companies

The Lowdown

Founded 2019
Employees 10+
Primary contact
120 Arlington Lodge
SW2 1RF London
United Kingdom
Links
https://thelowdown.com/
Sections
The Lowdown is on a mission to transform women's health, starting with contraception. Its contraceptive review platform has collected over 5,000 reviews on every method and brand of contraception in the UK. The site doubles as an online community, allowing women to report the different contraceptive methods they have tried and their effects, check a symptom, such as bleeding or headaches, against their method, and check for its side effect. The company also offers an in-house consultation and prescription delivery service.
Select partners: Truepill.
Founded 2019
Employees 10+
Primary contact
120 Arlington Lodge
SW2 1RF London
United Kingdom
Links
https://thelowdown.com/
Sections

Funding 💰

Total $3.3M
Last round 🔗 $2.5M
Seed
July 27, 2022.
Select investors Calm/Storm Ventures, Speedinvest, Nina Capital, Entrepreneur First, Atomico

Key people 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

Highlights ⭐

  • Huge demand: According to the UN, almost 1 billion people use contraception worldwide for on average 30 years, but up to 80% of users suffer from side effects, and between 20-40% are dissatisfied with their current or most recent method, and the lack of clinical evidence and high-quality information makes it difficult to navigate. 🔗
  • Solving three problems at once: Almost 80% of people like me get side effects from their contraception; further, getting expert medical advice is hard; and finally, contraception may be hard to access for some ladies.
  • Expansion plans: The Lowdown is currently available in the UK and Germany (DACH region), with plans for expansion across Europe. 🔗
  • Media love: The Lowdown has been featured in a number of publications, including The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Vice, Wired, Metro, marie claire, The Sun, Grazia, The Times, Stylist, and more.

Quotes 💬

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Alice is a very special founder. We have come to deeply admire her determination, thoughtfulness, and grit. This mission-driven CEO is a force to be reckoned with and will give this frustratingly fragmented, inadequate, elusive market for contraception methods the much needed shake up.
— Marta Gaia Zanchi, Founder & Managing Partner at Nina Capital 🔗
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With very little capital, The Lowdown has grown an engaged user base who are desperately looking for a solution. Choosing and accessing contraception is a universal problem, and we know Alice and the team have the ability to change millions of lives with their unique, community based approach.
— Michael Ströck, Founder & Managing Partner at Calm/Storm Ventures 🔗
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The time to invest in women's reproductive health is now. Alice's ability to build community, content, and tools that women love but have never had access to is second to none. Contraception is just the start of The Lowdown's bold vision in Women's health and we are thrilled to be supporting them on it!
— Andrea Zitna, who leads the health team at Speedinvest 🔗
Last update: August 17, 2022