亚利桑那州女性科技初创公司Prickly Pear Health通过Emmeline Ventures的投资，将其预种子轮融资扩大至超过60万美元

Women-led venture firm joins existing investors to accelerate growth of AI-powered brain health platform for women

女性主导的风险投资公司加入现有投资者行列，加速推动由人工智能驱动的女性大脑健康平台的发展。

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Prickly Pear Health

仙人掌健康

, a digital health company focused on women's brain health, announced today that it has expanded its pre-seed funding to more than $600,000 following a follow-on investment round that includes participation from existing investors and a new strategic partner,

，一家专注于女性大脑健康的数字健康公司，今天宣布在现有投资者和一个新的战略合作伙伴参与的后续投资回合之后，已经将其种子前融资扩大到超过60万美元，

Emmeline Ventures

艾米琳风险投资公司

, a venture capital firm focused on improving women's health outcomes.

，一家专注于改善女性健康结果的风险投资公司。

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Prickly Pear Health founder Imen Maaroufi Clark

仙人掌健康创始人伊门·马鲁菲·克拉克

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Azin Radsan van Alebeek, Co-founder and general partner at Emmeline Ventures

艾齐恩·拉德桑·范·阿勒贝克，Emmeline Ventures联合创始人兼普通合伙人

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艾米琳风险投资公司标志

The partnership highlights a growing coalition of investors supporting innovations designed to address longstanding gaps in women's healthcare. The latest funding builds on the previously announced backing from Bayless Ventures and AZ Venture Capital Inc., positioning the startup for its next phase of growth..

该合作伙伴关系突显了一个不断壮大的投资者联盟，支持旨在解决女性医疗保健长期缺口的创新。最新的资金建立在之前宣布的来自 Bayless Ventures 和 AZ Venture Capital Inc. 的支持之上，为这家初创公司下一阶段的增长奠定了基础。

'I founded Prickly Pear Health to address a critical blind spot in women's healthcare: how hormonal changes impact brain health,' said Imen Maaroufi Clark, founder and CEO of Prickly Pear Health. 'This round reflects a powerful coalition of partners who believe that women deserve better tools to understand what's happening in their brains during life transitions.'.

“我创立Prickly Pear Health是为了应对女性医疗保健中的一个关键盲点：激素变化如何影响大脑健康，”Prickly Pear Health创始人兼首席执行官伊曼·马鲁菲·克拉克表示。“这一轮融资反映了一个强大的合作伙伴联盟，他们相信女性应该拥有更好的工具来了解在生命过渡期大脑中发生的变化。”

Despite the growing number of companies launched by women, female founders continue to face significant barriers in venture funding. In 2024, female-only founding teams received

尽管由女性创立的公司数量不断增长，女性创业者在风险投资方面仍然面临重大障碍。2024年，全女性创始团队获得的投资为

just 2.3% of global venture capital funding

仅占全球风险资本融资的2.3%

, while 83.6% went to all-male teams. Companies founded by women accounted for 6.4% of all venture deals but received only a fraction of total capital, highlighting the funding gap that persists across the startup ecosystem.

，而83.6%的资金流向了全男性团队。由女性创立的公司占所有风险投资交易的6.4%，但仅获得了总资本的一小部分，凸显了初创企业生态系统中持续存在的资金差距。

Emmeline Ventures' investment underscores the firm's strategy of supporting founders building companies that improve outcomes across women's health. This is the firm's first investment in an Arizona-based company, reinforcing the region's growing reputation as a hub for health innovation. The backing reflects a broader shift toward supporting an industry that has historically been underfunded, despite its affecting billions of people worldwide..

埃米琳风险投资公司的投资突显了该公司支持创始人建立改善女性健康结果的公司的战略。这是该公司的第一笔对一家位于亚利桑那州的公司的投资，进一步巩固了该地区作为健康创新中心日益增长的声誉。这种支持反映了更广泛的转变，即尽管该行业影响着全球数十亿人，但历史上一直资金不足，现在正得到更多支持。

'We invest in founders who are building meaningful solutions that advance women's health while creating strong businesses,' said Azin Radsan van Alebeek, Co-founder and General Partner at Emmeline Ventures. 'Prickly Pear Health represents a compelling intersection of technology, data, and an underserved market opportunity.'.

“我们投资于那些正在构建有意义的解决方案，推动女性健康并创建强大企业的创始人，”Emmeline Ventures的联合创始人兼普通合伙人阿津·拉德桑·范·阿勒贝克表示。“Prickly Pear Health代表了技术、数据和一个未被充分服务的市场机会的引人注目的交汇点。”

Prickly Pear Health plans to use this new funding to accelerate user growth and expand platform deployments with mental health practices, beginning in Arizona. Since its founding in 2024, the digital platform has surpassed 2,000 active users in its current phase and continues to develop ahead of a broader public launch..

仙人掌健康计划利用这笔新资金加速用户增长，并开始在亚利桑那州扩展与心理健康机构的平台部署。自2024年成立以来，该数字平台在当前阶段已超过2000名活跃用户，并在更广泛的公开发布之前持续开发。

The platform uses AI, voice analysis, and behavioral data to help women understand how hormonal fluctuations influence cognitive and emotional health, including symptoms such as brain fog, stress, and memory changes during hormonal transitions. Prickly Pear's approach focuses on proactive brain health, combining voice data patterns with lifestyle and wearable data to deliver personalized insights that support emotional resilience and cognitive performance.

该平台利用人工智能、语音分析和行为数据，帮助女性了解激素波动如何影响认知和情绪健康，包括在激素过渡期间出现的脑雾、压力和记忆变化等症状。Prickly Pear的方法专注于积极的大脑健康，结合语音数据模式、生活方式和可穿戴设备数据，提供个性化见解，支持情绪适应力和认知表现。

The platform is designed to support women across multiple hormonal phases, including pregnancy, postpartum, irregular cycles, perimenopause, and the menopausal transition..

该平台旨在支持处于多个激素阶段的女性，包括怀孕、产后、月经不规律、围绝经期和更年期过渡期。

The digital brain health market is projected to exceed

数字大脑健康市场预计将达到超过

$412 billion by 2032

到2032年将达到4120亿美元

, while the broader women's health market could surpass $1 trillion globally, with hormonal health alone

，而更广泛的女性健康市场全球规模可能超过1万亿美元，仅激素健康一项就已如此。

estimated at $600 billion

估计为6000亿美元

. Hormonal care affects more than 2 billion women worldwide, but is often overlooked, underfunded, and under-researched.

激素护理影响着全球超过20亿女性，但经常被忽视、资金不足且研究不足。

By focusing specifically on women's brain health, Prickly Pear Health aims to build a new category within digital health that bridges hormonal science, behavioral data, and personalized technology across the hormonal health continuum. You can learn more about Prickly Pear Health at

通过特别关注女性大脑健康，Prickly Pear Health 旨在数字健康领域内建立一个新类别，将激素科学、行为数据和个性化技术贯穿于激素健康连续体。您可以在此处了解更多关于 Prickly Pear Health 的信息：

https://pricklypear.io/

https://pricklypear.io/

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About Prickly Pear Health

关于刺梨健康

Prickly Pear is a NextGen digital health solution designed to champion brain health during and beyond reproductive years. By integrating voice AI, behavioral analytics, and wearable technology, the platform delivers personalized insights to support emotional well-being, mental clarity, and cognitive resilience, particularly for women with ongoing hormonal changes and fluctuations.

Prickly Pear 是一种下一代数字健康解决方案，旨在支持生殖年期及以后的脑部健康。通过整合语音人工智能、行为分析和可穿戴技术，该平台提供个性化洞察，支持情绪健康、思维清晰和认知韧性，特别是针对经历持续激素变化和波动的女性。

By fostering sustainable lifestyle modifications, the platform empowers them to fuel cognitive performance and optimize overall well-being. To learn more, visit .

通过促进可持续的生活方式改变，该平台赋予他们提升认知能力并优化整体福祉的力量。欲了解更多信息，请访问 。

https://pricklypear.io/

https://pricklypear.io/

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About Emmeline Ventures

关于艾米琳风险投资公司

Emmeline Ventures invests in solutions that help women manage their health, build their wealth and live in a cleaner, safer world. The firm targets overlooked, high-upside markets, backing companies at the intersection of essential innovation and large-scale demand. Leveraging deep operational experience, the Emmeline team partners closely with founders to reduce early-stage risk and accelerate growth toward institutional scale.

Emmeline Ventures投资于帮助女性管理健康、积累财富并生活在一个更清洁、更安全世界中的解决方案。该机构专注于那些被忽视但具有高潜力的市场，支持处于关键创新与大规模需求交汇点的公司。凭借深厚的运营经验，Emmeline团队与创始人密切合作，降低早期风险并加速实现机构规模的增长。

With a focused, thesis-driven strategy, Emmeline Ventures invests in high-conviction opportunities that deliver both strong financial returns and meaningful real-world impact. To learn more, visit .

通过专注的、以论点为导向的战略，Emmeline Ventures 投资于高信念的机会，这些机会既能带来强劲的财务回报，又能产生有意义的现实影响。欲了解更多信息，请访问。

https://www.emmelineventures.vc

https://www.emmelineventures.vc

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