Canadian period care brand Marlow received investment from Love x Money Ventures (FKA Shine Ventures), bringing the total funding raised to $1.9 million.WHO: Toronto-based Marlow is a revolutionary, community-driven period care brand founded by Nadia Ladak, Simone Godbout, Harit Sohal, and Kiara Botha during their last year at the Ivey Business School at Western University. The brand is best known for creating the first-ever lubricated tampon for smoother and more comfortable insertion. It captured the market's attention with a viral TMI Club, which educates and debunks myths about menstrual health via a podcast and TikTok & Instagram content. Marlow boasts an engagement rate 15 times higher than Tampax on TikTok and Instagram and currently outnumbers their online following. Their products are currently stocked in 200+ retailers across Canada and the US, including Whole Foods.Love x Money Ventures (FKA Shine Ventures) is an angel investment fund investing in early-stage start-ups with strong digital engagement founded by Emily Ward and Jess Hunichen, the co-founders of social talent agency Shine Talent Group. Previous investments include Norm and Minthub.WHY: The funds and services will support US market expansion, Amazon channel growth, and new product development. The team is currently seeing 50% growth MoM in the US market.IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Ladak said, “With a proven track record utilizing their combined 30 years of marketing and communications experience, Emily and Jess are poised to help Marlow scale and bring us to the next level as we focus on strategically growing our marketing and sales efforts in the US.