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December 18, 2019

Pexxi founder says venture capital funds are “painfully” clueless about birth control

Investors are “afraid" of women's health, says Pexxi's Shardi Nahavandi. The femtech founder is building the world's first algorithm for oral birth control.


Kitty Knowles

6 min read

Pexxi founder Shardi Nahavandi

Millions of women take the contraceptive pill across Europe — yet half put up with negative side effects like headaches, nausea and mood swings. Now one British femtech startup thinks it can solve this problem with an algorithm.

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Anya Navidski Voulez Capital founder.
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