About Lauren Steingold Makler
Lauren Makler is co-founder and CEO of Cofertility. The Los Angeles company lets women freeze their eggs for free when they donate eggs to a family that cannot otherwise conceive. Cofertility raised a $5 million seed round in 2022 and a Series A led by Next Ventures and Offline Ventures in 2025.
Before Cofertility she founded Uber Health, which helps patients get rides to medical care. She joined Uber in its early years and helped launch its core business on the East Coast. Her own fertility journey shaped her work. Fast Company named her one of its Most Creative People in Business.
Experience
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Key Colleagues at Startups
The people Lauren Steingold Makler works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.
Lauren Steingold Makler in the News
- This Grad's Startup is Making Egg Freezing More Accessible
- Meet Cofertility, the startup making egg freezing free—for some
- Cofertility's radical model for women: Freeze your eggs for free by donating half of them
- Lauren Makler, CEO Of Cofertility, On Egg-Freezing & Careers
- Cofertility wants to make egg freezing more accessible