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October 4, 2021

From Olympian to femtech founder, Jessica Ennis-Hill talks fundraising and pitching male VCs

Ennis-Hill wants to help women learn more about their hormones and menstrual cycles.


Freya Pratty

4 min read

She’s an Olympic track and field champion who has set world records three times. But now, Jessica Ennis-Hill has swapped the track for the office, running a femtech startup: Jennis. (Bet you can’t guess how she picked the name.) 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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