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Qvin (YC W16) — Empowering women. period

Qvin appears in Y Combinator's company directory in the Winter 2016 batch, listed 2016-01-05. Empowering women. Period..

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Qvin: Accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2016

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New accelerator entry · 2016-01-05 · the record

Winter 2016
batch
30
people
Early
stage
United States of America
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Qvin is the first and only healthcare service to scientifically prove menstrual blood can test for critical health information – just like a traditional laboratory blood test. Women's health has always been under-prioritized in science. We still operate in a world built by men, for men. It’s why in 2014, Dr. Sara Naseri and Søren Therkelsen started Qvin to research, develop, and patent a product that powers an underserved and understudied population—women. Over 70% of the decisions our doctors make are influenced by blood test results. Every month, 1.8 billion people across the world menstruate. However, the blood our bodies naturally deliver every month has never been explored as a testing source. And yet, menstrual blood has been left unexplored. Qvin is the first and only healthcare service to use period blood as a non-invasive blood test. We exist to give women an easy, insightful way to monitor existing health issues, proactively screen for others, and go into doctor visits more informed and confident of their own health. Our health technology platform helps women manage their health better through a non-invasive blood collection device named the Q-Pad™. All of us at Qvin want to move the study of women forward. We want to close the gender data gap. And we stand for every person who identifies with women, however they define it.

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BatchWinter 2016
Announced2016-01-05
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size30
IndustryHealthcare
Sub-industryHealthcare -> Consumer Health and Wellness
SectorsAI-powered Drug Discovery, Consumer Health Services, Telemedicine
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Menlo Park, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttps://qvin.com/
Previously known asQurasense

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