BonBillo’s Social Entrepreneurship Newsletter

June 2024 - Blitz Electric, Jobs and Community News

Written by Admin | Aug 29, 2024 10:10:21 AM

We were delighted to host our startup founders, partners and investor friends at a BonBillo community mixer in Jakarta to celebrate our social impact startups, Blitz Electric, Pin'J, Healthpro, ArkoPay and SECHA.


Congratulations to the Blitz Electric team on your growth and impact  🛵♻️ 

Over the last 2 years, Blitz has grown to be the largest EV logistics enabler in Indonesia, offering instant and same day delivery capabilities across 20 cities for 50+ enterprise clients. They've delivered over 10 million packages and prevented 6 million kilograms of CO2 emissions.  

The Blitz team has grown to 86 members strong, and they've helped 600+ delivery drivers gain access to electric vehicle financing and courier jobs. These traditional gig workers earn 30% more with Blitz than any other delivery platform. 

Thank you to Saivya Chauhan and the Blitz team for hosting us at your headquarters in Jakarta.

 


Welcome Ashna Thakkar to the BonBillo team  🎉

Ashna joins as Program Lead to manage BonBillo’s programs, support the growth of our startups and build ecosystem partnerships.

She was most recently Assistant Program Manager at NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore’s startup incubator. In her role at NSRCEL, Ashna managed programming, workshops and related support to help grow circular economy startups. She developed ecosystem partnerships and collaborated with Climate KIC, IKEA Foundation, and the International Council for Circular Economy to establish circular economy clusters in India and Africa.

Previously from 2021 to 2022, Ashna was part of the core team at 91springboard that partnered with EU-India Innocenter to facilitate the smooth entry of sustainable and innovative European startups into the Indian market. During this period, she also contributed to helping The Sustainability Mafia cultivate a network of sustainable innovators, leaders, corporates, founders, and investors. From 2016 to 2020, Ashna held roles at BNC Infotech and HP Adhesives Ltd, where she contributed to business operations, process improvements, and partnerships.

Beyond work, Ashna overdoses on personal finance, enjoys practicing yoga, and loves writing poetry.


BonBillo Impact Jobs Board - Latest Opportunities  🚀

Visit our Impact Jobs Board for all job listings from Stride Ahead, Priyoshop, Lula, Promeat and Freight Tiger that are 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!  🏆

Daniel Wexler, CEO and Co-Founder at EatWell hosted an interactive workshop on Food As Medicine Interventions during the The Alliance for a Hunger Free New York's 4th annual Food Summit. A recent pilot with New Destiny Housing Corporation in New York showed that 73% of participants found that using EatWell helped them choose healthier foods and ingredients to cook with. 


Divya Balaji Kamerkar was featured amongst 100 emerging women leaders on HerStory sharing her journey founding Pinky Promise to provide affordable, instant and reliable sexual and reproductive healthcare to Indian women. 

 

Roli Gupta, CEO and Co-Founder at Babblebots.ai, took the stage at the Future Forward conference in Chennai to discuss innovative approaches and best practices for developing talent strategies that are poised to succeed in the AI era.

 

 


 

The Karma Wallet card has officially launched. Shoppers can shop for good while earning cash back on selected purchases and automatically donate to nonprofits for everyday spending with their Karma Wallet Card.

DoneGood shoppers can earn 10% cashback and free shipping on every DoneGood purchase.

 

 

PriyoShop has introduced electric vehicles for deliveries. This initiative reduces carbon footprints and enhances operational efficiency to serve customers sustainably.



Arkopay, a holistic financial tool and closed-loop financing solution for the construction value chain, was featured on the Power Breakfast News IDX Channel. They shared how their solutions are helping construction SMEs tackle cash flow challenges and the impact of financial technology in transforming the construction industry.