Femtech Dr. Vivien Karl receives money

The Berlin-based start-up has closed its pre-seed financing round and raised a six-figure sum. Better Ventures was one of the investors.

Berlin-based femtech Dr. Vivien Karl has raised a six-figure amount in its pre-seed funding round. The money comes from angel club Better Ventures as well as Ignore Gravity Ventures, the company behind the Grace Accelerator.

Dr. Vivien Karl was founded in 2021 by Vivien Karl and Julia Huhnholz. With their startup, they develop and market an intimate cream that is supposed to help against vaginal dryness. In collaboration with a gynecological practice, they say the has been tested and found to be good. "We are striving to develop Dr. Vivien Karl into the brand in the intimate care sector," Huhnholz says. Her goal, she says, is to provide health care for women in midlife. "The market lacks high-quality products for a female population that is aging," she says.

Through Better Ventures, Anne and Stefan Lemcke (Ankerkraut), Pedro Gonçalves (Pergoncap) and Silvia Erika Sommer and Dörte Kaschdailis (smart impactxx) participated in the funding round. Female Health is a topic that is still neglected by too many investors and female investors, says Tina Dreimann, founder and managing director of Better Ventures. "For example, the menopause market is estimated at $600 billion, but only 5 percent of femtech startups focus on menopause."