Last October, we helped amplify the impact of 20 young female entrepreneurs from Jordan and the U.S. through our Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs. The program encompassed entrepreneurial training, mentoring, and a pitch competition with more than $150,000 in prizes.
Six months later, our fellows have gone on to scale their businesses, launch or iterate new products or services, and participate in pitch competitions for further seed funding. Some are paying it forward by sharing their knowledge at tech start-up conferences.
Check out what these exceptional women founders have accomplished below and help support them by using their products!
Education │Food │Goods & Services│ Health
Education
Eureka: The Innovators Factory is a science and technology education program based in Jordan that teaches children basic concepts of engineering and invention, helping to transform ideas into useful products. Shortly after completing our program, founder Afnan Ali was named the 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year at the Stars of Business Awards Ceremony.
Masmoo3 is the first Arabic-specialized digital audiobook production and publishing house in the Arab world. During the 2016 Global Women’s Forum in Dubai, Queen Rania of Jordan praised Masmoo3 founder, Ala’a Suleiman, for her innovation in expanding access to books for the visually-impaired.
Food
Kuli Kuli sells delicious, gluten-free, and vegan products made with moringa, one of the most nutrient-rich plants on the planet. To date, Kuli Kuli has helped 500 women farmers earn sustainable livelihoods. Kuli Kuli ships worldwide. Order online.
Goods & Services
Fair Anita sells jewelry and accessories handcrafted by women artisans from around the world. Founder Joy McBrien was recently featured on her local news station in Minnesota where she talks about Fair Anita’s new Ethiopian Collection.
Friendture is a one-stop app, connecting you with all your friends to create, invite, and manage your group activities. The app launches in about two weeks and can be used on Android devices.
Kollecto is the first recommendation web-based service for affordable artwork. Shortly after participating in the program, founder Tara Reed gave a talk at the Lean Startup Conference on how she built Kollecto without writing code. Join Tara’s Art Collecting School and start your very own collection today.
Health
KNOX Medical Diagnostics is an asthma management platform that provides busy parents a simple way to monitor the lung health of their children. Founder Charvi Shetty and her team recently participated in the 2016 San Francisco Health Forum, an investor-facing pitch fest, to win $20,000 in seed funding.
Sisu Global Health is a medical device company for emerging markets. Founder Carolyn Yarina recently gave a speed pitch at SXSW for their Eco Startup Showcase.
Learn more about our Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs here.