Workplace health platform HeyFlow secures £235,000 pre-seed funding
Workplace health platform HeyFlow secures £235,000 pre-seed funding
Investment came from Aer Venture Studios
HeyFlow, a female reproductive health inclusion business which aims to end disadvantage for women in the workplace, has become the founding investment client for Aer Venture Studios.
A £235,000 investment will support the build and architecture of HeyFlow’s tech platform and employee insight product, enabling it to reach even more enterprise clients.
Sophie Creese, Co-Founder, HeyFlow said:
"We're honoured to secure Aer Venture Studios' investment and trust in HeyFlow's vision. Its backing is a testament to our early success and powerful validation of our mission to champion reproductive health inclusion and close workplace gender gaps.
“At a time where only a small percentage of investment goes to female-founded companies, Aer Venture Studios’ belief in HeyFlow sends a clear message that innovative, women-led start-ups are worthy of investment. Their support strengthens our ability to scale globally, and together, we're set to shake up the future of work."
Reshaping workplace behaviour
A majority-female start-up, HeyFlow aims to create meaningful change for women at work globally, at a time when 31% of women experience severe reproductive health symptoms every year: 85% of women face at least four reproductive health conditions and mothers see a 60% drop in earnings following their first child, compared to fathers.
HeyFlow transforms organisations through employee experience insight that reshapes workplace behaviour and fuels meaningful change for women’s inclusion, resulting in organisations retaining talent, promoting talent, boosting profitability, and creating an equitable future.
Aer Venture Studios will deliver financial backing but also the tech expertise required to develop products to a launch-ready stage and partnerships required for future investment rounds. HeyFlow marks its first investment client.
Following its launch in 2023, HeyFlow has worked with progressive companies including Hitachi Vantara, BIMA and Digitas UK, providing insight into their female employee experiences, management’s ability to support at all levels, informing leadership gender inclusion strategies and empowering them to create change. The funding will enable the development of its technology platform to deliver on a national and global basis, as well as providing progress measurement and on-demand industry benchmarking.
HeyFlow is now actively seeking an additional pre-seed investment of £250,000, to allow the firm to take the employee experience and diagnostics platform to market. A future roadmap introduces Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide on-demand learning solutions and delivering against mandated gender pay and ESG reporting, globally.