Epetōme secures 7-figure funding to expand its gut health supplement line

Epetōme, the gut health supplement brand co-founded by nutritionist Emily English in 2023, has closed a 7-figure funding round led by Active Partners and Redrice Ventures. The investment will go toward clinical testing across its pre + probiotic line and expanding into new markets.

What Epetōme offers

The brand's daily supplement combines 11 clinically trialled bacterial strains with fiber, vitamin D, zinc, and biotin — covering multiple bases in a single capsule. Epetōme uses a patented duo cap design (a capsule inside a capsule) that the company says is 30 times more effective at delivering its contents than a standard capsule.

Why it matters. Most probiotics face a survival problem: stomach acid breaks down active ingredients before they reach the gut, where they actually do their work. Capsule-in-capsule delivery is one approach to getting more of what you're paying for to where it needs to go.

Who's behind Epetōme

English — known as Em the Nutritionist to her nearly three million followers on Instagram and TikTok — built her audience around healthy recipe content and has published two bestselling cookbooks, with a third due in May.

The backers

Active Partners is a consumer-focused investment firm with a portfolio that includes Freja, All Things Butter, and Gutology. Redrice Ventures backs brands across media, sport, and health & wellness, with former tennis player Andy Murray and former triathlete Alistair Brownlee among its associate partners.

What's next

The funding will support deeper clinical research into probiotics and prebiotics and fuel Epetōme's push beyond the UK. For a gut health market that's increasingly crowded, the brand is betting that clinical backing and effective delivery will set it apart.