We’re seeing significant growth month-on-month which has been boosted by the equity funding we have received.
Kate Bache, Chief Executive
Business overview
Health & Her specialise in women’s health, becoming first holistic menopause hub offering products, specialist advice and symptom tracking through their menopause app.
The company was founded in 2017, and their e-commerce B2C platform followed in March 2019. Since its launch, Health & Her is now the UK’s largest perimenopause brand and has the second largest menopause app downloads globally.
Founders
Katherine Bache, Co-founder - A qualified chemist, Kate has moved into various commercial roles with more than 13 years’ experience in blue chip pharmaceutical and fast-moving consumer goods companies, before co-founding the company in 2017.
Gervase Fay, Co-founder - Gervase is the Commercial Director of the business. She has more than ten years of experience in blue-chip organisations including Reckitt Benckiser, Tesco, Nutricentre and Superdrug.
Business purpose
Health & Herwas set up to improve lives of millions of women around the world living with life-affecting symptoms of perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause'. Their self-care products have changed the way women approach the menopause and find solutions to improve their experience.
The company’s award-winning menopause health hub empowers women to manage their symptoms by providing cutting edge products, leading expert advice and clinically novel insights via an ecommerce website and an app. They offer a free online menopause symptom tool and tracker along with qualified and expert information on the menopause from the UK’s top experts.
Funding
We have supported Health & Her through multiple rounds of funding since 2019. A loan from our Wales Flexible Investment Fund provided Health & Her with working capital to support future growth and help with the appointment of a financial director.
What people are saying
The research we’ve done with women has helped us understand just how complex menopause experiences and symptoms can be. It’s really important that we constantly change and improve by listening to the women we serve. It’s about finding the best ways to reach all women and making products and services more accessible.
In a world of ever-changing communication methods and media trends, we need to make it really easy for women to find, use and feel supported by what we have to offer. This latest funding now means that we can scale-up with the help of the Development Bank as our long-term equity partner. Their ongoing support has been critical to our growth. We’re delighted to have them on the journey with us.
Katherine Bache, Founder, Health & Her
Health & Her are on a mission to better understand menopause and share brilliant ideas that will change women’s lives for the better. With data at the heart of the offering, the business has recorded strong growth over the last year.
Along with the continued support of the Development Bank and private angel investors, Health & Her is a home-grown business with an exciting future that is making a real difference to women’s lives. It’s great to see the impact that co-investment can make; bringing the real firepower of an institutional investor and the added value of angel investing.
Kabitah Begum, Portfolio Executive, Development Bank of Wales
