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HELP GET HANX TO SXSW! We’re thrilled to be part of The Or's proposed panel, The New Sex Position, that hatted for SXSW London... and your vote could seal the deal. 🙌 SXSW is an incredible platform where ideas, innovation, and creativity collide—and we’re so excited about the opportunity for the world to hear from our Co-Founder Farah K. Kabir alongside Ben Hurst, Suzanne Noble and Zoe D'Avignon. 🗳 How to vote: 1️⃣ Click this link 👉https://lnkd.in/edV8ynFH 2️⃣ Create an account (we know it’s a tiny hassle, but trust us—it’s worth it!) 3️⃣ Hit Vote for our panel! Every vote gets us one step closer to sharing our mission and vision with a global audience.🌍 Feel free to share this post with your networks, too!

Are social platforms intrinsically prejudiced against women's health? 👀 34% of our Meta adverts are rejected/banned - as our Co-Founder Farah K. discussed on BBC Radio 4 this morning. 📻🙌 Catch up here from 30.20: https://lnkd.in/dfZmHNPe Alongside Clio Wood, Co-Founder of CensHERship and Tess Isabelle Cosad, Co-Founder of Béa Fertility, Farah explored our experiences with digital censorship, including the disparities in allowing advertising for erectile dysfunction treatments versus products which support women's libido. As Farah said: “We need people in decision making roles to be allies and advocate for women’s health. Ultimately, if we can’t offer these services and educate women, they can’t take ownership of their bodies - and it feeds into the societal stigma, which is what we want to change here.” Huge thanks to Nuala McGovern for leading the conversation on Woman's Hour and to the brilliant CensHERship campaign for pushing for change for us all. Catch up on the episode here from 30.20: https://lnkd.in/dfZmHNPe

🚀 Startup Grind London is thrilled to announce our next event featuring the incredible Farah K., founder of HANX! Join us on Nov 26, 6:00 – 9:00 PM (GMT) at Runway East | B Corp Serviced Offices Borough Market for an evening of inspiration and actionable insights. 🎤 What to expect: ✨ Farah’s journey from investment banking to revolutionising wellness and health with HANX. ✨ Real talk on leaving a secure career to launch a startup. ✨ Expert tips on fundraising, negotiation, and navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship. Farah’s work has taken her from 10 Downing Street to international stages, all while championing taboo-breaking conversations around wellness, pleasure, and intimate health. She’s also a vocal advocate for under-represented founders, especially women of colour. 💡 Don’t miss the chance to learn from this trailblazer in health and entrepreneurship! 📍 Where: Runway East Borough Market 🗓 When: Nov 26, 6:00 – 9:00 PM (GMT) 🎟 RSVP here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e__Q3ii5 Let’s come together to learn, network, and be inspired! See you there! 👋 #StartupGrindLondon #WomenInTech #Entrepreneurship

“Omnichannel is really important to us... Retail gives us trust and authority being on shelf next to the major players. We’re in Tesco, Sainsbury's, Boots UK, Ocado Retail & WHSmith travel stores - over 2,500 doors in the UK!" From navigating FDA regulations to organically building a community over seven years, tune into the latest episode of Brand Growth Heroes podcast to catch our Founders Farah K. and Sarah Welsh sharing HANX secrets: https://lnkd.in/e_pVyfie Thank you so much for having us, Fiona Fitzpatrick! 💙

Up to 50% of women in menopause experience libido loss - and whilst it is common, we don’t have to put up with it. Just weeks after our last visit to Boots UK HQ to celebrate all things contraception with their head office team, we were invited back for their World Menopause Day activations. Boots UK was the first brand to recognise the need for a gynae-backed, taboo-busting sexual wellness challenger brand on shelves and bring HANX onto shelves. Not only have they championed us to their customers, but they are working really hard to educate and empower their staff on their own health journeys, too. For example, since 2022, Boots has covered the cost of its team members' prescriptions for those able and wanting to take HRT. As part of their efforts, we popped up alongside incredible brands offering solutions and answers in the menopause space including Active Iron, Revive Collagen, No7 Beauty Company, and Boots UK Menopause&Me range. The enthusiasm we encountered was absolutely incredible - within just two hours, we had completely run out of samples of our all-natural lubricant and condoms! The star of the show? Our desire-boosting supplement for women, Libido Lift, which sparked plenty of exciting conversations and questions from the Boots team throughout the day. Learn more about it here: https://lnkd.in/eC-NkSgh We're particularly proud to partner with forward-thinking companies like Boots UK who are actively supporting their menopausal employees and helping break down stigmas. It's not just about managing symptoms - it's about thriving during this natural life transition. A huge thank you to Boots UK for hosting us again so soon and for championing workplace menopause support. Looking forward to our next visit already!

“One bank refused us. Another stopped us taking payment within 48 hours of our launch. A third excessively scrutinised our legitimacy." Our Co-Founder Farah K. gets real in The Guardian about HANX's hurdles as a women's health brand. Alongside the incredible founders of Knude Society, Béa Fertility, mybliss and Daye, she spoke openly about gender bias that's holding back femtech brand's progress - and truly innovative solutions for consumers. Read on here: https://lnkd.in/e3QuQPQb A huge thanks to censHERship, Clio Wood, Anna O'Sullivan, and to Amelia Hill, Senior Reporter at The Guardian for spotlighting the deeply entrenched barriers preventing real innovation in women's health.

81% of young people can't name a single female founder... so it's time to change that from the shopping basket up. Yesterday, BUY WOMEN BUILT & Ocado Retail launched an exclusive digital aisle featuring 130 of us! 👋 We know consumers want to make an impact with their weekly shop, so it's incredible that this new initiative brings over 1,000 products from women-founded brands right to their finger tips - and door. We're proudly stocked at Ocado Retail and are so excited that our natural, gynae-designed Condoms and Lube are featured in this select. Highlights of the launch: 📣 Hearing Vivien Wong of Little Moons' retail success story 👋 The passion of Hannah Gibson of Ocado Retail championing this partnership 🌶️ Ridiculously good mocktails by Caleño Drinks and Pimentae Drinks margaritas for the spicy amongst us 👋 🚙 Mini Ocado delivery vans with custom Buy Women Built livery as mementoes (The baby HANX-ers on the team are very happy...). As a longtime Ocado retail partner, it was amazing to meet CCO Amit Chitnis, and also catch up with the brilliant WUKA, The Cheeky Panda | Certified B Corp, FULLGREEN, Evolve Organic Beauty, JUX Food and so many more incredible female founded businesses. In the words of BWB Founder Sahar Hashemi OBE: "This is testament to the power of women!" A huge thank you to the BWB team for such a smoothly organised trip (school trip in the best way), the Ocado team for having us at HQ - now go and fill your shopping cart: https://lnkd.in/eZ-8EvJG

HANX is stateside! A big thank you to Morgan Stanley and Nasdaq for spotlighting us in New York Times Square! #inclusiveventureslab

"We have big plans..." Sifted profiles our CEO and Co-Founder Farah K. in our first week on the Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab: https://lnkd.in/e2NyGz59 A huge thank you to Kirstie Pickering for the writeup. Catch up and get to know the brilliant fellow founders who are taking part in this incredible experience here: https://lnkd.in/e2NyGz59 For The Creators OVUM Juniver RESEARCH GRID Darent MyARC Compare Ethics NÜWIEL GmbH Zest Equity Tendo Technologies (YC W22) #MorganStanley #InclusiveVenturesLab #FemaleFounded #FemaleFounder #FemTech

Did we get told off for sneaking this shot at Sainsbury's HQ? Yes. Have we been strutting around like rebels ever since? Yes x 1000. 👀 It was so great to head along to the Health, Beauty and Wellness event last week to touch base with our brilliant buyers Juliette Wall and Lucy Vaughan, and catch up with fellow Sainsbury's suppliers including fourfiveuk, Ordo, Grass & Co., Fussy, Waken Mouthcare and No Knot Co LTD. 👋 Since we launched, getting our natural, sensitive sexual wellness essentials in front of as many people as possible - and tackling shame and stigma at the same time - has been our big goal. Sainsbury's was the first grocery giant to see the value in bringing a challenger brand into the aisles and we've loved being part of the big orange family ever since. 🧡 Since launching our condoms and lubricant, we've been proud to bring our life-stage supplements for pregnancy and menopause onto shelves, too. Sainsbury's was even the first retailer to take on Libido Lift, our desire boosting supplement for women (sneaky pics here!). Want to check us out in-aisle? Find your nearest store: https://lnkd.in/eB984u5Q