Lōvu Health Secures $8 Million in Series A Funding to Transform Maternal Healthcare

SJF Ventures invests in AI-powered digital maternal health platform driving better patient outcomes and addressing the maternal mortality crisis

CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lōvu Health, the digital maternal health platform ensuring care for mother and baby from conception through postpartum, announced the company secured $8 million in Series A funding, led by SJF Ventures with participation from Rogue Women's Fund, Symphonic Capital, Emmeline Ventures, Majella Ventures, Oakwood Circle Ventures, Sand Hill Angels, Swizzle Ventures, Terrasys, Stand Together Ventures, and Alumni Ventures. In a nation where 49% of women forgo prenatal care, postnatal care, or both because of high costs and lack of access, Lōvu Health is reinventing maternal care with a new paradigm of continuous and connected wellness before and after birth.

In the United States, there are more than 3.6 million births per year. Despite spending about $126 billion on pregnancy and postpartum care, the nation ranks 64th in maternal mortality — the worst among high income countries. Over 80% of these deaths are preventable. To address this crisis, Lōvu supports the care plan chosen by each mother's obstetrician with access to specialty care, real-time remote patient monitoring, and a personalized care journey.

"Our current one-size-fits-all maternal care model is failing moms and babies," said Noel Pugh, co-founder and CEO at Lōvu Health. "Every expectant mother and her baby deserve equitable access to precision care guided by innovative technology and evidence-based insights. Lōvu's AI-powered platform transforms workflows and modernizes clinical practices, helping clinicians closely monitor patients and intervene earlier when necessary, while offering wraparound support that changes the way we bring life into this world."

Ensuring access to crucial maternal care is even more important in the wake of cuts to Medicaid and critical social safety net programs. With Lōvu's unique business model, mothers receive 24/7 support as well as access to necessary specialty care and social support, while obstetricians create a net-new revenue stream at no additional cost or administrative burden. The platform is well placed to serve mothers regardless of whether they are uninsured or covered by Medicaid or commercial insurance.

Lōvu has a proven track record of improving access to care and outcomes for mothers and babies, especially in underserved populations. The platform, which often uncovers chronic conditions like hypertension or mental health concerns, provides urgently needed interventions for acute preeclampsia, substance use disorders and suicidal ideation. Overall, Lōvu delivered earlier identification and intervention for preeclampsia than would have been possible with a traditional care model for 6% of mothers, identified depression and anxiety in upwards of 30% of clinical populations, and among mothers on platform with chronic hypertension, 57% were identified due to being on Lōvu.

"The existing maternal care model in the United States leads to significant care gaps, especially because we do a poor job adequately identifying risk for pregnancies where additional care is needed," said Dr. Santosh Pandipati, co-founder and Chief Health Officer at Lōvu Health. "Lōvu's technology transforms the patient experience throughout pregnancy and postpartum. Every mother's journey is tailored to her individual needs, and our care navigators and trusted marketplace ensure mothers can quickly access best-in-class services. We deliver actionable data for clinicians that drives prevention rather than crisis mitigation and results in improved outcomes for mother, baby, and family."

Many clinicians are overworked and burning out (1 in 3 U.S. counties are maternal care deserts lacking local obstetricians), which leads to poor availability for patients and more costly emergency room visits. The crisis is exacerbated by the fact that applications to OB/GYN residencies have fallen in recent years and OBs are among the most sued physicians. Lōvu acts as an extension of the relationship between OBs and mothers, strengthening rather than replacing that crucial bond and significantly reducing the administrative burden for clinicians.

With Lōvu, fetal heart rate, maternal blood pressure, maternal weight, maternal heart rate, and mental health assessments are all captured in a dynamic dashboard that alerts clinicians to meaningful changes in health status. The platform connects patients to a curated marketplace of services and technologies, taking care of eligibility and verification to streamline the referral process. Clinicians reduce in-office visits while adding AI and evidence-based recommendations so they can confidently guide mothers to the best possible outcomes.

In addition to its core platform, Lōvu provides mothers with access to a curated, best-in-breed marketplace of more than 50 third-party digital vendors for specialty care needs that range from doula support, lactation support, sexual wellness counseling, pelvic floor, physical therapy, nutritional support, and mental health resources. The marketplace allows clinicians to optimize maternal outcomes and attract more patients to their practice, particularly in rural or lower income areas where clinicians may not otherwise be able to offer specialized care. Lōvu allows mothers to take charge of their care through their marketplace choices. The marketplace can also reduce the time it takes a mother to see a mental health provider by up to four months.

"SJF has had a long-standing interest in maternal health and Lōvu has stood out to us for years as we see the company's care extension of the obstetrician's office plus a novel marketplace of partnered specialty solutions as the optimal 'win-win-win' strategy for providers, health plans, and mothers," said Perry Clarkson, Partner at SJF Ventures. "Pairing the company's recent momentum with broader trends right now around increasingly alarming rates of maternal complications and mortality, we are proud to be partnering with Lōvu to drive critical change and impact to maternal care in this country."

Lōvu will use the new funding to increase its investment in AI with the launch of three augmentative agents planned in the coming months. The funding will also support automation, integrations, and headcount as the company scales to meet demand from mothers, clinicians, and providers. The platform is optimizing the maternal care journey and addressing care gaps in an outdated model to help solve preventable maternal mortality across the country.

About Lōvu Health
Lōvu Health's digital wellness platform personalizes a mothers pregnancy journey from pre-conception through two years postpartum. The platform provides curated recommendations for maternal health services and patient monitoring technologies to support patients, inform clinicians, and reduce burdens on the healthcare system.

About SJF Ventures
Founded in 1999, SJF Ventures is an impact venture capital fund whose mission is to catalyze the development of highly successful businesses that drive lasting, positive changes. Its deep experience in healthcare includes portfolio companies mPulse, DUOS, and ChartSpan.

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