Decoding Hormones, Sleep Debt, and the Wild Ride of Womanhood—Meet the Founder Behind Kyri

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re just tired or in full hormonal meltdown mode (again), you’re not alone. For years, most of us have bumbled our way through menstrual cycles armed with nothing but a pack of painkillers, a chocolate stash, and vague memories of Year 9 health class.

Enter Kyri—a cycle-awareness app that’s here to hand the mic back to women’s bodies. But not in a fluffy, “woo-woo wellness” way. This is science meets empowerment, and at the heart of it is co-founder Olivia, who decided it was time women finally had tech built for them.

So what inspired Kyri’s launch into the ever-crowded wellness tech space? The answer’s as personal as it is powerful.

From Data Black Hole to Data-Driven Power

“For me, it was both a personal experience and a massive gap in the market,” Olivia explains. “We’re taught so little about our own bodies. Cycle tracking, when it was available, either felt like an afterthought or was completely centred around fertility—like our only value was in getting pregnant or avoiding it.”

Spoiler alert: Women’s health is not just a footnote in the general health handbook. So Olivia set out to build a tool that actually prioritised women’s whole health—hormones, mood, energy, recovery—all of it.

Start-up Life, But Make It Sleepless

Founding a health-tech company while becoming a mum? Not for the faint of heart—or the faint of sleep.

“Before this year, I’d been building Kyri without a baby. That came with its own intensity,” Olivia says. “But motherhood? It’s like a whole new operating system. I’m learning how to prioritise like a machine while also carving out space for my newborn. It’s a constant dance between ‘let’s build an empire’ and ‘oh, the baby needs feeding again.’”

We feel this deep in our sleep-deprived souls!

Convincing Investors That Women Are… People

One of the biggest hurdles? Getting investors to understand that women are not just a niche market. Shocking, we know.

“The wearable tech space is insanely competitive,” Olivia explains, “and most investors didn’t understand why women needed something specific. They’d say, ‘But there are already wearables out there!’ as if slapping pink on a fitness tracker counts as innovation.”

Convincing them that hormone-aware health tools aren’t just a “nice-to-have” but a necessity? Let’s just say it took grit.

A Wellness App That Actually Does the Work for You

Look, most of us can barely remember what day it is, let alone log our cervical fluid on the regular. That’s why Kyri was built to track biometric data while you sleep—because you shouldn’t need a PhD (or a 5am routine) to stay in tune with your cycle.

“Kyri is for women who are already juggling a million things,” Olivia says. “We don’t need more tasks. We need smart tools that run quietly in the background and still give us real, personalised insights.”

From sleep to stress and recovery, Kyri quietly tracks the physical markers that tell the story your body’s trying to whisper between school drop-offs and Zoom meetings.

It’s Not Just About Periods. It’s About Patterns.

“Most cycle trackers focus on dates: when your last period was, when the next is due. But hormones don’t work on a calendar—they fluctuate daily.”

Kyri connects the dots across your entire cycle, helping you spot energy dips, mood swings, and sleep changes in context. Instead of being blindsided by sudden rage at your partner’s breathing habits, you can say, “Ah yes, it’s that week.” (And maybe hide the remote just in case.)

Stress, Hormones & the PCOS Connection

One of the most fascinating user insights since launching?

“Seventy percent of our users with PCOS reported stress as their most logged mood. For those without a hormonal condition, the most common mood is happiness. That contrast is huge—it shows just how much hormone health affects day-to-day emotional experience.”

In short: the emotional toll of unbalanced hormones is real, and we’re long overdue for tools that actually help!

Postpartum: The Forgotten Frontier

If you thought the hormone circus ended after childbirth, think again.

“Most women have no idea when their cycle will return postpartum—and traditional tracking methods like oral temps just don’t cut it when you’re sleeping in two-hour bursts.”

Kyri uses overnight biometrics to spot hormone shifts before your period even makes its dramatic re-entrance, helping women get clarity in one of life’s foggiest phases.

“We’re only scratching the surface of what’s possible in postpartum tracking,” Olivia says. “But clarity is power.”

Real-World Wins: From PMDD to Peace of Mind

One user shared that Kyri helped her realise her PMS wasn’t just typical moodiness—it was actually PMDD (a severe form of premenstrual disorder). Seeing her symptoms laid out clearly in the app gave her the confidence to seek help and finally get diagnosed.

“It’s stories like that that make everything worth it,” Olivia says.

Because yes, sometimes a chart is the thing that connects the dots between “just tired” and something more.

Sleep Debt is Real—and It’s Measured in Tears and Crumbs

For Olivia, one of Kyri’s personal wins was learning how to read her true recovery markers.

“In postpartum, you’re tired 100% of the time. But the app helped me differentiate between ‘normal tired’ and ‘burnout incoming.’ That gave me permission to rest—without guilt.”

Raise your hand if you’ve ever pushed through exhaustion only to end up hiding in the pantry eating chocolate chips. (Just us?)

Tiny Tweaks, Big Results

One tip Olivia gives every parent? Track your energy.

“Once you start to notice when you naturally feel more energised versus when you’re not, it becomes easier to plan around that. Instead of forcing a HIIT class on your lowest-energy day, maybe that’s your yoga and podcast walk day.”

It’s not about doing less—it’s about doing smart.

Let’s Talk Taboo (Again)

If there’s one topic that still needs to be shouted from the rooftops, it’s how little we understand hormone health beyond fertility.

“Hormones influence your mood, your metabolism, your recovery, your skin, even how your body handles stress. This isn’t niche information—it’s your entire body. Every parent deserves to know how theirs works.”

Amen.

Final Word: Why Kyri Isn’t Just Another Wellness App

Kyri isn’t trying to be your period pal. It’s trying to be your hormonal co-pilot—working in the background while you manage the glorious chaos of life.

It’s for the mums who are juggling work emails and snack requests at the same time.

It’s for the women trying to figure out why they’re crying over dog commercials on day 23 of their cycle.

And it’s for anyone who’s finally ready to understand the real story their body is telling them.

So whether you’re a crunchy mum, a wellness-curious sceptic, or simply someone who’s tired of flying blind—Kyri might just be your new secret weapon.

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