Hanna Lauste and Linn Rosenqvist Win Silver for Young Founder of the Year for Combining Sustainability with Social Innovation in how Organizations Support People in Everyday Life

Hanna Lauste and Linn Rosenqvist, founders of Herbox, received the global award Young Founder of the Year in Silver at the Founders Awards Gala on September 25.

The Impactful Journey of Hanna Lauste and Linn Rosenqvist, founders of Herbox
Founded by Hanna Lauste and Linn Rosenqvist in 2021, Herbox provides free, sustainable menstrual products in workplaces, schools, and public spaces, promoting dignity, inclusion, and equality across 12 countries.

How the Winners Are Chosen as Young Founder of the Year
The Young Founder of the Year award recognizes young global founders with the capacity to lead, inspire, and run successful companies. The nominees are under 30 years of age at the time of nomination, have founded and run a private or public limited company, the founder and any co-founders together own at least 40% of the shares, have a revenue of at least 50,000 euros and demonstrate significant potential for success.

The finalists have been assessed by the Founders Alliance Index, which takes into account past performance, future potential, and social benefits, and they have been evaluated by a jury of experienced founders.

The Founder Jury consisted of Chair of the jury Charlotte Ljung, founder of Endbright, Angela Rossi, founder of HRM Affärsutveckling, Emelie Lundberg, co-founder of Gotlandschips AB, Corina Papadopoulou, co-owner of Fontana Food, Marcus Honkanen, founder of Nordic Minds and Ahmed Hersi, co-founder of Jovi.

Photo: David Thunander and Evan Pantiel