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VC Fund Spies Opportunity In ‘Overlooked’ Consumer Health Market

 
• By Tom Gallen

Venture capital fund backed by Germany's Schwabe has €100m to invest in consumer health startups operating in categories such as sleep and mental health.

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Venture capital fund NaturalX Health Ventures has €100m ($105m) to invest in consumer health startups developing solutions “at the intersection of wellness and medicine.”

With a stated goal to “accelerate the shift toward consumer-driven health solutions across Europe,” Berlin, Germany-based NaturalX will primarily invest at series A stage, while also looking at late seed and series B opportunities

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