Entrepreneur Stories

Meet the 2017 Global Finalists: Hablando con Julis

Meet the 2017 Global Finalists: Hablando con Julis

It was her sister Julis who inspired Daniela Galindo to launch her own company. Julis was born with a disability and was therefore not able to speak. Daniela developed a technological solution: a software program to aid communication by using a database with words depicted by images. Julis tested the first “home made” version and proved that it worked. Hablando con Julis (in English: “Speaking with Julis”) was born.

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Meet the 2017 Global Finalists: HM Energy

Meet the 2017 Global Finalists: HM Energy

30 million tires in Mexico are discarded per year and this volume is expected to grow to 50 million by 2020. But lucky for us there is an environmentally positive solution! The team from HM Energy found and developed a process to convert those pollutant waste tires into valuable commodities like cleaner diesel fuel and carbon black char. We had the opportunity to speak with Israel Magana about his future goals and journey within HM Energy.

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Meet the 2017 Global Finalists: PiiPee

Meet the 2017 Global Finalists: PiiPee

It was in the morning, after a couple of days fasting when he went to the toilet to have a pee. And when he flushed, he realized one thing: “I just spoilt so much clean water!” It took him seven months to find the chemical solution to tackle this problem. Now Ezequiel and his wife are the proud owners of Piipee, an eco-friendly product that eliminates all toilet water usage during urination.

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Meet the 2017 Global Finalists: Safemotos

Meet the 2017 Global Finalists: Safemotos

Safemotos a ride hailing and on demand services platform designed specifically for urban Africa’s affluent, middle and bottom of the pyramid classes. An interview with CEO and co-founder Barrett Nash.

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