Saathi began in 2015, when its co-founders Kristin Kagetsu, Tarun Bothra, and Grace Kane - graduates of MIT (US), Nirma University and  MIT (US) - came together on a mission to create fully eco-friendly, compostable sanitary napkins using locally sourced banana fiber from the state of Gujarat, where Saathi is based. 

We were inspired by the idea of improving women's access to sanitary pads in India. Kristin was passionate about making a product that is sustainable using natural materials and impacts women. She had previously commercialized and launched sustainable natural-dye crayons made by local artisans in Uttarakhand, India.