Essence is an employee benefits platform that empowers women and people with cycles* to thrive in the workplace by optimizing well-being and performance according to the menstrual cycle.

*Note: Not all women menstruate, not all menstruators are women. Trans, non-binary, and gender neutral people can menstruate.

Yes, the Essence App and all its content is supported by peer-reviewed research and menstrual health experts. We work hard to keep up with new developments in the menstrual health field and only make recommendations supported by science!

Essence doesn't just track periods, but helps plan a wealth of activities according to the menstrual cycle. It combines a to-do list, habit tracker, period tracker, and mindfulness app in one tool to coach and help the user reach their full potential. It's so much more than just a tracker!

Essence is created by a diverse and passionate team:

Elina Valeeva, CEO and co-founder is the former Global Program Director at Women in Tech. Rustam Galiev, CPO and co-founder, is a serial entrepreneur and women empowerment ally. CTO Timur Tkharkakhov has over 10 years of experience in information security. Dmitry Mishukov is a talented product manager. Hannah Wilson, Head of Communications, is also a lawyer and photographer from Montana. Aigul Arcan is a skilled QA engineer.

Meet our advisors:

Danielle Keiser – world-leading expert in menstrual health, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Madami.

Rashmi Sharma - Global Director of Talent, Performance & Development at Coca-Cola.

Ksenia Kapoor – digital health expert with 10+ years of experience in the US corporate benefits market.

Vanessa Lecorps – Senior director at DEIB, Columbia University.

We're supported by Berkeley Skydeck and Euratechnologies, the Europe Startup Builder

We have also partnered with a variety of other women-oriented organizations.

We believe you should be in control of your personal information. Consistent with this belief:

• We will delete your personal information if you ask us to (unless we are legally prohibited from doing so), including if asked when you cancel your membership.

• We will provide you with access to your personal information if you ask us to, including if asked to cancel your membership.

• We will NOT share your identifiable health information with others except to the extent necessary to run and provide our services. Our service providers are contractually bound to only use your health information to provide services to us and are prohibited from sharing your health information with third parties (unless they are required to do so under applicable laws). For example, we may use a cloud service provider to store health information you provide while using our app.

• We do NOT share personal information with employers that provide Essence to their employees as a part of benefits packages.

Our mission at Essence is to support conscious and responsible employers in equipping their employees with the best resources and tools to optimize their health and well-being.

At Essence, we take your privacy seriously. We want to assure you that we will never sell or share your personal information regarding your cycle, symptoms, productivity, or any other sensitive data with employers, neither now nor in the future. We prioritize confidentiality, and you can trust that we will never provide any information that could identify you. Additionally, we do not have any influence over decisions such as promotions or terminations.

We'd be happy to hear from you - please send us an email to letstalk@theessence.app and we'll get back to you ASAP!