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Teal Health Included on TIME100 Health 2026 List
February 11, 2026
Founder Kara Egan was honored for making women’s health care convenient. TIME
F.D.A. Approves First At-Home Alternative to the Pap Smear
May 9, 2025
The new test, made by Teal Health, involves swabbing the vagina with a spongelike tool rather than inserting a speculum and scraping cells from the cervix, as health care providers do in Pap smears. New York Times
Teal Health Receives FDA Breakthrough Designation for At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening Device
May 8, 2024
Teal Health, headquartered in San Francisco (USA), has achieved a significant milestone in its mission to improve cervical cancer screening options. The company has been granted Breakthrough Device designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its at-home self-collect cervical cancer screening device, the Teal Wand. This designation follows the successful completion of Teal Health’s clinical trial. The trial surpassed enrollment targets and generated robust clinical performance data, leading to the FDA’s recognition of the device’s potential to enhance diagnosis or treatment of life-threatening diseases. Femtech Insider
Teal unwraps $8.8M to build out a telehealth platform for women — starting with cervical cancer screening
January 31, 2023
Female-focused telehealth startup, Teal Health, is popping up today to announce an $8.8 million seed round with a roster of heavy hitting investors on board — including (Serena Williams’) Serena Ventures, (Chelsea Clinton’s) Metrodora Ventures, and (Laurene Powell Jobs’) Emerson Collective. TechCrunch