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April 15, 2019

The queen of femtech's five favourite startups

Ida Tin founded the menstrual tracker Clue in 2012 and four years later she coined the expression "femtech". Here are her 5 chosen startups within the segment.


Mimi Billing

3 min read

Ida Tin is the cofounder of the menstrual tracker Clue, based in Berlin.

With a global market cap of over $1bn, the roar of the femtech companies is, at last, being heard by the venture capitalists. London-based Elvie (silent breast pumps) raised a record €37.5m earlier this month. Now, there is no turning back.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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