My deep dive into the [women + capital] stories of the week uncovered more than a few multimillion dollar investments — one for a slick $200 million — as well as valuations in the billions and (projected) trillions.
A recurring theme I’m seeing is high investment activity in women-owned businesses focused on human health, in particular, women’s health. From GLP1 to maternal health to women’s brain health to robotics + senior living, this ecosystem is alive, kicking…. and, in some cases, overdelivering.
Scroll on to browse the headlines, along with this week’s Founder Amplified, VC quote of the week, and a fresh data take on women’s health and venture capital.
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Amie Sheridan | Editor, WINS LIST
Issue #02 | Tuesday, March 31, 2026
📶 Capital Signal
The biggest stories about women and capital this week
Coatue says Anthropic could be worth $2.413 trillion in 2031.
Newcomer reported that, in a privately shared slide from a Coatue Management presentation, Anthropic (Daniela Amodei) could be worth $2.413 trillion in 2031. — Newcomer, March 30, 2026
GLP1 telehealth startup eMed raises $200M in Series A round with $2 billion valuation.
eMed Population Health (Linda Yaccarino) has secured $200 million in their Series A round led by AON Consulting with backers including NFL retired QB Tom Brady. While the data is not clinically backed, eMed claims that its users’ GLP-1 adherence rate exceeds 90%. — Pitchbook, March 27, 2026
Medicaid-first maternal health company Malama Health raises $9.2M seed round.
Malama Health (Mika Eddy) is building national infrastructure for continuous, doula-led care across pregnancy and the postpartum year. The company has raised $9.2 million in their seed round, led by Acumen America.— Bizjournals.com and HealthcareITtoday.com, March 23 & 26, 2026
Andromeda raises $16.6M to bring bubble-blowing robot to senior homes.
Grace Brown, 26 year-old founder and CEO of Andromeda, will bring her Australian robotics company to the United States as her team completes a $16.6 million raise from VCs including Forerunner (Eurie Kim), Main Sequence, Purpose Ventures, and Rethink Impact, LP (Jenny Abramson). — Eurie Kim on LinkedIn (Forerunner) and Upstarts Media, March 25, 2026.
Fem-tech company, Prickly Pear, raises $600k in pre-seed funding effort.
Prickly Pear (Imen Maaroufi Clark), a digital health company focused on women's brain health, announced a $600k capital investment in their business with addition of women’s health VC firm, Emmeline Ventures (La Keisha Landrum Pierre). Femtech Insider and Phoenix Business Journal carried the story. — PR Newswire, March 26, 2026
St. Louis ice cream company raises $6M to take their franchise nationwide.
Clementine’s Ice Cream (Tamara Keefe) has secured $6 million in a round led by Next Phase Capital, chaired by Shelly Sun Berkowitz. The company is renowned for its premium, small-batch, alcohol-infused "naughty" flavors and "nice" (non-alcoholic) options. — St. Louis Business Journal, March 23, 2026.
Replit raises $400M in Series D round, tripling valuation to $9 billion.
Foster City, CA Replit (Haya Odeh) — developer of AI-infused cloud software tools that allow people to build apps and websites without code — has raised $400 million in a Series D round led by Canadian firm Georgian. Notable investors include Shaquille O’Neal and Jared Leto. — TechCrunch, March 17 & San Francisco Business Times, March 24, 2026
⚡️ Founder Amplified
High-signal woman founder building momentum
The Win: Pivotal (Melinda French Gates) makes direct investment in Binti.
Felicia Curcuru, co-founder and CEO at Binti — creator of software built for child welfare — announced a $3 million investment by Melinda French Gates’ firm, Pivotal. This is a direct investment — not part of a funding round.
The Signal: Fortune Most Powerful Women published an exclusive interview with Melinda French Gates where she discussed the investment.
Her Words:
“Having spent hundreds of hours shadowing social workers – and now serving half the country in child welfare – we have a deep understanding of the challenges in this space and a long list of ways technology can help.
And we're not stopping at child welfare. There are deep challenges across social services, workforce development, and beyond – and we're excited to lean into AI to move quickly across those areas too.”
Signal Breakdown:
Fortune’s interview with Melinda French Gates is a turbo boost for Felicia Curcuru and Binti. This interview is propelled by the outlet’s 700k audience and their MPW (Most Powerful Women) newsletter subscriber base.
Carrying nearly 29,000 followers on LinkedIn, Curcuru herself is masterfully stacking her wins. In February, she was profiled as a 2026 CNBC Change Maker, outlining the following capital signals for Binti:
✅ launch of Binti AI, a responsible AI platform developed in collaboration with Anthropic’s AI for Good initiative
✅ expansion via improved foster-family licensing nationwide
✅ software is now used by more than 550 agencies across 37 states
The cross promotion and expanded reach from Fortune, CNBC and Curcuru’s own channels is what makes her this week’s Founder Amplified.
💬 Investor Speak
Notable commentary from women in venture capital
“Most people think you need $100K+ to invest in startups. You actually need $1K. That’s what angel syndicates were built for.”
📊 Numbers & Figures
Newly released data on women, wealth and capital
New Pitchbook data shows female founders often build more capital-efficient companies with strong exit outcomes, yet venture funding still lags performance metrics.
Key takeaways:
Female-founded companies generated 24.9% of all US venture exits by count in 2025.
Female-founded companies advance at a higher rate after round one and go bankrupt at a lower rate than the all-US cohort.
Biotech and pharma—a sector where female founders are overrepresented—was among the few to grow in both deal value and deal count, producing two of the year's largest transactions: Capstan Therapeutics ($2.1 billion M&A) and Orbital Therapeutics ($1.5 billion M&A).
Read the full story: Women's Health AI Outperforms VC's Own Benchmarks—Yet The Funding Gap Persists by Geri Stengel for ForbesWomen, March 9, 2026
🎬 Signing Off
That’s a wrap on issue #02.
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