<s>
The	O
application	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flo	B-Application
has	O
over	O
200	O
million	O
downloads	O
worldwide	O
and	O
48	O
million	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flo	B-Application
was	O
co-founded	O
in	O
2015	O
by	O
Dmitry	O
and	O
Yuri	O
Gurski	O
,	O
in	O
Belarus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Flo	B-Application
received	O
an	O
investment	O
of	O
$5	O
million	O
from	O
Flint	O
Capital	O
,	O
model	O
Natalia	O
Vodianova	O
and	O
other	O
angel	O
investors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vodianova	O
also	O
helped	O
develop	O
Flo	B-Application
's	O
"	O
Let	O
’s	O
Talk	O
About	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Flo	B-Application
began	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
Population	O
Fund	O
(	O
UNFPA	O
)	O
to	O
spread	O
awareness	O
about	O
women	O
's	O
reproductive	O
and	O
sexual	O
health	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
Flo	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
question	O
and	O
answer	O
service	O
within	O
the	O
app	B-Application
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
discuss	O
issues	O
with	O
experts	O
and	O
other	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Flo	B-Application
received	O
an	O
investment	O
of	O
$6	O
million	O
from	O
Mangrove	O
Capital	O
Partners	O
,	O
with	O
participation	O
from	O
Flint	O
Capital	O
and	O
Haxus	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
company	O
a	O
valuation	O
of	O
$200	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-2019	O
,	O
Flo	B-Application
received	O
an	O
additional	O
investment	O
of	O
$7.5	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
data-sharing	O
controversies	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
,	O
Flo	B-Application
and	O
four	O
other	O
apps	O
implemented	O
measures	O
to	O
protect	O
user	O
's	O
data	O
from	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Flo	B-Application
spokesperson	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Bustle	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
take	O
extreme	O
measures	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
individual	O
user	O
data	O
and	O
privacy	O
rights	O
are	O
protected.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
Flo	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
closed	O
$50M	O
in	O
a	O
Series	O
B	O
financing	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
capital	O
raised	O
to	O
$65	O
million	O
and	O
company	O
valuation	O
to	O
$800M	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VNV	O
Global	O
and	O
Target	O
Global	O
both	O
led	O
the	O
round	O
,	O
with	O
previous	O
investments	O
in	O
Babylon	O
Health	O
,	O
Lyft	B-Application
,	O
Delivery	O
Hero	O
,	O
and	O
Bird	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flo	B-Application
Chief	O
Executive	O
Officer	O
,	O
Dmitry	O
Gurski	O
said	O
the	O
new	O
developments	O
will	O
aim	O
to	O
provide	O
advanced	O
cycle	O
insights	O
and	O
symptom	O
patterns	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
help	O
people	O
"	O
understand	O
if	O
what	O
they	O
are	O
experiencing	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
okay	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
help	O
users	O
proactively	O
improve	O
their	O
overall	O
health.	O
”	O
He	O
also	O
added	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
looking	O
to	O
hire	O
200	O
people	O
,	O
including	O
around	O
100	O
roles	O
based	O
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flo	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
period	O
and	O
ovulation	O
tracking	O
application	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
,	O
it	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
health	O
partner	O
for	O
millions	O
of	O
women	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flo	B-Application
users	O
get	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
calendar	O
to	O
receive	O
reminders	O
of	O
upcoming	O
menstrual	O
cycles	O
and	O
maintain	O
a	O
record	O
of	O
various	O
other	O
health	O
symptoms	O
such	O
as	O
contraceptive	O
methods	O
,	O
vaginal	O
discharge	O
,	O
water	O
intake	O
,	O
pains	O
,	O
mood	O
swings	O
,	O
and	O
sexual	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
app	B-Application
grew	O
,	O
so	O
did	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
Flo	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
PCOS	O
Health	O
Assistant	O
,	O
a	O
self-assessment	O
tool	O
that	O
uses	O
an	O
algorithm	O
to	O
detect	O
whether	O
certain	O
combinations	O
of	O
user	O
self-identified	O
symptoms	O
could	O
be	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
potential	O
risk	O
of	O
Polycystic	O
Ovary	O
Syndrome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
on	O
the	O
app	B-Application
is	O
reviewed	O
by	O
a	O
board	O
of	O
medical	O
professionals	O
,	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
Flo	B-Application
Health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	B-Application
also	O
aims	O
to	O
increase	O
awareness	O
of	O
conditions	O
that	O
can	O
often	O
be	O
confused	O
for	O
period	O
symptoms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Heavy	O
Menstrual	O
Bleeding	O
and	O
PCOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founders	O
and	O
medical	O
professionals	O
associated	O
with	O
Flo	B-Application
have	O
spoken	O
about	O
menstruation	O
taboo	O
in	O
various	O
countries	O
and	O
cultures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
partnership	O
with	O
investor	O
Natalia	O
Vodianova	O
,	O
Flo	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
campaign	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
"	O
Let	O
's	O
Talk	O
About	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flo	B-Application
Health	O
has	O
invested	O
in	O
researching	O
taboos	O
and	O
cultural	O
differences	O
for	O
women	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Flo	B-Application
announced	O
they	O
had	O
completed	O
a	O
survey	O
of	O
200,000	O
women	O
globally	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
wider	O
study	O
into	O
period	O
poverty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flo	B-Application
collaborated	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
Population	O
Fund	O
's	O
(	O
UNFPA	O
)	O
sexual	O
and	O
reproductive	O
health	O
agency	O
in	O
a	O
project	O
assist	O
women	O
with	O
disabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
UNFPA	O
partner	O
,	O
Flo	B-Application
took	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
Nairobi	O
Summit	O
for	O
International	O
Conference	O
on	O
Population	O
and	O
Development	O
(	O
ICPD	O
)	O
and	O
committed	O
to	O
advancing	O
women	O
's	O
reproductive	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
emerged	O
that	O
Flo	B-Application
had	O
been	O
sending	O
users	O
 '	O
health	O
data	O
to	O
Facebook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
Flo	B-Application
said	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
released	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
its	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
that	O
would	O
stop	O
them	O
from	O
sending	O
any	O
further	O
sensitive	O
personal	O
data	O
to	O
external	O
analytics	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
conduct	O
a	O
privacy	O
audit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
allegations	O
of	O
private	O
data	O
misuse	O
,	O
a	O
complaint	O
was	O
filed	O
against	O
Flo	B-Application
Health	O
,	O
Inc	O
by	O
the	O
FTC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complaint	O
ultimately	O
lead	O
to	O
Flo	B-Application
and	O
the	O
FTC	O
reaching	O
a	O
settlement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
Roe	O
v	O
.	O
Wade	O
being	O
overturned	O
,	O
Flo	B-Application
released	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
“	O
Anonymous	O
Mode	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
app	B-Application
without	O
any	O
personal	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
technical	O
identifiers	O
,	O
marking	O
Flo	B-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
female	O
health	O
app	B-Application
to	O
take	O
this	O
level	O
of	O
privacy	O
and	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flo	B-Application
has	O
partnered	O
with	O
Cloudflare	B-Application
,	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
that	O
Apple	O
worked	O
with	O
for	O
the	O
iCloud	O
Private	O
Relay	O
,	O
to	O
integrate	O
an	O
Oblivious	O
HTTP	O
system	O
,	O
App	B-Application
Relay	O
Gateway	O
,	O
which	O
ensures	O
that	O
no	O
single	O
party	O
processing	O
user	O
data	O
for	O
Anonymous	O
Mode	O
accounts	O
has	O
complete	O
information	O
on	O
both	O
who	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
and	O
what	O
they	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flo	B-Application
has	O
covered	O
the	O
technical	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
Anonymous	O
Mode	O
implementation	O
in	O
a	O
white	O
paper	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
encouraging	O
other	O
companies	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
bar	O
regarding	O
privacy	O
and	O
security	O
principles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flo	B-Application
is	O
a	O
CES	O
2019	O
Innovation	O
Awards	O
Honouree	O
in	O
the	O
Software	O
and	O
Mobile	B-Application
Applications	I-Application
category	O
.	O
</s>
