February 2024- SEA Bootcamp Demo Day, BonBillo Impact & Community News

February 2024- SEA Bootcamp Demo Day, BonBillo Impact & Community News

Congrats to all the founders on their startup pitches to the innovation community at BonBillo's Bali and Singapore Social Innovation Bootcamp.  🚀

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



Cheers to the startup teams on successful completion of the Ball and Singapore Social Innovation Bootcamp!  🎉

BonBillo's cohort celebrating at lunch

Blitz is a data-driven logistics enabler in Southeast Asia helping enterprises private label delivery services to improve their efficiency and margins, with a logistics tech stack and EV fleet.
 
Pin'J is a closed-loop working capital financing fintech for gig workers and small businesses in Indonesia.
 
PharmInt is a global B2B pharmaceutical marketplace making pharmaceuticals accessible and affordable to everyone.
 
Healthpro is an online platform that helps healthcare providers in Indonesia hire quality on-demand healthcare workers effortlessly.
 
ArkoPay provides financing to small-to-medium construction businesses in Indonesia to help them drive growth, streamline operations, and unlock the full potential of their business.
 
SECHA is a home improvement solution in Indonesia that helps homeowners sell their homes at a fair price and buyers find move-in ready homes.
 
MyAlice is a conversational commerce platform that automates customer support, engagement & whatsapp marketing for growing eCommerce and DTC brands in the MENA and SEA regions.
 
MedEasy is a healthcare app in Bangladesh that offers an online pharmacy, doorstep diagnostic services and teleconsultations with doctors from 23 specialties.
 
Fashol is streamlining Bangladesh's fresh produce supply chain by providing farmers with bundled agri services and buying their fresh produce to deliver to over 5,000 retailers at a competitive price.


BonBillo's SEA cohort visited INSEAD for a mentor session and campus tour 

cohort at INSEAD visit

We were delighted to hear about Swapnil Chugh's innovation journey, most recently launching INSEAD's Learning Hub. Our teams appreciated the mentor session addressing their most important questions. They enjoyed the INSEAD tour and the opportunity to share their founder journeys.  


Suraj Kripalani, Co-Founder and CEO at BonBillo, shared his journey building BonBillo at the Yale School of Public Health’s innovation exchange speaker series

BonBillo SDG Milestones Feb 2024

We enjoyed the discussion about ikigai, career reflections and the BonBillo community's collective impact. Thank you Fatema Basrai and Kailey Seiler for the opportunity.

We appreciate the BonBillo community for all your support, and Yaquta Fatehi for measuring our collective impact. 

  • Alumni Network: 116 founders and growth leaders from 65 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: 78% of alumni teams include people of color founders and 54% include women founders.

  • Survival %: 91% of alumni startups launched are still in business.

  • Funding and Valuation: BonBillo alumni and community startups have collectively raised over $74 million and are valued at over $131 million based on priced fundraises.


Congratulations to the NSRCEL team, alumni, mentors and partners on celebrating 100 social impact ventures  ♻️

 

NSCREL_demo_day

It was great hearing startup pitches at Impact Orbit Demo Day from REVY Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Sunbird Coconut Leaf Straws, Angirus® IND, Green बनाना | Green Banana | Game-Changing Building Materials, TFINN, The Farming Buddha, Gud Gum | Plastic-free chewing gum and Indic Initiatives, contributing towards a circular economy, sustainability and financial inclusion. 

Thank you to the NSRCEL team for hosting an awesome event.


 

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

Couplet Coffee, an LGBTQ+ and woman-led lifestyle brand that aims to make specialty coffee more accessible, has become the official coffee partner for Snapchat serving over 1,500 employees on campus.

 

 

MTPAK category winner Couplet Coffee

 

Pinky Promise has launched a brand new platform where women can chat with a Gynaecologist instantly for just Rs. 99, get a prescription immediately and continue to get support for 24 hours. Their panel of highly qualified Gynecologists are assisted by AI/ML technology to provide affordable, friendly and high quality care.

Pinky Promise launches new AI/ML platform 

PriyoShop, a B2B marketplace in Bangladesh that empowers small retailers by connecting them directly to suppliers and providing embedded financing, has raised $5M in their pre-series A round. The capital will be deployed to enhance technology infrastructure, expand reach and introduce financing services, helping better serve MSMEs.

priyoshop raised $5 million to empower MSMEs

 




Goodable, a news platform curating the world's most positive news with proprietary AI, announced the results from a clinical trial that show the science-backed platform improves overall mood by 96%, reduces anxiety symptoms by 62% and reduces depression symptoms by 22%. Today, Goodable reaches screens over 100 million times a month, helping people worldwide.

 

goodable news dashboard