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Adolescent Health Champions

Using peer-to-peer education to train adolescents in India in critical health topics.
Alba

Empowering visually-impaired individuals to detect the onset of their period with a tactile menstrual wipe.
Base Operations

Aggregating, visualizing, and interpreting threat data to help organizations anticipate disruptions around the world — keeping their people, assets, and operations safe.
Beaver Health, Inc.

Engaging older loved ones in stimulating, culturally responsive activities to boost cognition and quality of life.
Bullseye Biosciences

By leveraging competition and evolution, Bullseye aims to transform therapeutics discovery and expedite the development of life-saving medicines.
C16

Making environmentally-conscious palm oil using synthetic biology.
CashEx

Bringing global financial services closer to Africans.
Crop Diagnostix

Building the future of predictive agriculture with patented, AI-powered gene expression technology.
EndoShunt Medical Inc.

Controlling abdominal bleeding in trauma surgery with an innovative medical device.
JustFix

Building free tools for tenants to exercise their rights to a livable home.
MabLab

Building five-in-one test strips to detect the five deadliest lacing agents in recreational drugs.
MDaaS Global

Building and operating modern, tech-enabled diagnostic centers to provide healthcare for Africa's next billion.
MesaQuantum

Developing chip-scale quantum sensors for next-generation GPS capabilities in position, navigation, and timing.
Metalmark Innovations, Inc.

Building a self-renewing air cleaner that performs better and delivers with 10x the filter life of a typical HEPA system.
Mozambique School Lunch Initiative

Providing nutritious school meals to children attending rural primary schools in Mozambique.
Oze

Supercharging business across Africa with simple tools, smooth payments, affordable capital, and digital shops.
PerioSense

Making early diagnosis of gum disease more accessible and efficient while saving time and money for patients and providers.
PIVOTtheWorld

A mobile app revealing what places looked like in the past — showing authenticated histories of locations (from everyday places to popular tourist attractions), through images, videos, and text-audio.
RapidSOS

Securely linking life-saving data from connected devices, apps and sensors to safety agents, 911 and first responders globally.
Rarefied

Developing a propulsion mechanism that can fly in near-space, a region that is inaccessible to aircraft and satellites, to deliver climate insights and offset satellite emissions.
reer

Creating 3D-printed designer furniture that can be tailored to personalized needs and traded-in for renewal.
Saturday Art Class

Unleashing the creative potential of one of the world's largest marginalized child populations by developing social-emotional skills through visual arts education.
Solara

Providing on-demand solar irrigation to Indian farmers, increasing their access to affordable, reliable, and clean irrigation.
Sprxng

Developing holistic period care solutions through data-driven menstrual research and innovation.
Stratagen Bio

Transforming MRI scans into a tool for objective clinical decision-making and quantitative biomarker assessment.
TANGapp

An international, peer-to-peer transaction app with a social mission of financial inclusion for emerging markets.
TecHustle, Inc.

Building Africa's largest small business network for global trade by providing financial services and market access.
The Apprentice Project

Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to provide personalized learning experiences and support to students across India.
Tolemi

Integrating city data from multiple departments and systems into a single, easy-to-use platform.
UrSure

UrSure was acquired by OraSure Technologies. The company developed urine and blood tests that measure and improve adherence to medications.
Vaxess Technologies

Developing a novel transdermal patch technology to transform home delivery of therapies and vaccines
Virtudent

A telehealth solution for dentistry, expanding access to oral-health experts and improving the quality of dental care.

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