PS Fertility

Fertility & IVF
$3.5Mlatest round · Venture round · Apr 2025 · 18 mo ago
$552kgrants · 2 grants · CORDIS
10+team · employees, estimated range
2022founded

Overview

Infertility affects 1 in 6 couples, and male factors are often overlooked and difficult to detect. Learn how PS Detect can provide the answers you need to move forward.

Funding and backers

Total raised
$3.5M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$3.5M
Venture round · Apr 2025 · 18 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Grants
$552k
2 grants · CORDIS
The money's age
Due for its next round
18 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 15, 2025 Won a grant $357k · CORDIS Apr 22, 2025 Raised a round Venture round $3.5M · SEC Form D Feb 9, 2024 Won a grant $195k · CORDIS 2022 Founded
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Grant Sep 2025 $357k — CORDIS
Venture round Apr 2025 $3.5M — SEC Form D
Grant Feb 2024 $195k — CORDIS
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity PS-FERTILITY, INC. SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Kevin CombsExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Financials

Total raised
$4.1M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
3
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Grant 2025 $357k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2025 $3.5M Details
Grant 2024 $195k Details

People

Kevin Combs
Executive Officer, Director
Zachary Miller
Director
Jeffrey Lysiak
Director
Christine Kaupinen
Director
Steve Rakes
Director
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News

Blog 2 months ago
Breaking the Silence: New Tools Give Hope to Couples with Unexplained Infertility
Charlottesville, VA (September 2025) - For millions of couples, the heartbreaking diagnosis of "unexplained infertility" offers no answers and few treatment options other than pursuing IVF. Despite male infertility contributing to nearly half of all infer
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Blog 4 months ago
World IVF Day 2026: What Couples Should Know About Male Fertility Before Starting Their Journey
For almost 50 years, in vitro fertilization has given hopeful parents a path forward when conceiving naturally hasn't worked. It remains one of modern medicine's most remarkable achievements. And for the couples who go through it, it's one of the most dem
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Podcast 4 months ago
Jeff Lysiak, PhD, Shares How PS Fertility Is Impacting Fertility Care on the Brave and Curious Podcast with Dr. Lora Shahine
Is there something your semen analysis isn't telling you? A normal semen analysis can look reassuring, yet still miss critical aspects of male fertility-but PS Fertility is working to close the gap with a more complete view of sperm function. On the Brave
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Blog 4 months ago
Jeff Lysiak, PhD, Appears on The Egg Whisperer Show with Dr. Aimee
Male Fertility Answers: The PS Fertility Story In this episode of The Egg Whisperer Show with Dr. Aimee, Dr. Jeff Lysiak, co-founder and Chief Science Officer at PS Fertility, shares the science behind a major breakthrough in male fertility diagnostics. F
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Blog 5 months ago
Why Men Are Skipping Fertility Testing
Fertility struggles can be a challenging and emotional journey, and for many couples, the path to parenthood may seem unclear. However, the frustration often doesn't stop with women. Male infertility is a common issue that many couples face, yet it remain
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Blog 9 months ago
Male Fertility Diagnostics: Emerging Tests & PS Detect for Clinics
The Male Fertility Factor: What Fertility Clinics Need to Know About Shifting Diagnostic Trends As reproductive medicine continues to evolve, one trend is becoming increasingly clear: male-factor infertility plays a larger role in couples' fertility chall
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Blog 12 months ago
Presentations from the 2025 ASRM Annual Meeting
Presentations from the 2025 ASRM Annual Meeting The presentations demonstrated how the quantification of phosphatidylserine positive (PS+) live sperm, when combined with a traditional semen analysis, provides a more accurate indication of male fertility.
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Award 1 year ago
PS Fertility Awarded Prestigious NIH Fast-Track Grant for Revolutionary Fertility Test
Three-Year Grant Supports Further Research into PS Detect, a Male Fertility Diagnostic Test Charlottesville, VA (September 25, 2025) - PS Fertility is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a NIH SBIR Fast-Track grant. This $1.7 million grant, entit
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Blog 1 year ago
How PS Biomarkers are Redefining the Future of Male Fertility Testing
A Shift from Counting to Competency For decades, male fertility testing has relied on conventional semen analysis-measuring sperm count, shape, and motility. While helpful, these tests have always been viewed as a partial picture of the overall male ferti
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Blog 1 year ago
Presentation: How PS Detect provides better male fertility insights
How PS Detect provides better male fertility insights Originally presented at the 2025 AUA Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Authored by Cassandra Lyons, Christina D. George, Bindica Poudel, Stephen A. Hoang, David Manka, Ryan P. Smith, Parviz K. Kavou
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Charlottesville United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff