French app for future parents raises €7 million for European expansion

May, an app designed for future parents and offering medical messaging, pregnancy support and a range of health tools designed to “simplify your daily life”, has raised €7 million in funding to support expansion plans.

The latest funding is to focus on two key areas: developing the app’s health offering, particularly around provision of support from the pre-conception period, and expanding business in Europe including launching in two new European countries from 2025.

May was founded in 2020 and offers a chat feature available daily from 8am to 10pm to provide personalised midwife support; verified health content for both physical and mental health developed by a team of healthcare professionals and “faithful to the recommendations of public health institutions”; and tracking tools for areas such as menstruation cycle, pregnancy monitoring and baby development. The app has been developed with the support of 80 healthcare professionals who were involved in building the app as well as responding in real-time to parents.

The founders report that 93 percent of users have shared that they “feel more comfortable in their role as parents thanks to May”, with more than €520,000 in costs reportedly avoided for the healthcare system so far.

By 2026, May aims to be supporting one million parents, with a presence in five European countries and saving €1 million in costs for the health system.

In other news from France, HTNI reported how HOP’EN 2, a funding programme run by the Digital Health Directorate aiming to support digital transformation of healthcare establishments in France, opened its first applications phase.

We also highlighted how Paris-based precision medicine company Spotlight Medical raised €6.2 million in seed funding for AI-driven prognosis tests designed to help improve cancer treatment; and Dassault Systèmes launched a virtual twin project in collaboration with the Saint-Louis Hospital AP-HP in Paris, with aims of improving understanding around the respiratory transmission of viruses and optimising patient care.