The Lowdown
The Lowdown is the world’s first review platform for contraception. Among other tools, their Contraception Recommender leverages a unique algorithm to match women with a form of contraceptive that suits their lifestyle and medical history.
120 million western women experience unwanted side effects from using the wrong contraception, and almost half have trouble finding a method that suits them.
The Lowdown is leveraging a unique dataset, algorithms, medical experts and a growing community to revolutionize the way women access advice on choosing the right contraceptive, fertility issues, endometriosis pain, and others.
Founder
Alice Pelton
CEO
Alice graduated from the London School of Economics with First Class Honors. She started her career at News UK, and most recently was their Head of Strategy and Operations. Before founding The Lowdown, Alice was selected from over 10,000 applicants to be one of 300 women sailing around the world on 2020’s eXXpedition, conducting scientific research into the accumulation and distribution of plastics whilst on board.
Milestones
Founded at Entrepreneur First
Pre-Seed ($500,000)
Seed ($2.5 million) led by Speed Invest
Passed 70,000 users per month