Mae Health, a NYC-based company providing pregnancy and postpartum support for Black expectant mothers, raised an undisclosed amount in Seed funding.
The round was led by Jumpstart Nova, with participation from new investors including the Astia Fund, Impact Engine, Joyance Partners, and Gratitude Railroad, and early investors RH Capital, Avestria Ventures, Bright Ventures, and the Social Starts Health & Happiness Fund.
The company intends to use the funds to scale its tech-enabled services offering to drive improvements in Black maternal health outcomes.
Led by Founder and CEO Maya Hardigan, Mae Health provides a culturally responsive digital first solution built to address the specific clinical, social, and cultural needs of underserved expectant mothers, with an early focus on Black expectant mothers. To this end, the company combines a digital engagement and risk-tracking platform with community-based doula support to align provider support teams and center the pregnant person throughout the perinatal journey, all with the goal of reducing disparate maternal health outcomes, including preterm births and non-medically necessary C-sections.
Commenting on the news, Maya Hardigan said: “Since our founding, our goal at Mae has been to create more seamless pathways for established, impactful clinical interventions to reach more birthing people of color, and we’re thrilled by the progress we’ve made in our earliest years. We are grateful for the partnership of Jumpstart Nova and our growing community of investors in believing deeply in this mission, and working collaboratively with us to drive towards improvements in maternal health equity.”
FinSMEs
07/05/2024