💸 Karolina Löfqvist & Jasmine Tagesson's Hormona Raises $6.7M Seed round
FemWealth Issue #212
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In the Spotlight 💸
Founded by Karolina Löfqvist and Jasmine Tagesson, Hormona provides at-home testing to help women monitor their hormone levels, track symptoms, and forecast their cycles.
The London-based startup raised a $6.7 million Seed round co-led by Voima Ventures and SuperNode Global VC, with contributions from Nascent Invest and Techstars.
Read more: A $6.7m fundraise for the startup that tested astronauts’ hormones in space
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