Venture capital firm Lightbox invests $4 mn in female wellness startup Nua

The firm works on an innovative direct-to-consumer model where women are able to customise sanitary pad boxes based on their individual needs

Venture capital firm Lightbox has made its first investment from its $200 million third fund. It has invested $4 million in Nua, a female wellness brand. Existing investor Kae Capital has also participated in this Series A funding round. Nua, operated by Lagom Labs, creates products and services revolved around women’s health and wellness. 

Currently, the firm makes sanitary pads and sells them online. After listening to hundreds of women, Nua co-founders Ravi Ramachandran and Swathi Kulkarni created a solution that is configured to a woman's individual cycle, delivered directly to her home, every month. 

“I think in Nua, we found a