SimpliFed, a US virtual maternal-health company, has raised a $10.8m Series A round, announced on 7 April 2026. Femtech Insider and HIT Consultant both described the round as oversubscribed. No valuation was disclosed.
Morningside and Hesperia Capital led the financing. Foreground Capital, AHA Social Impact Fund and Elizabeth Street Ventures took part, along with other investors that Femtech Insider did not name. Michael Papile, a co-founder of Hesperia Capital, is joining SimpliFed's board.
The company said the money will go towards growing what it calls its Maternal Health Operating System, partnering with health systems and OB-GYN clinics, and deepening its interoperability with electronic medical record systems.
What SimpliFed does
SimpliFed began as a virtual service offering breastfeeding and baby-feeding support from lactation consultants. Its website says it matches patients with board-certified lactation consultants, checks insurance coverage up front, coordinates breast-pump prescriptions and offers postpartum mental-health screening for depression and anxiety.
It is now widening that into a virtual obstetrics offering, providing prenatal and postpartum care for low-risk patients in partnership with health systems and clinics. Lactation consultations and routine check-ins are handled remotely, and updates are shared with the patient's own OB-GYN. Founder and chief executive Andrea Ippolito described the model as an extension of the current standard of care that fills in gaps, according to Femtech Insider.
The company also recently partnered with Mamava to put virtual lactation consulting into the Mamava app, Femtech Insider reported.
Reach and results
SimpliFed said it is in network with most major commercial health plans across the United States and with Medicaid plans in several states. It has set a target of serving 5% of all US births in 2026.
The company pointed to a study by the Duke-Margolis Institute. According to the company, 96.6% of SimpliFed patients were breastfeeding at one week, against 85.7% nationally, and 55.3% were still breastfeeding at 12 months, against 40.8% nationally. Patients who attended more visits had longer breastfeeding journeys. Depression scores on the PHQ-9 questionnaire also improved among patients who used appointments, measured at four to six months after birth. These figures were supplied by the company and have not been checked independently.
Why the timing matters
The announcement ties the expansion to changes in how maternity care is paid for. Starting on 1 January 2027, the American Medical Association is eliminating the global maternity reimbursement code, so antepartum care, labour and delivery, and postpartum care will be billed separately, according to Femtech Insider and HIT Consultant.
The release also cited figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saying that 25% of mothers delay prenatal care and 60% stop breastfeeding earlier than they intended. It said the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends virtual care models to improve maternal outcomes.
The funding so far
The articles did not report SimpliFed's earlier rounds, its total funding, its headcount or its headquarters city, and those details are left out here rather than guessed. Papile said that SimpliFed's move from a virtual lactation platform to a fuller virtual OB model should help close gaps in perinatal care, according to Femtech Insider.
Company website: simplifed.com