Sexual wellness
A lifelong human need, funded like an embarrassment. The demand was never the problem.
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the taboo.
We uncover, fund and build the transformational businesses hidden by shame and stigma. And we help investors back them before the rest of the market catches up.
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Cultural acceptance always precedes capital acceptance.
We're a group of early-mover investors; a community and syndicate backing the transformational businesses hidden by shame and stigma.
Taboo categories aren't weak markets. They're mispriced ones. Capital stays away because they cause discomfort, not because they lack demand, and that gap between what's real and what's funded is where early investors win.
Culture has shifted on taboo topics; the conversations that lived at the edges a decade ago are starting to normalise.
The capital will catch up, and now is the time to get in early.
Flagship reportVol. 01 · 2026
The Taboo Investor Insights Report
The shifts, the barriers and the opportunities we're seeing across taboo categories, and why the gap has stayed open. Featuring Christian Tooley, Ben Ditto (VICE Magazine), Janine Kopp, Katie Payne (OhMyV) and more.
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When it comes to navigating taboo and high-risk markets, Tabu Ventures is my ultimate resource, consistently discovering founders solving fascinating problems at scale, and building the co-investor network to validate whether these opportunities are truly investable.
Oli, Tabu Ventures investor
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Being part of Tabu Ventures says “I'm curious, and I'm willing to fund companies in this space.” It signals openness, humility and wanting to do good in the world. I get to learn so much, and it's a safe space to ask the most stupid questions, which are very welcome. Plus I've met some seriously interesting people.
Janine, Tabu Ventures investor
Where we invest.
Four large markets, each held back by discomfort rather than by demand. Culture is moving on all of them. Capital is coming.
Women's health
Half the population, a fraction of the research. The funding gap is the opportunity.
Explore the opportunity →Addiction & recovery
A proven, growing market that serious builders still avoid because of stigma.
Explore the opportunity →Death & end of life
The one certainty we all share, and almost nobody is building for it.
Explore the opportunity →These four are where we spend most of our time, but taboo is a moving target. If you're building in a category the market still finds too uncomfortable to fund, we want to hear about it, and to be educated by you. Tell us what we're missing →
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Investment case studyWhy we invested in OhMyV
A hundred-year-old product, a brand-new category of STI protection, and why we backed Katie Payne before the market catches up.
Nicola Telford · 5 min
EssayTaboo + The Hype Cycle
Why the usual venture playbook misreads taboo categories, and where the returns actually sit.
Nicola Telford · 8 min
EssayToo charged to touch
Why “taboo” isn't what you think it is, and why that misreading is where the opportunity begins.
Nicola Telford · 6 min
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