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Aug 2023
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Business daily meets: Ida Tin

Bbc World Service
About this episode

Ida Tin coined the term Femtech after she founded the period tracking app, Clue, which has since been downloaded more than 100 million times.

We hear how she managed to turn her idea into a business, how she went about funding it over her 10 year stint as CEO and how she sees it evolving as technology becomes more advanced.

Producer/Presenter: Hannah Mullane Photo: Ida Tin Credit: Ida Tin

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