The macro opportunity: women are half of the population In 2024 alone, women’s health start-ups raised a record $2.6 billion, up 55 per cent from the previous year. In addition to increasingly recognised health needs in menopause, fertility and female-specific cancers, there are conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s, to name a few, that affect women disproportionately as compared to men, which then leads to the creation of large care gaps.