For Roma, severe PMS came with unanswered questions and quiet frustration. What she found instead of real answers was a system that told her to just “manage it.”

A biotech scientist with a Master of Science in Biotechnology from NYU, Roma turned that frustration into inquiry, digging into the research and uncovering what the science had long suggested but rarely centered: the gut is not a bystander in the PMS story, it’s the main character. 

Her work led her to explore how the gut communicates with hormones and the brain through what she now calls the Gut-Hormone-Brain Axis, the interconnected network that influences how women feel throughout the month.

Pinkmatter was born from that discovery and the resilience to challenge the status quo. It’s a science-first, lived-experience-based approach to PMS care that refuses to normalize discomfort and insists we deserve better.

Foundational is Pinkmatter's first product — a daily gut microbiome supplement for PMS and cycle support, formulated around the gut-hormone-brain axis. Built on peer-reviewed science and validated through a beta study with 21 women over two months, Foundational supports digestive comfort, mood, and gut microbiome diversity in the two weeks before your period.