Juniper addresses the existing gap in health insurance by providing pioneering reproductive health coverage encompassing all genders and life stages.
They make it easy for global companies and their employees to understand and access a full suite of benefits like; contraception, sterilisation, hormonal health and blood tests, genetics testing, STI testing, sexual health checks, infertility, surrogacy, gender dysphoria, cancer to reproductive organs, and menopause.
Insurtech Gateway led Juniper’s £1.5M in Pre-Seed round in February 2024. Juniper was acquired by Fertifa in July 2025.
More than 14 million working days are lost each year to a reproductive health concern – they can be some of the toughest and longest health journeys we face. But traditional insurers won’t cover them. In the UK, one in three women suffer from reproductive or gynaecological issues, while one in four men experience low testosterone by age 30.
Juniper addresses a gap in health insurance by providing comprehensive genital insurance for all genders, ensuring easy access for companies and their employees. By better understanding this underrepresented segment of the market they are building an MGA structure to offer reproductive health insurance in a similar way to employee dental insurance.
Ambra and Max are a formidable and complimentary duo, with a clear execution-orientated approach.
Ambra Zhang (Co-Founder and CEO) – Started her career in London as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and later became a tech and financial services investor at Eurazeo.
Max Bacon (Co-Founder and COO) – An engineer by background, worked in transformation teams across General Electric Healthcare before leading a successful growth team at Healthtech Scaleup.
They make it easy for global companies and their employees to understand and access a full suite of benefits like; contraception, sterilisation, hormonal health and blood tests, genetics testing, STI testing, sexual health checks, infertility, surrogacy, gender dysphoria, cancer to reproductive organs, and menopause.
Insurtech Gateway led Juniper’s £1.5M in Pre-Seed round in February 2024. Juniper was acquired by Fertifa in July 2025.
More than 14 million working days are lost each year to a reproductive health concern – they can be some of the toughest and longest health journeys we face. But traditional insurers won’t cover them. In the UK, one in three women suffer from reproductive or gynaecological issues, while one in four men experience low testosterone by age 30.
Juniper addresses a gap in health insurance by providing comprehensive genital insurance for all genders, ensuring easy access for companies and their employees. By better understanding this underrepresented segment of the market they are building an MGA structure to offer reproductive health insurance in a similar way to employee dental insurance.
Ambra and Max are a formidable and complimentary duo, with a clear execution-orientated approach.
Ambra Zhang (Co-Founder and CEO) – Started her career in London as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and later became a tech and financial services investor at Eurazeo.
Max Bacon (Co-Founder and COO) – An engineer by background, worked in transformation teams across General Electric Healthcare before leading a successful growth team at Healthtech Scaleup.
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| 21.02.2024 | Juniper Raises £1.5M in Pre-Seed Funding | Ambra Zhang (CEO) and Sam Pratt (CPTO), Juniper, a London, UK-based reproductive healthcare insurance provider, raised £1.5M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Insurtech Gateway, with participation from 2100 Ventures, Exceptional Ven... |
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| 20.02.2024 | London startup Juniper raises £1.5M for "dental insurance, but for your genitals" | Juniper, a UK-based startup offering reproductive healthcare insurance as an employee benefit, has secured £1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round. The company intends to use the investment to support a pilot programme slated for later thi... |
| 08.02.2024 | Juniper £1.5M Pre-Seed for Reproductive Healthcare | “When Juniper asked us to imagine dental insurance, but for your genitals, it opened our eyes to a substantial market largely ignored by traditional insurance. Juniper is removing the stigma surrounding reproductive health issues and enabli... |
| - | Juniper | “Juniper is the radically accessible new way to offer your whole team reproductive health cover. Simple, affordable and built for every body.” |