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Callaly

Period product innovator

Callaly logo
1-20 employees
  • B2C
  • Personal health
  • Subscription
  • Femtech
  • eCommerce
St. James's, London, UK

Company mission

To reinvent femcare and be the most forward‐thinking company for people with periods.

Led by a woman
B Corporation
Top investors

Our take

Period products have been around for decades but have seen very little innovation; many people are not satisfied with the options available to them on the market. Callaly are disrupting the femcare market by redesigning the tampon in a way that allows for hygienic insertion while also eliminating the need for hard plastic applicators.

Callaly's first major innovation is a new type of tampon that is leak-proof and organic: the Tampliner. It is sold online through a customisable subscription box. It's their drive to innovate within the femcare sector that sets them apart from competitors like Cora, Dame and Daye.

Global expansion is a major goal of the company; Callaly already operates in the Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden and the UK, and they have prioritised a launch in the US once they receive FDA approval. The company ultimately wants to be the worldwide provider for innovative, organic, and sustainable period products.

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Freddie

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Benefits

  • Regular team outings
  • Company pension scheme with employer contributions
  • Share options (we are fully transparent with your available options and possible outcomes)
  • Vitality health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 28 days’ annual holiday
  • Use of a new MacBook Pro
  • Free hot drinks, snacks and Friday lunches
  • Cycle to work scheme

Company values

  • Trust and ownership - We’ve all got life to balance with our work. We support every type of flexible working and work-life balance
  • Giving back - Because we’re a mission-driven company and a B Corp, every member of our team regularly volunteers at a charity of their choice, as well as joining in with team volunteering activities throughout the year
  • Diversity and equality - We believe that the best idea will rise to the top, no matter who it comes from
  • Curiosity and hunger - Learning fast and failing fast is how we’ve moved forwards time and time again, so it’s important that failure doesn’t scare you
  • High integrity - We tell our customers not to settle, and we don’t intend to either
  • A focus on contribution - For us, succeeding as a team and reaching our goals are the results of being contribution-driven

Funding (last 2 of 12 rounds)

Nov 2021

$0.1m

SEED

Dec 2020

$0.8m

SEED

Total funding: $20.2m

This company has top investors

Leadership

Previously worked at Goldman Sachs and studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Ewa Radziwon

(Head of Product)

Previously worked as a Garment Technologist at CK Morgan Limited, TJX Europe and EAST.

Dr Alex Hooi

(Chief Medical Officer)

Consultant Specialist & Lead Clinician for Young Peoples'​ Sexual Health at Barking Havering Redbridge NHS Trust.