In 2021, Fredrik Meurling and three cofounders launched a startup to help obese men lose weight using testosterone, named Vital-T.
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‘Not a pill mill’: How weight loss startup Yazen saw revenue jump 800%
The Malmo-based startup is the fastest-growing startup in the Nordics and Benelux region
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Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

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