Shortlist

Meet our finalists and explore their startups
Assem Tazhiyeva
Ozim Platform
  • A passionate advocate for leveraging technology to make a positive impact in our society.
  • Bridging the gap between families seeking specialized assistance and the experts who can provide it.
  • Aiming to empower families with valuable information and guidance, while also fostering a sense of community and support.
Aira Mongush
Mathshub

Founder of Mathshub | Cyprus

  • An AI Enthusiast and tech entrepreneur with mathematical background. 
  • Creating a Data analysis and programming school for ambitious learners.
  • Aiming to build accessible tech education and help every person find a tech job globally.
Aidana Aituarova
Porte Tech

Founder of Porte Tech | Kazakhstan

  • An innovative entrepreneur with an impressive corporate background. 
  • Helping to reduce financial and time costs by integrating RFID cards, parking remotes, paper passes and magnets in one application.
  • Contributing to the sustainable development of Astana.
Alena Shchavleva
Effelp

CEO & Founder of Effelp

  • A social psychologist, ICF coach, and marketer passionate about making a positive impact in oncology care. 
  • Creating an ecosystem around the patient, enhancing patient support and managing family life during the cancer journey. 
  • Aiming to find a perfect match between a patient's needs and those ready to provide help.
Candace Chen
Fluv

CEO & Founder of Fluv | Taiwan

  • A serial entrepreneur who is passionate about consumer tech and social innovation. 
  • Establishing a pet care service for urban pet parents in Taiwan.
  • Aiming to help fur parents find trustworthy, reasonably priced pet care when they travel.
Chinwendu Nweke
Bridge Merchant Enterprises

Bridge Merchant Enterprises CEO & Founder of Bridge Merchant Enterprises | Nigeria

  • A community advocate for women in agriculture and technology in Africa. 
  • Working with companies, farmers and agent to improve the Agricultural supply chain, from sourcing through till delivery.
  • Aiming to eradicate world hunger and poverty through technology and people-empowered solutions.
Firouza Eshonova
Mila4AI

Founder of EZSpeech by Mila4AI | Uzbekistan

  • A creator of a Digital Speech Therapy App powered by AI for daily exercises without supervision of a human speech therapist (SLP).
  • Giving those who live in places that lack access to speech therapists an opportunity to improve on their condition.
  • Aiming to provide aid for those with speech disorders to improve their speaking ability.
Folake Owodunni
Emergency Response Africa

Founder of Emergency Response Africa | Nigeria

  • A Prosci-certified Change Management Practitioner with over 9 years of experience in healthcare, nonprofit, consulting and higher education sectors.
  • Creating a network of First Responders, emergency vehicles, and hospitals, and connecting people in urgent need to help, using technology.
  • Dedicated to making healthcare accessible in Africa.
Hannah Töpler
Intrare

Founder & CEO of Intrare | Mexico

  • An expert in leadership, migration and climate change, unbiased AI, refugee inclusion, and DEI.
  • Building proprietary AI to eliminate bias from recruitment. 
  • Aiming to match millions of refugees, marginalized women, LGBTIQ+, and other diverse talent with fair jobs to break the poverty cycle.
Megan Lam
Neurum Health

CEO & Co-Founder of Neurum Health | Hong Kong

  • A passionate advocate for meaningful changes in mind and lifestyle health. 
  • Discovering new potentials in conceptualizing, innovating, and delivering care through technology.
  • Fostering a supportive and balanced work environment using digital mental health solutions.
Jasmijn Kok
Nina.care

Founder of Nina.care | Netherlands

  • An entrepreneur with interest in the high-tech industry and loads of energy. 
  • Creating a database filled with reliable and loving nannies and au pairs.
  • Aiming to revolutionize the care industry and empower women to work.
Maria Dmitrieva
EcoDisclosure

CEO & Co-Founder of EcoDisclosure

  • An experienced entrepreneur as well as a passionate ecoactivist and blogger.
  • Revolutionizing the way businesses approach environmental, social, governance (ESG) scoring and disclosure. 
  • Empowering businesses to optimize ESG performance across operations and supply chains.
Joselyne Del Rosario
DREX

CEO & Founder of DREX | Ecuador

  • An electrical engineer with 5+ years of experience in the energy sector deploying solar systems and IoT-tailored made solutions. 
  • Enabling funding for renewable energy projects in emerging markets through meaningful connections
  • Developing a platform that unlocks the potential of sustainable finance, avoiding E.S.G. greenwashing practices.
Marwa Hage
Munily

Co-Founder of Munily | Colombia

  • One of the top 100 female founders in the world. 
  • Establishing a software that creates secure and connected communities. 
  • Aiming to ensure a supporting real estate advancement through technology.
Daniella Castro
Huna

Co-CEO and Head of Technology at Huna | Brazil

  • An entrepreneur with a vast experience in leadership and machine learning.
  • Leading the development of cutting-edge AI models for the early detection of chronic diseases in women.
  • Aiming to increase the chances of a cure, optimize healthcare system resources and reduce treatment complications, and improve patients’ quality of life.
Nadejda Anpilogova
Your Accessible Guide

Co-founder of Your Accessible Guide | Kazakhstan

  • An expert in inclusivity.
  • Creating an ecosystem of inclusive digital products designed to develop accessible tourism for people with disabilities and special needs.
  • Aiming to make traveling accessible to everyone.
Paula Monticelli
CryptoMate

Founder of CryptoMate | Argentina

  • A creative problem-solver, gender perspective based, community oriented and data driven leader.
  • Helping companies and developers integrate blockchain technology frictionless.
  • Aiming to improve access to web3 with innovative digital solutions.
Rim Jourdan
Skatch

Co-Founder of Skatch | Egypt

  • An entrepreneur with a career in travel and hospitality.
  • Connecting blue and grey-collar workers with top employers in all sectors.
  • Aiming to help technicians, workers, vendors or other professionals with lower education levels to secure jobs, upskill through AI, gaming and community building.
Sarah Molema
Deaftronics (Pty) Ltd

Founder of Deaftronics (Pty) Ltd | Botswana

  • A Hearing Aid technician and inventor
  • Introducing the first solar-powered hearing aid — equipment made by people who are deaf for people with hearing loss in developing countries. 
  • Aiming to empower the hearing impaired by creating employment opportunities and helping them better integrate into the deaf community.
Sandra Montes Pérez
ScrapAd

Founder of ScrapAd | Spain

  • A passionate entrepreneur and business leader with a dual track record in technology innovation and the industrial sector. 
  • Creating an international platform for trading recyclable metals and scrap metal.
  • Aiming to bring disruptive solutions to the market, redefining the way we tackle today's challenges.
Marie-Reine Seshie
  • Driving sustained growth for small and medium-sized enterprise, especially female owned, in Ghana and beyond.
  • Aiming to help SMEs grow well by helping them increase sales and profits consistently.
Elizabeth Mwangi
  • Connecting cleaners living in the slums of Nairobi with their clients in need of their services.
  • Aiming to give decent jobs to less fortunate women who are forced to raise children in harsh conditions.
Folake Owodunni
  • Creating a network of First Responders, emergency vehicles, and hospitals, and connecting people in urgent need to help, using technology.
  • Dedicated to making healthcare accessible in Africa.
Marisa Paramita
  • Providing online education and job opportunities for mothers in Indonesia and beyond.
  • Empowering mothers to pursue and achieve their dreams.
Carol Kakooza
  • Connecting farmers in Uganda with business and financial services.
  • Ensuring that farmers and rural people have visible and authentic data that enables them to get different services such as access to finance, insurance, micro-health, and markets.
Karina Ojanguren Carreira
  • Transforming healthcare by offering digital services for patients, healthcare professionals, caregivers, and family members.
  • Aiming to change the traditional approach to healthcare towards comprehensive care.
Lauren Yen
  • Providing digital healthcare solutions for organizations serving under-resourced communities around the world.
  • Aiming to ensure that high-quality healthcare is a right, not a privilege.
Princess Oti
  • Connecting Africans at home and abroad to enable them to meet their financial obligations.
  • Aiming to make International money transfers affordable and convenient for Nigerians all over the world.
Adila Shaukat
  • Supporting women that work from home with training and consultancy, as well as helping to resolve psychological issues which can impact their work performance.
  • Empowering women by upskilling and providing remote work opportunities.
Aira Mongush
  • Creating a Data analysis and programming school for ambitious learners.
  • Aiming to build accessible tech education and help every person find a tech job globally.
Hira Saeed
  • Providing upskilling and entrepreneurship programs for women of Pakistan.
  • Ensuring that women have an equal opportunity to succeed in the entrepreneurship and STEM world.
Faiza Yousuf

CaterpillHERs, edtech project with training and job marketplace

Cynthia Asije
  • Connecting small and medium-sized producers and artisans from Africa with retailers and business owners from Europe and North America.
  • Enabling African handmade brands to expand their presence on a global scale.
Sonal Majeethia
  • Providing comprehensive guides with a focus on enabling students with learning disabilities to study independently.
  • Aiming to create equal learning opportunities for marginalized students by leveraging technology.
Iva Gumnishka
  • Connecting refugees to ethical data labeling work for Artificial Intelligence.
  • Providing digital work and trainings in the skills of the future to conflict-affected communities.
Loide Dawid
  • Empowering pre-K–12 schools to provide high-quality education in the metaverse.
  • Aiming to revolutionize learning into an immersive, adventurous experience.
Ifedayo Durosinmi-Etti
  • Connecting local community of women with diverse global opportunities that promote career advancement, entrepreneurship, and financial growth.
  • Empowering women of Nigeria to be financially independent.
Monsurah Alli-Oluwafuyi
  • Building a ride-hailing service exclusively for women passengers and drivers. 
  • Helping women experience safe and anxiety-free rides.
Anna Ngwenyi Mafor
  • Using smart technology for the early detection of crop diseases mostly caused by climate change.
  • Aiming to increase farmers’ crop productivity by diagnosing diseases in plants that are difficult to diagnose physically or manually.
Olapeju Umah
  • Creating a food delivery marketplace that connects local farmers and consumers.
  • Aiming to create an Africa where everyone has easy and quick access to affordable fresh food.
Ifeoma Nwobu
  • Enables efficient and reliable logistics operations for businesses in Africa through automation.
  • Aiming to simplify logistics for every African business.
Anggaris Anggia (Ghea) Cininta P
  • An empathetic leader with 10 years of consulting experience.
  • Providing an education-based solution focusing on empowering educators.
  • Empowering Indonesian teachers to be as creative, innovative and knowledgeable as they can be.
Namya Mahajan
  • Сreating communities of practice for teachers and parents, both in-person and digitally, using accessible technology and engaging content.
  • Transforming Early Childhood Development (ECD) across India.