Pre-Seed Raise Complete!
Happy September, everyone! 🎉
We're kicking off the month with news we've been working towards for a long time: we've closed our pre-seed round.
Sorry, what was that? You raised for a hardware medical device in women's health in 2026?
YES WE DID!!!!
Total funding of £1.2M, combining our oversubscribed pre-seed with non-dilutive Partnerships Match Funding from Innovate UK.
There were points over the past 12 months where we genuinely weren't sure we'd get to write this post. We're incredibly grateful to our investors, partners, and everyone who backed us along the way.
9 in 10 vaginal births result in perineal tearing.
(Kettle & Tohill, 2024)
So, if you have birthed vaginally or love someone who has, chances are, you already know about this problem. Our mission is to address this neglected area of birth care and change this experience and the lives of families starting today! We are developing an innovative, scalable and effective solution based on existing clinical evidence..
We've raised £1.2M to bring this to the labour ward
Backed by HERmesa, SyndicateRoom Access, Zinc VC and SIE Ventures, with grant funding from Innovate UK. The funding supports our next phase of clinical, regulatory and product development — including a first-in-human study with NUHS Singapore in H2 2027.
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91%
of women* who sustained a perineal tear report pain during sex one year later.
Gommeson, 2019
*we recognise and celebrate all gender expressions of birthing persons
Nina van Schaick
Midwife and Co-founder
Eviatar Natan PhD
Co-Founder and CEO
Revolutionising Birth Care
Designed by Experts, Backed by Experience.
As a midwife with 14 years of NHS and Private frontline experience, Nina saw firsthand the impact of preventable birth injuries. Frustrated by the lack of innovation, she teamed up with Evi, a seasoned Medtech entrepreneur and startup Operator to create a solution.
Together, they developed a safe, wearable, purpose-built device that provides gentle warmth to the perineum during birth — reducing the risk of tearing, pain and episiotomy rates.
Peripear is backed by HERmesa, SyndicateRoom, Zinc VC, SIE Ventures and Innovate UK, and is preparing for first-in-human testing with NUHS Singapore.
The Hidden Costs of Perineal Injuries
1 in 3
Experience ongoing symptoms such as pain, incontinence or sexual dysfunction months after birth (Sartore et al., 2004; Andrews et al., 2021)
*here for everyone.
£180M
Estimated annual cost to the NHS from perineal injury–related care (NHS Resolution, 2024)
The real cost is women * continence, livelihood and confidence through potentially preventable injury. Mothers who suffer pain daily, who no longer enjoy their bodies and who cannot face having another child.
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We’re here to change that.
Because birth should empower, not injure.