Stephanie Bapes
Founder @ Sora — AI for hormonal wellbeing & emotionally intelligent cycle care | Product Designer & Creative Technologist
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London, UK
Mobility: London, Paris, ...
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
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About me
Intro
👋🏾 Hi, I’m Stéphanie, founder of Sora, a cycle aware app built from my own journey with PCOS and years of listening to how women struggle to understand their bodies. With 10+ years in product design (Shpock, Plum, Pelago, British Airways…), I’ve led and shipped end-to-end experiences across mobile, wellness, SaaS, and fintech. My strength is creating products that feel emotionally intelligent, intuitive, and deeply human. Today, I’m building Sora, a calm, cycle-aware companion that blends AI, symptom tracking, nervous-system support, and ritual-based care to help women understand their hormones with clarity instead of confusion. Alongside Sora, I run stē studio, where I support founders with UX strategy, product sprints, and prototype builds.I care deeply about emotional design, storytelling, and the invisible details that make a product feel “right.”💫 Open to founder collaborations, creative partnerships, and early conversations around femtech, AI, and women’s health.
Work experience
Founder
Sora.
Jul 2025 - Present
1 year 4 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
• Building the first emotionally intelligent cycle companion • iOS launch in Q1 2026 • AI-powered check-ins, rituals, and nervous-system support • Integrating Apple Health & advanced cycle insights • Leading product, design, and early user research • Growing community + early waitlist
Senior Product Designer
stÄ—Freelance
Mar 2015 - Present
11 years 8 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Studio stē is a boutique product design practice focused on human-centered digital experiences across wellness, lifestyle, and modern consumer brands. I partner with early-stage founders and conscious tech teams to shape product vision, craft soothing and intuitive UX, and bring emotionally intelligent digital products to life from zero-to-one. Services include: — UX & product design — Creative direction & brand foundations — MVP strategy + product launch support — Emotional design & experience systems Currently supporting mission-driven founders building for wellbeing, connection, and the future of feminine-aligned tech.
Senior Product Designer
Mastercard
Nov 2024 - May 2025
7 months
Senior Product Designer
Pelago (formerly Quit Genius)Freelance
May 2023 - Jul 2023
3 months
Senior Product Designer
Plum Freelance
Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
3 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Senior Product Designer
Student Beans
Feb 2022 - Oct 2022
9 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Growth & Retention
Senior Product Designer
Shpock
Sep 2020 - Oct 2021
1 year 2 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Trust & Safety
Senior Product Designer
Eight Inc.Freelance
Oct 2019 - Jan 2020
4 months
London, UK
Senior Product Designer
DesignStudioFreelance
Mar 2019 - May 2019
3 months
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Art Director
PhotoBoxFreelance
Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
1 month
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Lead Designer
Deliveroo
Oct 2016 - Jul 2017
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Creative (Contract)
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Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
1 month
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Feb 2016 - Mar 2016
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Dec 2015 - Dec 2015
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Digital Designer - Freelance
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Nov 2015 - Dec 2015
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Designer
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Jul 2015 - Oct 2015
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Designer
Mozoo Group
Apr 2015 - Jul 2015
4 months
Project Manager
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Sep 2014 - Jan 2015
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Designer
Freelance
Jan 2014 - Jul 2014
7 months
Web Designer
L'Officiel Inc.
Sep 2013 - Jan 2014
5 months
Community Manager
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Feb 2013 - Aug 2013
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Designer
SNCF
May 2011 - Jul 2011
3 months
Education
Université Paris 8
Licence, Arts Plastiques
Université Gustave Eiffel
Licence 3, Etudes Visuelles Multimédia et Arts Numériques
Université Paris 8
Master's degree, Créations et Editions Numériques
Condé
Mise à Niveau en Arts Appliqués, Arts Appliqués