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Global Wellness News™ | August 9th, 2022

Israeli companies lead world in plant-based food tech investments – report

Israeli companies are leading the world in food tech investments in the plant-based alternative proteins sector, and come second only to the US in funds invested in the alternative protein industry as a whole, according to an updated report published this week by the Good Food Institute (GFI) Israel.

Materna Medical Raises $22M As Femtech Becomes A Billion-Dollar Sector

Mountain View, California-based Materna Medical raised $22 million to tackle pelvic care for prenatal and postpartum patients, according to SEC filings. The filings did not specify the round’s investors, and the company did not respond to requests to comment. The 15-year-old OB-GYN startup is working in a niche area of health that often goes underserved: the pelvic area.

She’s Looking for the Next Women-Led Unicorn. First Stop: A Very Chic Garage

By Chavie Lieber / Photography by Thomas McCarty for WSJ. Magazine EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK-Attendees at the G9 Ventures Summer Summit on July 28 had every reason to expect bleak conversation. Startup investments were slowing down. Consumers were spending less in anticipation of an economic downturn.

Network effects: How to rebuild social capital and improve corporate performance

Social capital-or the presence of networks, relationships, shared norms, and trust among individuals, teams, and business leaders-is the glue that holds organizations together. When teams feel connected, they tend to get more work done and do it faster.