Cofertility is thrilled to share that we raised our Series A funding, led by Next Ventures and Offline Ventures, with participation from Initialized Capital, Arkitekt Ventures, Foreground Capital, Gratitude Railroad, How Women Invest, Gaingels, and Everywhere Ventures. This milestone is a powerful endorsement of our model and a reflection of the growing momentum behind our mission: to make egg freezing more accessible, egg donation less transactional, and fertility care more equitable, transparent, and human-centered.
Since launching, Cofertility has helped women take control of their reproductive futures through our Split program, which enables eligible members to freeze their eggs for free when they donate half of the eggs retrieved to a family who can’t otherwise conceive.
Our unique egg sharing model helps solve long-standing issues in the fertility space. We’re expanding access to egg freezing, increasing donor diversity for families, and offering an alternative to the outdated practices that tie donor compensation to subjective, and often problematic, criteria.
With this fundraising round, we’re doubling down on this mission.
What this means for our members
Our Series A funding will help us:
- Expand and improve our technology. We’ll continue to invest in the development of our proprietary, custom-built platform that streamlines the entire egg sharing process, from making matches to managing the journeys of our members. We aim to make the entire experience as seamless and supportive as possible.
- Grow our team. As interest in our programs continues to grow, we’ll use this funding to help us scale our operations and better support our increasing community of Split members and intended parents.
- Strengthen clinic and partner relationships. We’ll continue to prioritize building connections with healthcare providers and partners to help us further expand access and make affordable fertility care more widely available.
- Expand advocacy and awareness efforts. We’re passionate about driving meaningful change in fertility care, from breaking down stigmas to highlighting the unique challenges faced by underrepresented communities. This work is core to our mission, and we’re just getting started.
We’re honored to have the backing of visionary investors who believe in our mission to transform fertility care by empowering patients with more flexible and transparent options. Their support brings us closer to a future where everyone has the opportunity to build the family they dream of — on their own terms and timelines.
To read more about our Series A, read the exclusive announcement on TechCrunch.
Lauren Makler
Lauren Makler is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cofertility, a human-first fertility ecosystem rewriting the egg freezing and egg donation experience. Previously, as an early Uber employee, Lauren founded Uber Health, a product that enables healthcare organizations to leverage Uber’s massive driver network in improving healthcare outcomes through patient transportation and healthcare delivery. Under her leadership, the business helped millions of patients get to the care they needed. Prior to that, Lauren spent the early years at Uber launching the core business throughout the east coast and led the company’s first experiment in healthcare, national on demand flu shot campaigns. After a rare disease diagnosis, Lauren’s fertility journey led her to believe that everyone should have the opportunity to freeze their eggs–and that there should be better access to egg donors. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their miracle baby girl.
Education:
-Bachelor of Arts from Northeastern University in Organizational Communication
Certifications & Accomplishments:
-Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business 2023
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