# Dandi Fertility

> Dandi Fertility is a New York-based femtech company that makes the physical and emotional grind of IVF a little less lonely. Its patent-pending IVF Care Kit - a heating pad, cooling pad, shot targets, a hands-free supply belt and a massage ball - is paired with a virtual care platform staffed by registered fertility nurses licensed across all 50 states. Founded in 2021 by fertility nurse Leyla Bilali and CEO Jake Kent, Dandi sells directly to patients and to fertility clinics, and its Care Kit was named one of TIME's 200 Best Inventions of 2024.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Leyla Bilali (Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer (RN)), Jake Kent (Co-Founder & CEO), Marni Katz Zimmerman (Co-Founder & Advisor)
- **Team size:** ~20 employees, plus a network of ~32 fertility nurses
- **Products:** Dandi IVF Care Kit, Shot Targets, Dandi Care (Virtual Injection Support), At-Home Injection Support
- **Notable:** Named one of TIME's 200 Best Inventions of 2024 (IVF Care Kit), Innovation by Design Awards 2025 recognition, Dezeen Awards 2025 Product Design Longlist

## Products & services

- **Dandi IVF Care Kit** — A patent-pending kit designed with fertility doctors and patients: a heating pad with a dedicated progesterone vial pocket, a cooling pad to numb the injection site, shot targets for accurate injections, a hands-free supply belt, and a massage ball to disperse progesterone clumping. Named one of TIME's 200 Best Inventions of 2024.
- **Shot Targets** — Guides that help patients self-inject in the correct location with confidence and accuracy.
- **Dandi Care (Virtual Injection Support)** — A digital health platform offering live video calls with registered fertility nurses licensed across all 50 states for real-time injection coaching and personalized guidance.
- **At-Home Injection Support** — In-person visits from specialized fertility nurses who administer or supervise injections, now available in 20+ U.S. cities.

## Achievements

- Named one of TIME's 200 Best Inventions of 2024 (IVF Care Kit)
- Innovation by Design Awards 2025 recognition
- Dezeen Awards 2025 Product Design Longlist
- Raised $1.3M to launch (2024)
- Expanded at-home fertility injection service to 20+ U.S. cities
- Six-figure sales in first two months; 20+ reported successful customer pregnancies early on

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Recognized in the Dezeen Awards Product Design Longlist and Innovation by Design Awards 2025.
- **2025-02** — Expanded at-home fertility injection service to 20+ U.S. cities with a network of ~32 nurses.
- **2024-10** — Dandi IVF Care Kit named one of TIME's 200 Best Inventions of 2024.
- **2024-05** — Launched publicly with $1.3M in funding.

## Links

- Website: https://dandifertility.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dandifertility
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dandi-fertility
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dandifertility/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dandifertility

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Last updated: 2026-07-06