About
Our Mission
Independent evaluation of femtech products, backed by research and free from industry influence.
The femtech industry is rapidly growing. And right now, most consumers have no reliable way to evaluate which apps, wearables, and platforms are actually safe, accurate, and built with their best interests in mind.
Matropia exists to change that. Using a rigorous, transparent methodology we call the SAFE Score, we evaluate femtech products for Security, Accuracy, Foundation, and Equity. Every score is based on publicly available evidence and is applied through the same standardized framework every time.
Our goal is simple: give consumers the information they need to make confident decisions about the health technology they trust with their most personal data.
The Name
The name Matropia is rooted in matriarchy, a nod to the original caretakers of community health.
Our Story
Matropia was born in a pre-op waiting room.
While waiting for a women's health procedure, Bethany Corbin first conceived the idea for The Femtech Revolution: Harnessing Technology to Supercharge Women's Health, her book on the regulatory, ethical, and trust challenges facing women's health technology.
The day the book was published, Dr. Claire Lunde was reading it in a pre-op room of her own.
When the two connected, they realized they'd been sitting with the same frustration. A femtech lawyer and a PhD in women's health, yet both still had so many questions and often felt frustrated with the information needed to evaluate which products and services are actually worth using.
When Bethany came to DC for a book talk Claire hosted, the conversation turned to what was missing: an easy-to-see quality marker for femtech. Something like the organic label, but for women's health tech. A credible, third-party signal that a product meets real standards for privacy, evidence, and equity. The kind of mark consumers could look for, and companies would compete to earn.
So we built it together.
Our North Star
We're working toward system-level change in how femtech products are built, regulated, and trusted. But while that work happens, there are real people making real decisions today. We believe in the power of one. That helping a single person make a more informed choice, right now, matters — even as we push for something bigger.
Who We're Building For
Matropia was built with three audiences in mind.
For consumers
Clear, trustworthy information about the femtech products they use every day, so they can make confident decisions.
For innovators
A transparent standard that shows what safe actually looks like, so that builders who want to do right by their users have a concrete benchmark to work toward.
For policymakers
Real-world evidence of where the femtech industry is meeting the bar and where it's falling short, to inform smarter, more targeted regulation that protects the people who need it most.
100% Independent
- ✓ No brand partnerships or manufacturer influence
- ✓ Products cannot pay for reviews or better scores
- ✓ All evaluations based on publicly available evidence