEO of Big Tent and was a partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures. Yiftee has raised a $2.1M Series A following a $1M seed in 2012 and plans to use the new funding to expand YifteePro and explore opportunities in Asia. Yiftee is a gifting service that connects consumers with gifts sold by local merchants via an iPhone app and website. Consumers select a friend and their location, view featured local merchants’ gifts with photos, descriptions, and pricing, pay Yiftee, and send the gift notification via Facebook, email, or text. Recipients redeem gifts by using a prepaid MasterCard credit card presented to the merchant on a smartphone. Yiftee’s revenue model is a convenience fee charged to the gift giver. The startup reports having 2 million local restaurants and shops listed on the platform. Founders are Lori Laub and Donna Novitsky; Novitsky previously served as CEO of Big Tent and was a partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures. The company will need to convert gift transactions into repeat in-store customers to sustain local-merchant traffic.

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