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October 5, 2020

Healthtech startup Your.MD raises €25m from FTSE 100 company

The self-care company is choosing big corporate backing over venture capital


Mimi Billing

4 min read

London-based healthtech startup Your.MD has raised €25m in fresh funds from the global health and hygiene company Reckitt Benckiser (RB), saying it will use the money to roll out its “health hubs” concept.

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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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