In West Bengal, Anupriya Nayak and her friends, all in secondary school, started a pilot project on menstrual health. Three years later, Nayak's venture, Menstrumate, developed affordable sanitary pads from sugarcane waste and has scaled operations across 10 states and more than 6 countries.
The startup is developing a smart diagnostic pad to enable early detection of sexually transmitted infections (STI), hormonal disorders, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and cancers through menstrual blood analysis.
