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January 11, 2023

Employee healthcare benefits platform Peppy raises $45m for US expansion

The raise follows 10x growth in the past 18 months


Peppy founder Mridula Pore (centre) with cofounders Evan Harris and Max Landry

When Mridula Pore launched menopause and fertility-focused employee benefits platform Peppy in 2018, she was told by investors that it was too “niche”.

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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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