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FairHQ
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Platform
- 1-20 employees
- B2B
- SaaS
- London (remote)
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Company mission
Fair HQ makes companies more successful by embedding equity, diversity and inclusion across their business.
75% female employees
Our take
Research conducted by McKinsey, HBR, and BCG has shown that diverse and inclusive companies are more successful, creative, and innovative. They also experience fast-paced growth, and are more profitable. However, most companies fail to promote inclusive policies, and research has shown slow progress in this direction among businesses of all sizes.
FairHQ is an early-stage startup that is setting out to help change this and empower companies to build a more diverse and productive team. Their SaaS solution combines the latest scientific research with proprietary technology to provide companies with an easy way to implement D&I policies within their business.
The startup was established in 2020 and it has recently launched its software in private beta only for UK-based startups. This strategy will allow FairHQ to have more control over the customers and gain comprehensive insights into customer needs. In doing so, the startup is intending to develop its platform before launching it to the large public.
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Benefits
- 🚀 Employee stock options - get a piece of the company success you helped to create
- 🐙 We work flexibly and remotely, so if you need any tools or sometimes work in a co-working space, we will get you set up to maximize your productivity.
- 💻 MacBook Air
- 🤓 Personal development plan: access to tools, books, experts
- 🏝 35 holiday days + plenty of paid leave options (sick days, personal days, family days, miscarriage and compassionate leave etc.)
- 🦋 Quarterly team retreats in fabulous locations
- 🩺 Private health insurance
- 💝 Other tailored benefits to your needs
Company values
- Back it up - We make sure there's always evidence and a clear rationale behind what we say and do. We approach information and sources with a critical eye, seeking to distill truth and apply it to our work.
- Make it simple - We break things down, illustrate our point and give examples that people care about. We tell stories. We make things memorable.
- Embrace the challenge - We're biased towards action. Taking on challenges, both big and small, energises us. We draw upon each other's strengths to overcome hurdles.
- Care deeply - We make sure every individual feels empowered, supported, respected and valued — whether they're a team member or customer.
- Inspire inclusion - We ask for each other's perspectives. We say "yes, and..." instead of "but...". We brainstorm, open up the discussion, and invite everyone to participate. We work as a team.
Funding (1 round)
Aug 2021
$1m
SEED
Total funding: $1m
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Leadership
Kate Pljaskovova
(CEO)Kate loves solving big societal problems, Fair HQ is her 4th company. Prior to that, she founded a company in the D&I space and 2 in the mental health area.
People progressing
Hayley joined as Head of Product, two years later becoming CPO. They apply systems thinking and a background in behavioural science and DEI advocacy to help companies make a real difference in DEI.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at FairHQ
Hayley (they/she) (Chief Product Officer)
- Fair HQ exists because the world we’re living in today is not (yet) fair — someone's background & identity still influence how they're able to navigate the world of work. We're here to change that and we walk the walk.
- We make strategic decisions together - before creating or implementing new policies, we discuss them within the team. We recognise that we all have biases and that tapping into the diverse viewpoints of our colleagues leads to better decisions.
- We have developed an evidence-based hiring framework that reduces our biases and enables us to reach candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.
- We write and check all our job descriptions for biased language. We judge people on their skills & experience - we have predefined criteria for each role using work samples & structured interviews. We never ask candidates to disclose their previous salary.
- We're a fully remote team that works flexibly, accommodating personal & family schedules is the norm.
- Each person is eligible for 3 personal days off per year at short notice without giving any reason (and in practice we treat regular holiday booking much like that too).
- We have a Miscarriage leave - up to 5 days. Both parents are eligible to take miscarriage leave in the event that this happens.
- Everyone gets a buddy when they start at Fair HQ to help them create strong connections and confidently discover our culture.
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Fair HQ are helping businesses to become more diverse, inclusive and successful. I am contributing to a real life problem, and seeing results in our customers experience. It's super rewarding to know that our work is helping businesses change their outlook on these topics.
Operations & Strategy
Meaningful work
Jan 2022
We practice what we preach. Fair HQ never asked for my CV - before meeting me they didn't know my name, my background; I was hired because of what skills I could bring to the table. We have a diverse team and I love learning about everyone's individual journeys to Fair HQ.
Operations & Strategy
People of all backgrounds are welcomed
Jan 2022
Every meeting I attend, I'm afforded time to speak up with my feelings or opinions on what's being discussed. I've never left a meeting feeling like I didn't have the opportunity to contribute. Further, my opinions aren't just listened to - but they're taken into account when we make big decisions.
Operations & Strategy
My opinions are valued
Jan 2022
One of our core values is to always "back it up". Any suggestions across the board are always considered, and if there is proof in the pudding we make sure these come to life. We also have an absolutely amazing behavioural science team who ensures that our product shares the same data and science driven mindset!
Operations & Strategy
Data-driven decisions
Jan 2022
Everyone at Fair HQ is passionate about what we do - and it is this passion that drives our energetic environment! Whenever someone is finding something challenging, the team is always all hands on deck in ensuring we can work together for the best solution.
Operations & Strategy
Team energy
Jan 2022
What is truly amazing about Fair HQ is we practice what we preach. From my experience so far, working in such a diverse and inclusive team has not only made my job more enjoyable, but improved productivity and creativity. Such an exciting start-up to be part of.
Operations & Strategy
Diversity is a priority
Jan 2022
It's so special to be part of a team that is rethinking and redesigning the way we think about diversity and inclusion at work. We're building something big from scratch, which means that we're constantly pushing the boundaries of what we know & can do. I love how much of an impact I can make in the team, but ultimately also in the wider tech community.
Operations & Strategy
Meaningful work
Sep 2021
Our mission speaks for itself: we exist because meritocracy doesn't (yet) work. I joined Kate when Fair HQ was just an idea because it's always been a dream to help create positive change at scale. We're working hard towards this mission - it's embedded into everything we do!
Operations & Strategy
Inspiring mission
Sep 2021
Although I did a PhD in the field, I feel like I learnt more in 1 year of Fair HQ than those 4 years. I get to master new skills every day. Because we're a small team I also get to wear multiple hats, which makes every day different. The work is also challenging because we can't rely on 'the way things have been done before' - we're creating a new product category: Embedded D&I.
Operations & Strategy
Challenging work
Sep 2021
