January 2023 - Mumbai Demo Day, Impact Jobs & News

January 2023 - Mumbai Demo Day, Impact Jobs & News

Congrats to all the startup founders on impressive pitches to investors and the innovation community at our Mumbai Social Innovation Bootcamp Demo Day!  🎉


 

Mumbai Social Innovation Bootcamp Demo Day  🎤

 

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A big thank you to all the startup founders and growth leaders for joining us from Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, New Delhi, Pune, Vizag, Kanpur and Dhaka for the BonBillo Mumbai Social Innovation Bootcamp!  🙌🏻

These founders have been accelerating innovation towards the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals by solving a social, health, or environmental problem. They joined our 2-week Bootcamp to refine their idea, product, customer acquisition strategy, business model, and investment pitch.  🚀 

JalSevak Solutions provide smart, scalable and sustainable solutions for decentralized recycling of greywater at residential and commercial premises.

GreenJams enables sustainable construction through carbon-negative building materials, paving the way towards a greener built environment.

FoodCloud.in is a marketplace for fresh, delicious homemade meals in India, with over 80% of women chefs.

Impagro Farming Solutions builds first-mile fruit and vegetable supply chain solutions that deliver higher incomes for farmers and quality produce for food buyers. They connect farmers with innovative agronomic and post-harvest services and technology providers.

Priyoshop is a B2B marketplace in Bangladesh that empowers MSMEs by connecting them directly to suppliers and fixes the fragmented supply chain with embedded finance.

Styched is a global affordable direct-to-consumer youth fashion brand with zero waste.

Kreate is an e-commerce marketplace that offers handmade organic products crafted by local artisans.

Innovaegis is a touch-screen solution for affordable glucose detection.



Cheers to the BonBillo Alumni and Community on their impact!  💥

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  • Alumni Network: 95 founders and growth leaders from 53 startup alumni teams across North America, Africa, South Asia and Latin America contributing towards 12 out of the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Diversity: 74% of alumni teams include people of color (POC) founders and 55% include women founders.

  • Survival %: 89% of alumni startups launched are still in business.

  • Funding and Valuation: BonBillo alumni and community startups have collectively raised over $53 million and are valued at over $112 million based on priced fundraiser.



BonBillo Impact Jobs Board - Latest Opportunities  🚀

 

GreenChoice, a grocery marketplace in the U.S. for conscious consumers with dietary needs, is looking for a Data Scientist, who can analyze product health and sustainability data to power product transparency and ESG ratings for the grocery and food industries. 

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Styched, a global affordable direct-to-consumer youth fashion brand with zero waste, is looking for an iOS and Android app developer using React Native to join their team in Bengaluru, India.

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Visit our Impact Jobs Board for all job listings from PriyoShop, Styched, GreenChoiceepop AI, Freight Tiger and Scroobious contributing towards the U.N Sustainable Development Goals.

If you're looking to recruit for your social impact startup, you can post a free job listing for greater visibility here.



Congrats to BonBillo alumni and community members on their wins!  🏆

e.pop, a smart receipt fintech with a mission to eliminate paper receipts waste, raised $1.6 million in seed funding. The e.pop ecosystem delivers merchants and partners uniquely granular insights into consumer behavior, and new channels by which to engage and advertise to shoppers. For consumers, the e.pop solution provides a secure mobile app to receive receipts, discounts, return notifications and track spending.

 

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Impagro Farming Solutions, partnered with Shroffs Foundation Trust to host a Farmer Felicitation Ceremony to celebrate and thank their partner farners for adopting sustainable practices at their farms and their ongoing support. The ceremony was hosted at their residue-free green chilies project in Gujarat.

 

 

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Tarun Jami, the Co-Founder of
GreenJams, came up with Agrocete, an eco-friendly brick option that reduces construction costs by 50% and increases thermal insulation by 50%. GreenJams is creating carbon-negative building materials from agricultural biomass and hemp blocks.

 

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