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October 26, 2022

CBD tampon startup Daye raises £10m Series A

And it’s about to launch the world’s first tampon-based at-home vaginal microbiome screening kit


Daye CEO Lisa Rodwell and founder Valentina Milanova

London-based startup Daye has raised a £10m Series A, as it eyes the launch of its at-home vaginal microbiome testing platform and looks to expand to the US.

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An image of Daye's at-home vaginal microbiome testing kit. It features two tampons in their wrappers
Daye's at-home vaginal microbiome testing kit
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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