In episode 102 of Venture Everywhere, the host is Lauren Makler, CEO and co-founder of Cofertility, where women freeze their eggs for free when donating half of the eggs retrieved to intended parents who need the help of an egg donor to have a baby. She chats with Lauren Berson Sugarman, CEO and co-founder of Conceive, an AI-powered full-stack support platform for women navigating fertility and pregnancy. She shares how her experience investing in digital health and building community-based wellness models led her to found Conceive after her own three-year infertility journey. She discusses how Conceive transforms fertility care by delivering the continuous emotional and informational support that time-strapped providers cannot offer, helping patients feel empowered and less alone during one of life’s most challenging journeys.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

In this episode, you will hear:

1. Combining AI and human coaching for personalized fertility support.
2. Using a B2B2C clinic partnership model for seamless patient care.
3. Measuring impact through anxiety reduction and babies born.
4. Creating community-based support for the emotional fertility journey.
5. Addressing the three-leg stool of fertility: physical, financial, and emotional support.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Learn more about Lauren Berson-Sugarman | Conceive

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenberson

Website: https://weconceive.com

Learn more about Lauren Makler | Cofertility

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenmakler

Website: https://www.cofertility.com