Adora helps women understand peri/menopause,
making it clear & simple to navigate this life stage

Our goal is to empower women by providing accessible, evidence-based information and fostering a supportive community to ensure they feel supported, keeping them thriving at life and at work.

Adora is a personalised, expert-backed app that helps women navigate perimenopause and menopause with confidence, equipping them with the knowledge and proactive tools to stay one step ahead.

We take away the uncertainty, anxiety and stigma of this life stage and ensure that everyone who joins feels more positive and reassured about their ability to manage this phase of life, and connected to a supportive community of experts and women going through similar experiences.

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Our Story

Ann O’Neill was in her mid-40s and on the sharp end of perimenopause (sweats, brain fog, periods from hell - you name it!) when she discovered just how little healthcare support there really was for women going through menopause and beyond.

Never one to put up with a raw deal, Ann saw an opportunity to change all that - not just by supporting women on their individual menopause journeys, but also by helping organisations to do the same for their teams.

Ann joined up with Ed Smith (an expert in conversational AI) and Dr Karen Morton (a senior NHS Consultant women’s health gynaecologist, and menopause specialist) who shared her belief that women deserved better and good employers play an integral role in their female workforce’s health and wellbeing. Everyone benefits from making the workplace menopause-friendly.

And so Adora was born.

Woman using adora health app, illustration by Emmy Lupin

Ann O'Neill - founder of Adora Menopause

As heard on BBC
Adora’s founder,
Ann O'Neill, chats with
BBC’s James Cannon about what led her
to set up Adora

Ann O'Neill (Adora) chats with James Cannon (BBC) on World Menopause Day

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Meet our team

Ann O’Neill

Co-Founder and CEO

Ann has had an entrepreneurial spirit since she could talk! Now, after 20+ years working in business development, marketing and brand partnerships both in some of the world’s biggest media businesses as well as in startup-land, she’s bringing that experience to Adora. A member of McKinsey Digital Health Global CEO Group, Ann is committed to redressing the healthcare imbalance that disadvantages women and diverse communities both in life and in the workplace.

Ed Smith

Co-founder and CTO

Ed is an expert in disruptive tech solutions in the mobile industry. He has developed Conversational AI for organisations ranging from EY to Deloitte and international banks, as well as working for Qualcomm, working in the UK, US and Far East. When Ann first told Ed what it was like to be a perimenopausal woman both in and out of the workplace, he didn’t believe her! But after doing his own research he was shocked at the lack of information and could see how Adora could improve women’s lives.

Jean Ledger, PhD
Head of Research

Jean has a background in academic research and teaching, and was previously Senior Research Fellow at UCL specialising in health service research and evaluation. Prior to joining Adora, Jean worked as Research and Evaluation Lead at NHS England within the Digital First Primary Care and Primary Care Transformation programmes. Jean brings expertise in stakeholder engagement, digital health, NHS policy, evaluation and user research. She is leading a pilot study for Adora across primary care and Adora’s co-design project in Scotland working with NHS organisations. Jean is passionate about improving women’s health by developing evidence based and user-friendly innovations.

Donna Edwards

Finance Lead

Starting her career as a management accountant at Mars Confectionery Donna then moved into banking where she was a Vice President in Financial Control and in Fixed Income Derivatives as a swaps marketer. She left banking to set up a dot com and then as a mother enjoyed life as the Finance Director of an innovative healthy children’s food company Babylicious . Now a ‘little bit’ older joining Adora follows this path of working with a company addressing an issue she cares about and of which she has first hand experience.

Meet our clinical experts

Dr Karen Morton
Senior NHS Women’s Health and Menopause Consultant

Karen is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist and founder of the medical helpline, Dr Morton’s. A senior menopause trainer, she is on the register of the British Menopause Society. After years of dealing with gynaecological issues over the phone, she believes communication technology like Adora can make a real difference to women’s gynaecological needs and tackle the impact gender health inequality has on career progression and quality of life.

Prof Joyce Harper
Professor of Reproductive Science, Institute for Women's Health

Professor Joyce Harper is a leading expert in reproductive health education with a particular focus on fertility, menopause and IVF. She is a professor at University College London (UCL) and is co-founder of International Reproductive Health Education Collaboration and the UK Menopause Education and Support Programme – InTune.

Dr. Fran Cappelluto

MBBS BSc MRCGPGP Menopause Specialist and Adora's Clinical Safety Officer

Fran is a Women's Health Specialist and menopause trained expert. She is also Adora's Clinical Safety Officer and ensures eveything you see, read or watch is NHS recommended and approved.

Contact us

If you’d like to learn more about how Adora can provide menopause support for your organisation, please contact our team: