Legacy, a Boston, MA-based digital fertility clinic for folks with sperm, raised a $25M Collection B funding spherical.
The spherical, which brings complete funding to $45M, was led by Bain Capital Ventures with participation from present buyers FirstMark Capital, Part 32 and TQ Ventures, in addition to new buyers together with Valor Fairness Companions.
Based in 2018 by Khaled Kteily, Legacy provides prospects entry to sperm evaluation, DNA fragmentation and sperm freezing all from their dwelling.
The corporate sends prospects an at-home sperm testing equipment and affords sperm evaluation, DNA fragmentation and cryopreservation for the samples. To make sure cryofreezing, Legacy engages in post-thaw evaluation.
As a part of the expertise, prospects obtain customized life-style suggestions to enhance fertility, and entry to digital appointments with medical professionals to debate outcomes and care plans. Legacy additionally affords its personal male fertility dietary supplements created by urology consultants with research-backed elements to assist wholesome sperm manufacturing, hormone well being and general fertility.
The corporate intends to make use of the funds to double its headcount and scale its choices past sperm testing, freezing and fertility assist. They can even launch Legacy Labs: bodily labs that enable prospects to obtain same-day, at-home service. Legacy Labs are particularly designed for people starting surgical procedure or fertility-compromising remedies for diseases like most cancers, and must financial institution sperm instantly.
In partnership with the Army Household Constructing Coalition and as a part of the Tadpole Challenge, Legacy affords energetic responsibility members of Naval Particular Warfare, together with SEALs, Particular Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman and Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel, free entry to its privacy-protected, at-home sperm testing with one 12 months of complimentary cryopreservation service.
Legacy’s companies are coated for about 8M lives by means of partnerships with the entire main fertility advantages suppliers and an extra 12M lives by means of insurance coverage contracts in California, New York, and New Jersey with insurers like Aetna, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare.
Based in 2018 out of the Harvard Innovation Labs, Legacy is a Y-Combinator backed startup. Superstar buyers within the firm embody Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Orlando Bloom and DJ Khaled.
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12/05/2022
