New York and Singapore, 11 March 2025 —The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Centre for Impact Investing Practices (CIIP), has finalized a cohort of 31 enterprises that will take part in the SDG Venture Scaler. This programme is an accelerator and deal-brokering initiative designed to mobilize private sector investment towards addressing critical challenges in climate action, health care, and education across Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam. View the finalists here.

The cohort leans heavily towards climate action, with over 60 percent of enterprises addressing climate-related issues. Industries represented in the cohort include clean energy, AI-driven waste management, fintech, edtech, the circular economy, EV mobility, and mental health. Twelve enterprises operate in Viet Nam, 10 in Indonesia, and six in the Philippines, while the remaining three enterprises cover all three markets.

These enterprises have strong teams that are backing innovative business models, with potential to scale. Many participants from the SVS cohort are actively fundraising or looking for corporate and government connections to grow. Based on data from the cohort and insights from three forums held across the target countries, the SDG Venture Scaler has designed a highly contextualized programme tailored to their unique business and operational needs.

The programme curriculum, which officially launched on 4 March, will address common challenges such as the need for fit-for-purpose capital and will help enterprises institutionalize sustainability and impact considerations through tools for impact measurement and management. Enterprises will further benefit from advice on improving their scaling or go-to-market strategies and overall data integrity to enhance their financial and impact accountability.

“Southeast Asia is on track to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, yet only three percent of global impact capital flows into the region. This is a missed opportunity—one that the SDG Venture Scaler is working to change. By strengthening investment-ready enterprises and connecting them with fit-for-purpose funding, we are unlocking private capital for solutions that advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while delivering long-term business value,” remarked Dr. Şebnem Şener, Head of Private Finance for the SDGs, UNDP.

“Southeast Asia presents a vast market opportunity to tackle critical challenges in climate, health care, and education. Enterprises addressing these gaps can unlock significant revenue while driving meaningful impact. The SDG Venture Scaler helps businesses leverage these opportunities to build scalable business models and embed sustainability from the outset. Through mentorship and strategic investments, we accelerate solutions that generate strong financial returns while addressing the region’s most pressing challenges,” remarked Dawn Chan, CEO of CIIP, Temasek Trust.

“Access to funding is a game-changer for enterprises in ASEAN, enabling them to scale solutions that drive both economic growth and measurable impact. Despite Southeast Asia’s vast potential, impact-driven businesses often struggle to secure the right type of funding needed to grow sustainably. The SDG Venture Scaler was designed to equip high-potential enterprises with the investment readiness, networks, and tailored financing strategies they need to thrive,” remarked Guillaume Catella, Co-founder, Creatella Impact.

Through the SDG Venture Scaler, UNDP and its partners are helping enterprises become investment-ready, enabling them to grow, scale, and make a meaningful impact in one of the most dynamic regions in the world. The SDG Venture Scaler was developed by UNDP in partnership with CIIP, with technical support from Creatella Impact and its network of in-country partners: the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Business Support Initiative (WISE), Villgro Philippines, the Social Innovation Acceleration Programme (SIAP), and academic partner Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE).

SDG Venture Scaler is part of the UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub’s global Pipeline Builder initiative, aiming to direct private capital toward businesses that align with the SDGs.SourceUNDP Private Finance for the SDGs

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Creatella Impact partners with UNDP, CIIP and other organizations to launch SDG Venture Scaler

Creatella Impact is excited to announce its partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP) to launch SDG Venture Scaler. This innovative programme seeks to accelerate growth stage impact businesses and catalyze private investments across Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, targeting climate, education and health sectors critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This unique accelerator programme combines learning activities in business strategy, impact measurement and management (IMM), and behavioral insights with long-term mentorship, connections to government programmes, investor introductions, and live pitches to facilitate investment deals, helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses and create solutions for sustainable impact.

In addition to UNDP and CIIP, Creatella Impact will collaborate with three in-country partners – Villgro Philippines, WISE in Vietnam, and SIAP in Indonesia – as well as the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship, as academic business partner of the programme. Together, these organizations will support the initiative’s goal of accelerating the SDG progress and channeling millions in private capital towards growth-stage enterprises focused on climate action, education, and health care.

SDG Venture Scaler will leverage the SDG Investor Platform, a crucial resource that offers market intelligence and identifies high-potential Investment Opportunities Areas (IOAs) guiding investors and businesses toward impactful and financially viable projects.

“This initiative builds on our successful collaboration with UNDP and other partners in Southeast Asia,” said Antonio Vigilante, Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Creatella Impact. “Our role will focus on enhancing the investment readiness of high-impact ventures, helping them scale effectively and secure the necessary capital to drive sustainable development across Southeast Asia.”

The programme aims to identify 30 growth stage enterprises in climate, health and education and help them accelerate their growth and access to financing from fit for purpose sources. By addressing the interconnectedness of climate, health, and education, SDG Venture Scaler aims to create pathways for advancing national development agendas.

Sebnem Sener, Head of Private Finance for the SDGs at UNDP, underscored the new programme’s potential to accelerate sustainable growth: “SDG Venture Scaler can be a critical vehicle for driving private capital into key sectors such as climate action, health care, and education. By linking investors with SDG-aligned enterprises, we’re enabling scalable impact that benefits businesses while addressing urgent development challenges.”

In addition to a business curriculum on how to grow and scale solutions, the participants will receive tailored IMM training, enhancing their ability to integrate impact into their business practices and articulate their impact narratives to investors.

Dawn Chan, CEO of CIIP highlighted the programme’s potential: “The market for impact is large and growing. While impact-oriented financing is needed, it is just as important to bring in other change agents, such as impact-oriented companies and entrepreneurs who are creating positive change in their communities. UNDP, through its country offices, has been working to align private investment in Southeast Asia with sustainable development priorities. Through the SDG Venture Scaler, CIIP aims to equip enterprises with robust IMM practices, empowering them to demonstrate their measurable contributions to the SDGs. This transparency and accountability will make them more attractive to investors, corporate partners, and customers with an interest in solutions that benefit people and the planet.”

The initiative sets ambitious targets for its 2025 conclusion, aiming to significantly improve the investment readiness of participating enterprises and foster a culture of impact within the private sector.

Applications for the SDG Venture Scaler programme are now open here. The programme invites enterprises in climate action, education, and health care sectors from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam to apply. Additionally, key networks and intermediaries with strong business connections in these markets are encouraged to help spread the word.
For more information, please visit SDG Venture Scaler or contact us via email at programs@creatella.org.

About Creatella Impact: For social enterprises in emerging markets focused on delivering innovative entrepreneurial solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through measurable social and environmental impact, Creatella Impact offers venture building, technology execution, mentorship, advisory support, acceleration programmes, and facilitation in accessing financial capital, blended finance, and diverse financial instruments. Learn more at: creatella.org

About UNDP: UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and the planet. Learn more at undp.org or follow at @UNDP.

About Private Finance for the SDGs: UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub’s Private Finance for the SDGs leverages and aligns private sector investments, while strengthening policies and institutions to build an enabling environment for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. This service addresses the critical need for sustainable finance, aiming to transform the global financial architecture and bridge the SDG financing gap, with strategic partnerships playing a crucial role. By developing investment-ready opportunities, ensuring investments deliver financial returns and positive outcomes, and strengthening policy frameworks, Private Finance for the SDGs supports impactful investments that prioritize people and the planet. Through these efforts, UNDP fosters investments that yield comprehensive benefits for society, the economy, and the environment. Learn more at sdgprivatefinance.undp.org.

About CIIP: Based in Singapore, CIIP was established in 2022 as a non-profit entity by Temasek Trust, a steward of philanthropic endowments and gifts. To establish impact investing as an effective lever for sustainability, Temasek Trust launched ABC Impact, a private equity fund dedicated to impact investing in Asia, in 2019. Temasek established an impact investing team in 2021 with a mandate to generate positive impact for underserved communities while achieving market rate returns. Learn more at ciip.com.sg .

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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Worldwide: Launch of a New Training Course 

Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE) and Creatella Impact (CI) proudly announce a groundbreaking, long-term strategic partnership to empower women entrepreneurs worldwide. The official signing ceremony took place on November 10 2023, during the third Annual SHE LEADS Event at the ECE headquarters in Rotterdam. This partnership advances women’s leadership and entrepreneurship, focusing on developing countries, through designing an innovative online Training Course.

ECE, a renowned institution for  entrepreneurship education and research  at Erasmus University Rotterdam, and CI, a  nonprofit organization dedicated to training,  acceleration, venture building, and impact  investments for women-led startups, join  forces and combine their expertise to  support aspiring and established women  entrepreneurs. 

The Training Course equips mission driven women entrepreneurs and aspiring  entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills,  and tools to drive disruptive change in their  communities and beyond. It covers critical  topics on entrepreneurial skills development,  social impact innovation, tech innovations,  women leadership confidence building  and other essential topics for women’s  entrepreneurial success. 

Participants who complete the Training  Course will gain access to support, free  mentorship from world-class experts,  advisory assistance, tech execution guidance  and investor introductions. 

This collaboration between ECE and CI  underscores a shared commitment of both  organizations to gender equality, economic  empowerment, and sustainable development. 

“This new Training Course and  knowledge platform will be a major  cornerstone in scaling our offer  to women entrepreneurs globally  and closing the gap in Sustainable  Development Goals and achieving  gender equality”, said Antonio Vigilante, Chairperson of  the Board of Directors of CI. As the world  increasingly recognizes the essential role of  women in entrepreneurship and leadership,  ECE and CI are excited to embark on this  journey together. The Training Course is set  to launch in 2024, and both organizations  eagerly anticipate making a lasting impact on  women entrepreneurs.

As Farshida Zafar, Director of ECE, stated at  the official partnership announcement:  

“We believe that fostering  women’s entrepreneurship is a  catalyst for positive change and  development in communities that  need it the most. This Training Course  will be a transformative experience  for the women who participate and  their communities”

Pre-registrations are open, you can sign up here: https://forms.gle/4dnUZtc5cKQCKRkm6

This Training Course is partially sponsored by  the GSRD Foundation. “GSRD Foundation is  proud to be associated with Creatella Impact,  a partner that has changed the life of many  female entrepreneurs: and through this  Training Course and knowledge platform will  move the proven concept to scale”, said Rien  van Gendt, advisor GSRD Foundation. 

ECE and CI are actively seeking additional  funding partners to support this initiative,  reduce financial barriers, and expand its  benefits to a wider audience. Sponsors will  gain high visibility among our target audience  – women entrepreneurs and other ecosystem  players globally. 

If you are interested in joining our mission,  please contact Katty Hsu at hsu@ece.nl  and Karen Vardanyan at karen.vardanyan@creatella.org. 

About Erasmus Centre for  Entrepreneurship (ECE): 

ECE, a part of Erasmus University Rotterdam,  is a leading international center for  entrepreneurship education and research.  Located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands,  ECE empowers aspiring and seasoned  entrepreneurs through knowledge, networks,  and access to resources, enabling them to  turn their ideas into thriving business ventures.  ECE offers a range of programs, events, and  support services that cultivate entrepreneurial  mindsets and foster entrepreneurial  behavior. Through dynamic collaboration  with entrepreneurs, academia, government,  and industry partners, ECE actively shapes  the future of entrepreneurship and drives  positive economic and social change locally  and globally. Visit www.ece.nl for more  information. 

About Creatella Impact: 

Creatella Impact is a U.S. nonprofit organization  committed to providing innovative solutions  for achieving the Sustainable Development  Goals (SDGs) through early-stage social  enterprises in emerging markets. The  organization offers venture building,  technology execution, mentorship, advisory  support, and other acceleration programs,  along with impact investments that include  financial capital, deal syndication, blended  funding, and diverse financial instruments.  Visit www.creatella.org for more information. 

About the GSRD Foundation: 

The GSRD Foundation was established  by the denim brand G-Star RAW in 2007  to create a positive impact on the lives of  people and communities in countries where  G-Star products are made. The foundation,  in collaboration with partners, supports  young people through education, training,  and coaching. Visit www.gsrd.com for more  information.

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Request for Proposal

SheDisrupts Knowledge Platform

September 2023

Creatella Impact, Inc. is inviting proposals from suitably qualified offerors (“Offeror”) to build a knowledge platform for current and aspiring women entrepreneurs. 

In preparing the proposals, Offerors shall be guided by the form attached hereto as Annex 1.

Proposals shall be submitted via e-mail to programs@creatella.org on or before Monday, 25 September, 2023, at 11:59 am ET. Proposals received after the deadline shall not be considered for evaluation.

Proposals must be prepared in English and be valid for a minimum period of 60 days.

Services proposed will be reviewed and evaluated based on completeness and compliance of the Proposal and responsiveness with the requirements of the RFP and all annexes providing details of Creatella Impact’s requirements.

The Proposal that complies with all of the requirements, meets all the evaluation criteria and offers the best value for money shall be selected and awarded the contract. Any offer that does not meet the requirement shall be rejected.

Please be advised that Creatella Impact is not bound to accept any Proposal, nor award a contract nor be responsible for any costs associated with Offeror’s preparation and submission of a Proposal, regardless of the outcome or the manner of conducting the selection process.

Description of Requirements

1. Introduction of Creatella Impact

Creatella Impact is incorporated in the NY State of the USA in January 2021 as a nonprofit charitable organization to create impact by supporting social entrepreneurs and start-up businesses principally in emerging markets to build sustainable enterprises addressing social and environmental challenges, with a strong focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.

Creatella Impact has designed SheDisrupts program with a vision to dismantle systems generating inequality in women’s economic participation, to promote a paradigm shift from including women to empowering them as influential agents of change, and to contribute to bridging the gap in Sustainable Development Goals and achieving gender equality.

With this purpose, Creatella Impact catalyzes capital demand for women-led businesses, empowering women as leaders of startups, provides training courses, mentorship, advisory support, acceleration, venture building and financial capital. 

[Links]

• Company’s website: https://creatella.org/ 
• Company presentation deck: http://bit.ly/creatella-impact 
• Program’s website: https://shedisrupts.org/ 

2. Introduction of SheDisrupts Knowledge Platform

Objective: The knowledge platform is being designed to empower women leaders of early-stage, social impact-oriented, tech-enabled startups. It aims to provide them with the necessary tools and training to enhance their knowledge and skills to succeed in their entrepreneurial journey. The training and tools will also be provided to aspiring women entrepreneurs to prepare the future generation of women leaders.

The platform shall help the delivery of the following:

1. Online Ondemand Training Modules (Modules) for asynchronous delivery (any time, any place)
2. Online Group Training Course comprised of several modules (Course) for synchronous delivery
3. Mentorship of startup entrepreneurs with experts (Mentorship)
4. Interaction of community of startup entrepreneurs (Community)

Knowledge Platform features enabling the delivery of Course and Modules are the main focus of this RFP, along with the features enabling Mentorship and Community interaction. 

3. Course and Modules Structure

Initial number of Modules for asynchronous delivery will be from 10 to 15. Each and all modules can be taken by learners on demand and require an average of 4 – 6 hours. Content for Modules (asynchronous) will be similar to the content for the Course, however delivery methods will vary as the Course will contain additional elements of interactions, including group discussions, assignments, peer feedback etc.

The Course will be an integrated group offer consisting of ~10 modules for synchronous delivery, with each module spanning one week and requiring on average 10 hours of study time. The Course will run for a duration of 10 weeks and require 100 hours of study time. Each module of the Course will consist of 3 lessons with a duration of each lesson 2 hours. On average, for each module, 2-4 hours a week will be required for assignments, group and cohort interactions.

Content of the Modules and the Course is not included in the scope of this RFP and will be separately contracted to an academic business partner. For information purposes, the draft outline of possible Modules and the Course can be found in Annex 2.  

4. Course Delivery

1. Cohort Size and number of learners: Each cohort will be designed for 300 learners from diverse backgrounds and regions around the world. The platform shall allow for running cohorts in parallel and for accommodating up to 100,000 learner profiles.
2. Interactive Format: The Course will be delivered in an interactive format, allowing for active participation and engagement. Learners will engage with a new activity every three to eight minutes: questions, quizzes, assessments, polls, idea walls, other gamification elements to increase interactivity and reinforce learning. This will be a uniquely social course in which every participant must commit to teaching and learning from each other.
3. Diverse Cohort: Cohort’s diversity will provide a unique opportunity to experience new perspectives and strengthen own learning while helping others as well.
4. Learning Materials: Each module will include a variety of learning materials such as texts, videos, case studies, and other relevant resources.
5. Case Studies: Real-world case studies will be incorporated into each module to provide practical insights and facilitate application of concepts. Each module will feature 1-2 protagonists: female entrepreneurs/founders of early stage social impact and tech enabled businesses. Alumni of previous SheDisrupts programs may be considered as protagonists. In total, cases of around 10-12 protagonists will be included in the Course.
6. Group learning: Learners will be placed in groups of up to 6 members. Group learning will facilitate the formation of future co-founding teams of businesses. Within a group and a larger cohort, the learners will discuss the challenges faced by protagonists and debate solutions, learning vital business concepts to apply for their own businesses and careers.
7. Experiential Learning: The Course will incorporate experiential learning strategies that will allow participants to engage actively in the learning process, provide opportunities for hands-on practice, simulations, case studies, group discussions, and real-world problem-solving exercises for applied learning.
8. Assignments: Learners will be given assignments to reinforce their understanding and practical application of the course content. Learners will complete some assignments individually and some with the group.
9. Peer Feedback: Learners will have opportunities to provide feedback and insights to their peers on their assignments, fostering collaboration and a sense of community. 
10. Instructor Feedback: Experienced instructors will provide feedback to selected module assignments and offer guidance to learners, offering expert insights and personalized support (tbd further).
11. Outcome-Based Design: This will be outcome oriented learning, i.e. the outcome is to either apply learning to the existing business led by the learner, or motivate learner to launch an entrepreneurial initiative and apply the learning.
12. Localization and multilingual support: Initial version of the course will be in English only. Upon availability of resources, the course will be translated into French, Spanish and Arabic, then to local languages (e.g. Bahasi, Tagalog, Vietnamese etc).

5. Mentorship program

• After completion of the synchronous program, learners may be able to join a mentorship program.
• A mentor – entrepreneur matching platform will facilitate the matching and booking of the mentorship calls
• A mentorship call is a one-on-one call between a mentor and an entrepreneur, for 1h to 90min, online (on Zoom). 
• Admins add to the database all the mentors and their information (profile picture, name, company, title, country, biography, sector of expertise, skills).
• Mentors will be invited to add their availability regularly on the platform (or to connect their Calendly), to allow startups to book some of these slots. This action should be made extremely easy (possibly without having to even login, and by simply clicking on a link with a parameter identifying the mentor). 
• Flow for the startups
  • Login (and verification that the entrepreneur is allowed to book a mentor)
  • View the list of all mentors 
    • Filter by sector, skill, location, availability (to hide those with no availability)
  • Clicking on one profile opens the mentor’s page, with their availability (either listed directly in the page, or with a link to their calendly)
  • If calendly
    • The user leaves the platform and can book the mentor via their calendly. The link will be automatically created by Calendly 
  • If via the platform
    • The slot is reserved for this mentor and becomes unavailable
    • A calendar invite is sent by email with a Google Meet link created automatically
  • After the date of the call, an email is sent automatically to ask for updates via a short survey (a Google form which will be created by the admins).
• The platform may be built with no-code or low-code, but a Single Sign-On is preferable.

6. Community

• Learners in the sync program are asked to join a community.
• The community will be a system like Discord or Slack, with channels and private messages.
• The platform may be built with no-code or low-code, but a Single Sign-On is preferable.
• Features of the community
  • Reactions (Like, love, insightful, shocked)
  • Nested messages (at least 1 level, but preferably any number of levels, like Reddit)
  • Edit and delete (deletion won’t remove the messages under it)
  • Real time updates: new messages appear at the bottom, without having to refresh the page
  • Email notifications
    • Customizable, similarly to Slack, though the level of customization of the notifications can be greatly simplified
  • Private messages
    • Allows to easily message anyone.
• Admins will be able to create any number of communities (as of now, we will create one community per cohort)
• Admin panel
  • Admins will be able to view, edit or delete all the messages, for moderation purposes
  • Ban: any learner who commits a breach of the terms and conditions will first receive a warning. If the learner commits another one, they may be banned from the community. 
  • Data visualization: admins can view key KPIs such as the total number of messages, number of messages per day, the learners who post the most messages etc.

7. Scope of services

Creatella Impact is seeking an Offeror to build, launch, operate and maintain the knowledge platform as a website / web app. No mobile app is included in the current scope. 

All designs will be provided. The Offeror won’t do any UX or UI work.

The development activity will follow an Agile or Test-Driven Development approach to facilitate short and quick development sprints in implementing and testing the system through the lifecycle of the phase. 

Knowledge Platform detailed UX Flow and Wireframes are provided in Annex 3 and shall be referred to by all prospective Offerors prior to preparing their proposal. 

8. Deliverables and Timelines

9. Quality Expectations and Supervision

Though the products will consist of MVPs, the scalability and quality is paramount to maximize the probability of success of the platform.

The Offeror will prepare complete documentation, QA, reviews of the code by a senior tech lead, among others.

The repositories (staging and live) will be shared with Creatella Impact, and Creatella Impact’s CTO will regularly review the architecture, code structure, documentation and overall implementation to ensure due standard and assist the Offeror where possible.

The Intellectual Property of any deliverable, project and work done will be owned by Creatella Impact.

10. Key Performance Indicators

The following key performance indicators will be used to monitor the performance of the successful Offeror:

• Achieve all deliverables within the timelines and at agreed price
• Quality of work deliverables & outputs
• Accuracy & timeliness of business documentation
• Ease of communication
• Response times
• Consistent engagement of key personnel throughout projects

11. Application Process

The Offerors shall submit their proposal using the form in Annex 1 covering the following: 

• Qualifications of the Offeror
• Proposal/methodology for the development of the knowledge platform
• Qualifications of Key Personnel
• Total price and cost breakdown by Deliverables (in US$)

12. Evaluation Criteria

The Offerors are advised that the following criteria listed shall be taken into consideration when Creatella Impact evaluates the proposals received:

13.  Contract 

All queries can be asked to Creatella Impact via e-mail to: programs@creatella.org by 21 September 2023. The selection of the Offeror will be conducted in early October 2023. The contract will be awarded to one and only one Offeror. The work shall start a few days after the award of the contract estimated in mid October 2023 .

Payments will be made within thirty (30) days from the date of meeting the following conditions: Creatella Impact’s written acceptance of the quality of the outputs (measured by the performance targets agreed in the mutually agreed workplan); and Receipt of invoice from the Offeror.

Annex 1

FORM FOR SUBMITTING OFFEROR’s PROPOSAL

(This Form must be submitted only using the Offeror’s Official Letterhead)

 [insert: Location].

 To:      Creatella Impact

 Dear Sir/Madam:

We, the undersigned, hereby offer to render the following services to Creatella Impact in conformity with the requirements defined in the RFP dated  11 September 2023 , and all of its Annexes.

A.            Qualifications of the Offeror

The Offeror must describe and explain how and why they are the best entity that can deliver the requirements of Creatella Impact by indicating the following:

a)       Profile – describing the nature of business, field of expertise, licenses, certifications, accreditations;

b)       Business Licenses – Registration Papers, Tax Payment Certification, etc.

c)  Latest Audited Financial Statement ;

d) Track Record – list of clients for similar services as those required by Creatella Impact, indicating description of contract scope, contract duration, contract value, contact references;

e) Certificates and Accreditation – including Quality Certificates, Patent Registrations, Environmental Sustainability Certificates, etc. 

 B.            Proposed Methodology for the Completion of Services

C.            Qualifications of Key Personnel

 The Offeror must provide:

1. Names and qualifications of the key personnel that will perform the services indicating who is Team Leader, who are supporting, etc.;
2. CVs demonstrating qualifications must be submitted; and
3. Written confirmation from each personnel that they are available for the entire duration of the contract.

D.            Cost Breakdown per Deliverable

E.             Cost Breakdown by Cost Component:  

[Name and Signature of the Offeror’s Authorized Person]

[Designation], [Date]

Annex 2

Content of the Course and Modules

The content will be highly curated for the target audience. The following is the initial list of modules, which will be rationalized into 10 modules based on a thorough needs analysis to identify the learning requirements of the target audience. This analysis will be conducted through surveys, interviews and focus groups. Preparing the content is not included in the scope of this RFP and the modules are provided for  information and illustration purposes only.

Annex 3

Knowledge Platform UX Flow

Synchronous / asynchronous

• The user may go through either of the following experiences : synchronous and asynchronous 
• Synchronous
  • All participants go through the exact same experience: they have the same course, modules, lessons, assignment etc, in the same order
  • There are a few programs per year. The course starts for all participants roughly at the same time and each week all participants progress to the next module
  • Thus, there aren’t any options to choose a course, to skip etc
  • However participants can go through the module whenever they want during the week or the day. As long as they’ve finished their lessons and assignments, they progress with everyone else to the next module at the end of the week
  • This synchronous program is the main program, with mentors, calls, perks etc
  • Real time calls / webinars (on Zoom, with links in the platform)
  • The learners won’t create their account on the platform. They’ll fill an application form outside of the platform, and they’ll create/join groups. We’ll then copy all the accounts info into our database, and they’ll receive an email.
  • The email will send them to a page to “finalize/claim their account”, where they can simply add a password to their account.
• Asynchronous 
  • To ensure a high number of learners, we’ll also let users learn by themselves, in an “asynchronous” program. 
  • Similar content, and similar assignments
  • Can be done anytime by the participants 
  • No certification 
  • However, no call / webinar, nor mentors, perks etc
  • No payment expected from learners for this
  • Logged out visitors are treated as asynchronous learners and can see all the lessons and assignments.

Group creation flow

• When joining a synchronous program, the learners will create or join a group.
• Note: the following specs are most likely complicated. A no-code or low-code alternative can be considered.
• Flow
  • After applying for the program and being accepted (with an email / WA / SMS), participants will go to a page to help them form a group
  • Participants can either (1) create a new group or (2) ask to join a different one
  • To create a group / project / startup, a participant needs to click “Create new group” and input the same info as above:
    • Project name, Describe the project: its value proposition …, Describe the problem addressed, Progress reached (if any: market validation, traction …), Funds raised / investment, Do you have a cofounder?
    • Vocabulary: we’ll call “initiator” the participants who created a group
    • (Note: necessary step, as there may not be enough people with an idea)
    • Participants can only create 1 group, but they can edit its details
    • Initiators can still join someone else’s group, as long as no one else has joined their group. If they get accepted by other group initiator, their initiated group is removed. 
  • To join a group / project
    • Participants can see the list of all groups available and can see all key info about the project and the other people who have already been accepted within the group
    • They can apply to join a group (as long as the group can still accept new applicants)
      • The initiator of the group receives a notification, reviews the applicant profile, and if they like it, they can accept the requestor in their group. 
      • They have 24h to accept the person. After 24h, they’re automatically rejected. 
    • Participants can only apply to join 1 group at a time
    • Participants accepted into a group can’t leave it (except if they drop out of the program)
    • A group can only have 6 participants max, but can have an unlimited number of applicants. Once 6 people have been accepted, no one can apply to join it. 
    • A group needs to have a min of 3 participants to be accepted, at the deadline.
    • After a certain number of days (ex 4 days), most groups should be finalized. There’s an extra 3 days to finish forming groups 
      • Change in rules: 
        • Any participant can then leave (even if they’ve been accepted) and apply to another group. 
        • Max group size becomes 7 people
      • If there are only 2 people (or fewer) left without a group at the deadline (they can’t form a group together): the increase in max size to 7 should solve it.
      • If there are too many groups: allowing participants to leave should solve the situation. Once initiators are alone in their group, they’ll then join another group
      • If there are too few groups (and other rare cases where any participant hasn’t joined a group by the deadline): admins will finish creating groups manually 
  • If someone doesn’t like their group, they can contact the admin, and they may be reassigned to another group manually

The following diagram presents the UX flow of all the different screens. 

Wireframe

1. Landing page

The landing page will be a static page, preferably built with WordPress.

The screen titled “marketing page” is another static page, to be built with WordPress.

2. Account creation and login

3. Dashboard

• Previous modules
  • Show the previous modules, to allow the learner to access again all the lessons and assignments
• Current module: 
  • % of progression of current module
  • Rough number of hours estimated to finish this module. By default:  (1- %progress_in_this_module) x 10h
  • List of lessons (and a tick if they’ve been read) (so the participant can easily go back to a previous lesson)
• List of assignments (and a tick if they’ve been done) (the participant can go back to the previous assignments to read the comments)
  • Clicking anywhere on the row of a lesson or assignment will open the page for that lesson or assignment
  • List of Zoom webinars / calls, with their title, date/time and link, and a button to add to calendar. 
    • Clicking on the Zoom link opens the Zoom link. 
    • Clicking on Add to calendar opens a drop down with 2 options: Google and Apple. The links will be provided. Each cohort will have 1 unique link for Google and 1 for Apple. Ex: Google calendar. 
    • Clicking anywhere else on the “Webinar” row does nothing.  
• Next modules and the date at which they’ll become available. 
  • They can be clicked and opened to see the list of the lessons and assignments, and the number of hours 
  • But the lessons and assignments won’t be clickable
  • The future modules, lessons, assignments and webinars will show a locked icon  
  • If someone still clicks a module or lesson/assignment that’s locked, we show a warning message to inform them that they need to complete the previous module and wait for the date the module will open

WHEN LOGGED OUT

• When logged out, a visitor can still access all the pages: dashboard, lessons, assignments etc. As much as possible, we show the same pages (sync / logged in async / logged out), with the following changes:
  • Dashboard: when logged in, all lessons are unlocked and there of course can’t be any tracking of the progress. The “done” ticks are always grey (marked ‘undone’). Also the webinars/calls are not displayed (they’re only for sync learners)
• We display a banner to invite the visitor to create an account (as an async learner). 

4. Lessons and assignments page

• Each module has several lessons and assignments
• Both lessons and assignments are actually the same type (on the tech side): they’re both pages containing different components (text, pictures, videos and questions). 
• Lessons are pages with mostly text, and very short and simple questions, integrated within the lesson, short reflection questions on cases, 1-2 sentence answers, short quizzes etc. These questions are to promote engagement. Most of the time, the questions will be very simple, just to keep them interested / engaged. 
• Assignments are pages with less text and more difficult questions. Learners need to spend a couple of hours on each assignment each week translating the learned material to their business case
• But from a tech point of view, they’re nearly the same
• Each lesson or assignment is made of 
  • Type: lesson or assignment 
  • Title (short text)
  • Description (long text)
  • Learning goals / objectives (long text)
  • Pre-reading (long text)
  • Additional resources / materials: links to additional files or external pages (long text)
  • Content: any number of the following components: 
    • Text (with basic formatting such as: H1, H2, H3, bold, italic, bullet lists, highlight)
    • Picture
    • Video (hosted on Youtube and displayed responsively)
    • Question + answer with the following types 
      • Short text field
      • Long text field
      • Multiple Choice 
      • Attachment upload
• Assignments won’t be graded nor will we assess them or give feedback.
• Side menu shows lessons/assignments from the current Module. 
• User can be redirected to Dashboard from Side menu (Dashboard button)

Saving assignments

• If logged in: 
  • the answers typed in get saved every time a change in the fields has been detected, to avoid any loss of work 
  • Submit button. => once pushed, the assignment is noted as “completed”. 
The Submit button is greyed out if not all mandatory fields are filled in.
• If logged out:
  • we can still see the course and the fields.
  • Like Techstars, have a “Print your work” button that opens up the print option
  • We also encourage the user to login or create an account, by asking them for an email (and possibly password. Or we can send them to the registration page and ask the password there)

5. Peer Reviews

• When someone answers a question (short text, long text or multiple choices), the question is marked as answered with a green tick. If it’s left unanswered, the tick remains empty or grey

Peer Review

• Each question (within a lesson OR an assignment) can be “peer reviewed” or not. 
  • If a question is not “peer reviewed”, nothing special
  • If a question can be “peer reviewed” then we show underneath a button “Submit and view peers’ answers”. Typically, only around 3 questions per “assignment page” can be peer reviewed.
  • Once the learner clicks on the button, a “peer review” box appears right under the button, showing the answers from the rest of the cohort to this question 
  • Filter: each ‘peer review’ box can be filtered to only show :
    • Myself => only show my answer
    • My group => show answers from my team [default option]
    • All cohort => show answers from the whole cohort
  • Sort: the answers can be sorted
    • Recent => view the most recent at the top [default option]
    • Comments => sort by number of comments (DEC)
    • Reactions => sort by number of reactions (DEC)
  • All the answers get displayed with:
    • Profile picture (clickable -> go to the person’s profile)
    • Name (clickable -> go to the person’s profile)
    • Answer to the question from that person
    • Reactions 
      • Like
      • Love
      • Insightful 
      • Shocked
    • Time 
    • Comments: anyone can comment on any answer
    • Comments can also get reactions
• After all the questions / tasks of this page are completed (all ticks are green), this assignment page will be considered completed. In the dashboard, it’ll then be noted green too. 

View for visitors that are not logged in (and for asynchronous users)

• Async learners (logged in) or any logged out visitor sees the same content
• We display mostly the same questions / answers
• However, some questions / answers may be marked as “sync only” or “async only”, and may only appear for async learners (or logged out users) or sync learners 

Notifications

• Whenever someone types a comment, we send an email notification to the learner who wrote the answer. The email shows the comment, and has a link to go back to the exact page to read and answer quickly. Learners can have the option to unsubscribe to these notifications (with an “unsubscribe” link in the email).  

6. Positive reinforcement

• After a learner completes a lesson or assignment, they go to a page to display a pleasant visual, to congratulate them and motivate them.
• They can then move to the next lesson or assignment (or go back to the dashboard)

7. Profile page

• This page will simply show the information about each user.

• Profile picture, name, program enrolled in (async vs sync, and the program name)
• If enrolled in sync program: team

8. Cohort page (list of all members)

• This page will list all the members for each synchronous program (preferably to be displayed as cards). Clicking on one card opens the profile page of that person.

9. Admin panel

• An admin panel will allow admins to:
  • Create the lessons and assignments (including text, pictures, videos, questions).
    • Note: WYSIWYG is a plus, not a requirement, and can be replaced by a simple use of tags.
  • Visualize the data in the database, particularly the list of learners, their progress, their assignments etc.
  • A no-code or low-code solution to build the admin panel at a lower cost is possible. 

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The future of entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia is digital, socially influential, and powered by women. Creatella Impact and Global Affairs Canada are proud to present “SheDisrupts Malaysia 2023”, a fully virtual venture competition, mentorship, and pre-accelerating training program for women entrepreneurs in Malaysia. Applications are now open at https://shedisrupts.org/malaysia2023/  .

Unlocking the potential of women entrepreneurs in Malaysia 

What does sustainable development have in common with tech-driven, female entrepreneurship? They both represent the future of one of the most promising economies of Southeast Asia.

After successfully implementing SheDisrupts programs in Indonesia and Vietnam, Creatella Impact is proAfter successfully implementing SheDisrupts programs twice in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, Creatella Impact is proud to join forces with Global Affairs Canada and Social Value Malaysia to organize SheDisrupts Malaysia, a new venture competition, mentorship, and pre-acceleration programme in Malaysia. The programme also received support from FGV Holdings Berhad, Malaysia’s leading global agribusiness which is committed to continuously drive a sustainable business.

A particular focus of this program will be to facilitate more gender lens investments (GLI) into women-led startups in Malaysia. The program will leverage women entrepreneurs, investors, ecosystem enablers, and agencies that support women entrepreneurship, to support ambitious women entrepreneurs in Malaysia to scale their businesses and raise growth capital. The SheDisrupts community offers not only technical knowledge and skills, but it also creates a safe space for women entrepreneurs to connect, learn, collaborate, and grow with each other.

Along with mentorship and world-class training, participating startups will have the opportunity to get an entry to Techstars, receive AWS credits from AWS EdStart, fee-free processing with Stripe, a 2-hour design workshop with Styliff Tech, up to 82,000 USD savings with Hubspot, 50,000 USD worth of Segment credits, 10,000 USD worth of Freshwork credit, up to 20,000 USD from Creatella, and software donation from Oracle Netsuite.

Addressing gender equality has emerged as a critical challenge for Malaysia, with significant implications for its economic progress. Despite women constituting 48.4% of the country’s working-age population, their representation in the labor market remains limited, with only 55.5% participating in 2021, and a mere 39% contributing to the labor force. The Asia Pacific region stands to gain an astounding $4.5 trillion annually in GDP by 2025 through accelerated strides towards gender parity. Recognizing the role of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as vital contributors to Malaysia’s economy, it is imperative to harness the potential of these enterprises for fostering gender balance. With over 1.15 million MSMEs, accounting for more than 97% of the nation’s businesses and 38.2% of GDP, they employ 7.25 million people, making up 41.8% of total enterprises, with 52% of employees being women. Notably, women ownership of total MSMEs stands at 20.8%. Embracing gender equality within this sector could yield profound economic and social benefits, charting a course toward a more inclusive and prosperous Malaysia. 

The High Commissioner of Canada in Malaysia, Wayne Robson, fully supports unlocking the potential of female-led entrepreneurship in Malaysia. He believes that the full and equal participation of women in the economy is not just the right thing to do; it’s the smart thing to do.

By providing support to women-led startups, “SheDisrupts Malaysia 2023” programme strives to narrow the existing gaps and contribute to the nation’s economic advancement. With gender equality being a critical concern, especially in light of statistics showing limited female representation in the labor market despite their substantial portion of the working-age population, programmes like “SheDisrupts Malaysia 2023” are crucial. 

“Social Value Malaysia’s active partnership in the SheDisrupt program exemplifies its commitment towards sustainability, social impact, and social value. As a pioneering entity in social value and impact management and measurement in Malaysia, SVM recognises the importance of fostering equitable opportunities in the tech industry for women entrepreneurs”, said Jane Chang, co-founder of Social Value Malaysia.

About the programme and the eligibility criteria 

The programme features a venture competition, mentorships, and pre-acceleration training for women-led and women-owned innovative startups. It is fully conducted in a remote and digital format, connecting participants with seasoned mentors, judges and facilitators from Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Europe, USA and Canada.

“We are proud to continue the series of the SheDisrupts programs in Southeast Asia and support talented women entrepreneurs from Malaysia, who lead promising and impact oriented startups. Via SheDisrupts programs, we promote a paradigm shift from including women to empowering them as influential agents of change. At the same time, we contribute to bridging the gap in Sustainable Development Goals and achieving gender equality” said Karen Vardanyan, Co-Executive Director of Creatella Impact.

The program will commence with online application and venture competition from August 28 to October 8, 2023. Up to fifty teams will be selected for the mentoring and judging sessions, scheduled from October 23 to November 10, 2023. The mentoring sessions are designed to provide founders and their teams with essential business and pitching skills, as well as offer a platform to showcase their businesses to an international audience, including investors. 

The 20 most outstanding participants will then be invited to join an intense 3-week pre-acceleration program starting on November 20, 2023, which will cover topics including business development, technology, marketing, and financial skills, as well as topics specific to impact measurement and women’s economic empowerment. Experienced academic facilitators from lead business schools as well as practitioners from Social Value Malaysia and other organizations will facilitate pre-acceleration training sessions.

At the end of the pre-acceleration training, all participants will pitch live in front of GLI investors and receive continuous support with investor introductions. 

The application criteria for the venture competition at a glance:

The program welcomes applications from early-stage startups with a clearly developed product idea and some traction, and with at least one woman among the founders or in a leadership role, with women having 20% or more ownership of the entity. The program targets entrepreneurs who are either from Malaysia or target their products and services to the Malaysian market. Businesses need to address market inefficiencies and offer solutions that contribute to one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and preferably have a positive impact on gender parity and women’s economic empowerment and are tech or innovation-driven. The program is industry agnostic: candidates may come from the world of health-tech, edtech, fintech – or any other.

The organizers encourage women entrepreneurs from rural provinces and component cities, as well as minority representatives to apply for this program. Entrepreneurs and founding teams interested in taking part in the programme can apply at https://shedisrupts.org/malaysia2023/ . The application deadline is October 8, 2023, 23:59 MYT. 

About the Organizers and Partners of SheDisrupts Malaysia 2023: 

Creatella Impact 

For early stage social enterprises in emerging markets, committed to providing entrepreneurial innovative solutions for the achievement of SDGs by generating measurable social and environmental impact, Creatella Impact provides venture building, technology execution, mentorship, advisory support, other acceleration programmes, impact investment including financial capital, deal syndication, blended funding and diverse financial instruments.

Website: creatella.org

Contact: programs@creatella.org 

Global Affairs Canada

Through the High Commission of Canada in Malaysia, Canada engages in strategic advocacy and supports programming to promote Canadian values. Partnering with Malaysian civil society organisations, areas of focus include strengthening democratic values, supporting vulnerable groups (2SLGBTQI+, women, indigenous peoples and victims of sexual violence), promoting freedom of expression, and diversity and inclusion. 

Since 2013, the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives has deployed over $1 million in support of 30 projects led by local partners in these areas.

Canada’s ASEAN regional development program aims to strengthen the empowerment of the poor and most vulnerable people in ASEAN countries with a particular focus on women and girls.

Website: https://www.international.gc.ca/

Social Value Malaysia

Social Value Malaysia is the first social value and impact management quality setters in Malaysia. We create unique services based on evidence and credible frameworks with international accreditation to manage and measure social value and impact. We understand sustainability, SDG impact, social impact, and social value by helping our clients and partners with insightful and customized plans backed by relevant industry experience and research.

Website: https://socialvaluemalaysia.org/ 

FGV Holdings Berhad

FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV) is Malaysia’s leading global agribusiness and is one of the world’s largest producers of crude palm oil. With a workforce of more than 51,000, FGV is fully committed to continuously drive a sustainable business, whilst tapping into new revenue streams from the circular economy to create more value. Guided by its Group Sustainability Policy, which encompasses pillars on promoting economic growth, respecting human rights, and protecting the environment, FGV’s sustainability initiatives cover a wide range of focus areas including upholding labour standards, advancing gender equality and women empowerment, promoting wildlife and biodiversity conservation, climate action and traceability, among others.

Website: https://www.fgvholdings.com

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On the 24th of March 2023, 26 mission-driven, women-led startups pitched online to investors and startup ecosystem partners in Indonesia and beyond as part of the “SheDisrupts Indonesia 2023” program. 

“ SheDisrupts was conceived to support and showcase how women-led startups can leverage innovation and technology to disrupt Indonesia’s most challenging social and environmental issues. Leading a startup is inherently difficult, but women entrepreneurs typically face additional barriers and are often overlooked by investors. The resounding success of the program and its replication beyond Indonesia is testimony to the overwhelming potential of women-led startups – in building bold business solutions to the most pressing problems.” said Tom Schmittzehe, Managing Partner of Moonshot Ventures.

The program was initiated by Moonshot Ventures and Creatella Impact, in partnership with Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Women, and Monk’s Hill Ventures, to empower Indonesian women entrepreneurs to build and scale innovative and tech-enabled business solutions to complex social and environmental issues in Indonesia.

“In 2021, the SheDisrupts program was launched in Indonesia. Its success inspired us to replicate the program in other countries of the region – and we are excited to return to Indonesia for this second 2023 cohort, and to continue supporting the most promising impact oriented startups and increasing their chances of success.” said Guillaume Catella, Co-Executive Director of Creatella Impact.

The program kicked off in January 2023 with a first phase in the form of a venture competition. 54 startups were selected for this phase, which included extensive mentorship with experienced impact investors, entrepreneurs and advisors from around the world.

“As a female founder, I am delighted to be a part of the SheDisrupts program. This initiative equips us with the necessary skills and confidence to excel as entrepreneurs. It’s not just a startup competition, but it also provides valuable mentorship and networking opportunities with other like-minded individuals. I appreciated the valuable insights on each topic and enjoyed learning about all of them.”  said Vensia Tjhin, Founder and CEO of Aronawa.

Building on this first phase, 26 promising startups were then invited to join a second phase consisting of a  3-week pre-acceleration training. 

“The 26 ventures, who represent a broad spectrum from health tech and education to energy and financial services, have demonstrated their ability to drive sustainable development alongside their businesses. We firmly believe in the potential of these companies as they become role models for gender-inclusive businesses and impact-driven economic development”, said Sujala Pant, Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP Indonesia. 

The  training included lectures, workshops, group work and 1-on-1 mentoring on business, technology and impact-related topics, with a strong focus on gender issues and women empowerment. 

” We are very delighted to extend our support for the 26 driven women founders in SheDisrupts Indonesia 2023 cohort. At The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, we strongly believe that supporting women entrepreneurs and women led businesses will create a multiplier effect to the improvement of lives for women and girls. By supporting SheDisrupts Indonesia, we want to take part in creating more opportunities for women founders and women led startups all over Indonesia to learn and grow their startups. We are thoroughly impressed with all the participants who have successfully advanced their way to the Demo Day and hope that they continue to soar and create more impact with their businesses in years to come. ”  said Ayaka Matsuno, Director of Gender Investment and Innovation Program at The Sasakawa Peace Foundation.

The training  concluded on Friday 24th March with a virtual demo day, which was attended by more than 100 investors, mentors, and partners.

Brief descriptions about the startups that pitched are detailed below and further details can be found on the SheDisrupts website: https://shedisruptsindonesia2023.pory.app/

About SheDisrupts Indonesia 2023:

SheDisrupts Indonesia 2023 provides talented women-led startup teams with training and mentoring support, as well as the opportunity to secure funding from local and international investors. Since launching in 2021, the SheDisrupts program has been conducted in Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. 

Top 26 selected startups are:

Aronawa 

Aronawa connects businesses by providing e-Procurement Marketplace solution for MSME and Enterprise verticals, connecting upstream and downstream value chain to meet.

eCommerce as a services, Aronawa enables companies to build their own  eMarketplace and closed loop business ecosystem.

Bali in Your Hands

Founded during the pandemic in 2021, Bali In Your Hand’s mission are to set up local brands from SMEs (especially from Eastern Indonesia) to be great again by enhancing their digital capacities. We have created several digital and sustainability entrepreneurship content for SME entrepreneurs.  We believe through digital literacy & sustainability can improve Eastern Indonesia’s economic condition.

Banoo 

Banoo helps fish farmers de-risk their operations through a one-size-fits-all, customizable automation system for timely interventions, a microbubble aerator, and a platform that connects them to high-quality fish seed suppliers.

Buangdisini 

Buangdisini is an integrated waste management startup that simplifies the waste distribution chain by connecting waste producers & waste collectors to manufacturers making waste a profitable commodity as well as activating circularity.

Catalyzon 

Our company provides an integrated solution for managing and processing biomass waste. We offer an upstream solution service for waste collection and management, working with waste bank communities, local farmers, government, and industries to effectively manage their biomass waste. 

Crustea 

Crustea Indonesia is Technology Innovation Company focusing on integrating smart IoT, Artificial Intelligence, and renewable energy in Aquaculture. The company develop eco-friendly aerator by solar PV integrated with smart IoT Pond Monitoring and Controlling System to increase the productivity of pond farmers, meet the needs of farmers from pre, installation, and post harvest and also ensure food security in Indonesia and for the next building ecosystem smart Aquaculture.

Dietela 

Dietela is a nutrition service company that focuses on providing personalized nutrition service through an online platform. The nutrition service that we designed incorporates the healthy lifestyle approach encompassing physical activity and mental health. We provide individual-based services and enterprise-based services. 

donASI

donASI – donor ASI is a platform that comes as a solution to make the breastfeeding donor process easier by connecting the breastfeeding donor with the breastfeeding recipient.

With some features such as “Cari Donor”, “Daftar Donor”, “Delivery”, “Edukasi”, “Konsultasi”, and “Komunitas”, we aim to help increase exclusive breastfeeding rate in Indonesia which help prevent stunting and decrease death rate at babies.

Eathink by Food Sustainesia 

Eathink.id, a platform that acts as an ecosystem for young urban millennial consumers in Indonesia to learn about sustainable lifestyle and purchase sustainable food products from local SMEs.

HiPajak

HiPajak is one apps tax assistance for MSMEs and freelancers in Indonesia. HiPajak making tax responsibility as easy as chatting.

Listens

Listens is your open-minded space, where truth can be expressed. We connecting the one with emotional pain with the one that overcome it, so they can share with those who have been there.

Magalodon 

Magalodon is a startup engaged in maggot cultivation and utilization. The Magalodon business model consists of maggot cultivation tools that are integrated with IoT sensors that can utilize limited land and processed maggot which can be used as animal feed, especially catfish. Pellet formulations from maggot flour which are rich in protein are good for the nutritional needs of catfish at a lower price than other feeds. 

Nasho 

For every eyeglass users, who has the problem on blurry or foggy experiences when using glasses, Nasho Self Cleaning Liquid For Glasses is a perfect glasses cleaner that has self-cleaning ability – Antifog, Antifungal, Antibacteria, and AntiDust. The limit is in the sky,  we developing self cleaning coating utilizing nanotechnology as our core competences for any surface. 

Natura Indonesia

Natura is an end-to-end climate-tech company that aims to turn pollution into solutions to combat climate change—starting by enabling circularity in food waste with protein alternatives as the final product. We put nature, technology, and human at the center of everything that we do to democratize alternative protein to be more accessible and an impactful solution comes along, one of which is to improve the welfare of farmers by increasing the productivity of their farms.

NUXCLE 

NUXCLE is the leading Electric Vehicles Brands in Indonesia offering EV Products & EV Services. Serving more than 115 Millions  People in the Premium Affordable market segment using Circular Economy Model in Indonesia. 

OKE Garden

OKE Garden is a digital landscape platform to help millennials and housewives who don’t have much time for gardening but want to have it by offering gardening services that connect with certified landscape designer, gardener and local farmers in an easy and reliable way.

Pahamuang

Kami memberikan mentoring praktikal keuangan untuk anak SMA dan Mahasiswa

Psikku 

Psikku is revolutionizing the talent assessment and psychological support industry with its cutting-edge technology. Our platform is 70% more affordable and more efficient than traditional methods, allowing companies to quickly and accurately assess talent and psychological support. 

Reach Finance

Reach is Fintech-Enabled Marketplace that not only sells the dream products with data-driven personalized product recommendation but also gives financing plans with affordability analysis that links to user’s financial data.

Rezycology 

We collect PET Plastic bottles then we sort and process into PET Bale Press which are ready to recycle.

Sesama Care

Sesama Care offers a smart and holistic solution for chronic illness integrated into one app. Our product includes doctor consultation, vital monitoring, diet/nutrition plan, physical activity, and stress management that are easily tracked using the app guided by a health coach. 

Tenang 

Tenang is an AI-Powered mobile application to empower the young generation as well as improve their mental health and well-being with 3 features: 1) AI mental health chatbot, 2) online consultation with psychologist, 3) self-help activities

Terra Water

Ceramic water filters are 100% natural and locally made. They solve pertinent  social and environmental challenges that Indonesia is tackling right now, which are access to safe drinking water in the home and the marine plastic pollution epidemic. Terra makes a filter for every budget, therefore for every family or business. Anywhere where an Indonesian “gallon” is being used, it can be replaced with a Terra filter with a minimum savings of Rp 7,000,000 over 2 years. 

TRANSISI 

TRANSISI creates a simple, accesible, and reliable EV charging to scale up a sustainable EV infrastructure. Our Electric Vehicle-Charging Station Management System (EV-CSMS) helps fleet operators and charge point owners bringing EV drivers’ consumers – right to their door. 

una 

Platform to enable insurance with collaboration based go-to-market strategy. Platform is developed on Blockchain Hyperledger Fabric to promote trust among stakeholders in the ecosystem, inline with business strategy.  Our goals are to improve product distribution and operational costs leading to lower premium rates so the middle-lower income population can also own insurance. 

Upgraze Indonesia

A career preparation company that aims to help job seekers from students up to professionals to prepare their career journeys through our 5+ online services; CV & Linkedin review, CV writing, Linkedin revamp, Cover Letter writing, interview mockup, career counseling, etc. 

About the Organizers and Partners of SheDisrupts Indonesia 2023 

Creatella Impact 

For early stage social enterprises in emerging markets, committed to providing entrepreneurial innovative solutions for the achievement of SDGs by generating measurable social and environmental impact, Creatella Impact provides acceleration programmes, mentorship, advisory support, venture building, technology execution, impact investment including financial capital and deal syndication.

Website: creatella.org

Contact: programs@creatella.org 

Moonshot Ventures

Moonshot Ventures is an impact investor with a mission to address the leading social and environmental issues faced in Southeast Asia today. To achieve this, it supports purpose-driven founders and startups, and works with them to build innovative and disruptive solutions. The support provided is focused around investment, venture building and in-kind assistance programs. A leading focus of Moonshot Ventures is in supporting women entrepreneurs and solutions that improve livelihoods for women.

Website: moonshotventures.org

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)

SPF is a Japanese private foundation established in 1986 to enhance international cooperation.  In 2017, SPF announced the formation of the Asia Women Impact Fund (AWIF), which aims to invest up to USD 100 million from its endowment to work towards a future where all women in Asia are empowered to reach their full potential.  The fund aims to realize this vision by making investments to achieve favorable outcomes for women across Asia and to support women entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia. 

Website: SPF https://www.spf.org/en/ ,  AWIF https://www.spf.org/awif/   

UN Women

UN Women leads UN’s advocacy to further promote gender equality by enhancing          women’s economic empowerment, ending violence against women and girls and improving women’s access to justice, and making gender equality a key part of the national legal framework, policies and plans.

Website: https://www.unwomen.org/

UNDP

UN Development Programme (UNDP) is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and the planet.

Website: https://www.undp.org/

Monk’s Hill Ventures

Founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs Peng T. Ong and Kuo-Yi Lim, MHV is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech companies, primarily Series A, in Southeast Asia. Backed by institutional investors and family offices worldwide, MHV works with great entrepreneurs to use technology to improve the lives of millions of people in the region.

Website: https://www.monkshill.com/

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The future of entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia is digital, impactful, and powered by women, as much as men. Challenging gender norms with this vision, and after successful inaugural cohorts in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, SheDisrupts returns to Indonesia for a second cohort of its groundbreaking support program for women-led startups. 

Applications to SheDisrupts Indonesia 2023 are now open at shedisrupts.org

Women Entrepreneurs Face Greater Barriers

Women founders face greater barriers compared to men to launch and grow their startups. Among others, women typically struggle with gender biases, time and mobility restrictions due to traditional family roles and skill deficits, as well as less access to senior business networks. Those who are able to overcome these hurdles must then contend with a stark lack of funding and appropriate support for their fledgling businesses. Women-led startups receive only a tiny fraction of the venture capital funding available, and typically less than 1 in 5 participants in accelerators and incubators are women, with most programs not catering to their particular needs. As one of the largest programs in Indonesia dedicated to supporting women-led startups, SheDisrupts addresses these gaps.

“With less than 5% of venture capital funding in Southeast Asia going to women-led startups, and as one of the most active impact investors in Indonesia, Moonshot Ventures is focused on addressing this issue and supporting Indonesian women founders.

SheDisrupts is unique in being designed around the distinctive needs of women entrepreneurs, in bringing together the best features of top global startup programs, and in representing such a broad coalition of cross-sector partners working together to support Indonesia’s emerging women leaders and changemakers,” commented Tom Schmittzehe, Managing Partner at Moonshot Ventures.

Program Partners From Across Sectors

The program is made possible by a partnership of organizations across the public, private,  and nonprofit sectors, who share a commitment to promoting women entrepreneurs. Spearheaded by Creatella Impact and Moonshot Ventures, two regional impact investors, SheDisrupts Indonesia 2023 is supported by global and regional champions of gender equality and women’s empowerment including the UNDP, UN Women, and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation. These are joined by leading investors and tech corporations from around the world, including Techstars, AWS, Stripe, Hubspot, Google, and Oracle – as well as major regional players like Monk’s Hill Ventures and Xendit. 

Over 30 such partners have already contributed to SheDisrupts in a variety of ways. This includes via their employees who volunteer to mentor the entrepreneurs, or to conduct training on pertinent topics, such as product development or impact management. Partners also provide generous perks and prizes to the startups, and help to fund the program. 

“SheDisrupts is deeply collaborative, integrating inputs from a number of partner organizations who offer their expertise and resources to the participating teams. The model has been tested and liked by startups in Indonesia as well as other countries. We consistently incorporate feedback, refine our offer with innovative elements to be the partner of choice for the women led social impact startups in their acceleration journey.,” remarked Karen Vardanyan, Co-Executive Director at Creatella Impact. 

A Program Specifically Designed For Women Founders

“Here at The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, we believe in promoting women’s empowerment through entrepreneurship and gender-lense investment, as investing in women creates multiplier effects and unlock the untapped resources, joining the force to make the world a better place.  Therefore, through SheDisrupts Indonesia, we hope to support more women-led businesses to thrive and create more sustainable impact for the society,” stated Ayaka Matsuno, Director of Gender Investment and Innovation Program at The Sasakawa Peace Foundation.       

In response, SheDisrupts is a startup support program specifically designed around the needs of women entrepreneurs. Based on their extensive feedback, the program includes a range of distinguishing features. For instance, it is run online and part-time, to allow flexible and remote participation. It offers more emphasis on skills development, with up to 4 weeks of training across a range of essential startup topics and delivered with greater weight around collaborative team-building. And – among many other women-first features – it includes much more mentoring, from up to 100 business leaders, mostly women. 

“We need a game changer in order to reach gender equality and to empower women, disruptive technology and innovation fits the bill,” said Dwi Faiz, Head of Programmes, UN Women Indonesia. “Through our Together Digital Programme, UN Women is excited to support this competition that provides opportunities to innovative women-led start-ups to find new solutions to existing challenges and enhance sustainable and profitable business models to empower women.”

SheDisrupts also helps open the doors to investment opportunities for its women founders. In addition to $150,000 of in-kind perks and prizes offered to every team, the programme includes multiple occasions for the entrepreneurs to showcase their businesses to investors, such as via the Demo Day where over 100 selected investors are invited to watch live pitches from participating startups.    

“It’s essential that more women entrepreneurs are encouraged and supported at the beginning of their startup journeys, and introduced to potential future investors – it’s at this very early stage that women founders can benefit the most,” affirmed Susli Lie, Partner at venture capital firm Monk’s Hill Ventures. “When I was a startup founder, there were no tailored programs for women entrepreneurs in Indonesia. Today, as a VC investor, I am even more convinced of the need to support and encourage more women founders to pursue their entrepreneurial journey.” 

The structure of the program is also original. It builds on global best practices and combines elements of different types of support programs. Over 3 months, a cohort aimed at an initial 200 women-led startups are guided through 3 distinct phases. Founders must meet performance hurdles to graduate from one phase to the next – but every team that applies automatically qualifies and benefits from the first phase. This first phase is similar to a venture competition, with support focused around how best to pitch to investors. The second phase shifts its focus to extensive mentoring around each startup’s most pressing strategic and operational needs. Then a third phase resembles an accelerator program with up to 4 weeks of cohort and team based skills training that ends with a Demo Day, where the founders pitch their businesses live to investors. 

Focusing on the importance of women’s empowerment in economic development, Nila Murti, Officer-in-Charge, Innovative Financing Lab said, “Women are one of the key drivers in formalizing the country’s economy, especially from the increased participation of women in the SME sector. Continuing from the success of She Disrupts Indonesia 2021, coupled with growing entrepreneurial spirit among women, it is vital now more than ever in fostering collaboration between women founders, especially in increasing their awareness of the importance of placing sustainability and impact within their businesses and in their entrepreneurial journey. As the 2030 Agenda closes in, She Disrupts Indonesia 2023 plays a part in pushing women founders towards creating impactful contributions to Indonesia’s sustainable development, building back from COVID-19, and towards the SDGs.”

How To Apply

Applications to SheDisrupts Indonesia 2023 are now open until January 15, 2023. The program will run from 30 January, 2023 to 24 March, 2023 – and teams can learn more and apply at shedisrupts.org. 

SheDisrupts Indonesia is open to early-stage startups with at least one woman among the founders or in a leadership role. They must have a clearly developed product idea and some traction, and target Indonesia as their primary market. Also, their commercial solutions need to be tech- or innovation-driven, and contribute to one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. However, the program is industry agnostic – teams may come from domains such as health-tech, edtech, fintech, sustainability – or any other.

Women entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply from rural provinces and cities beyond Jakarta, as well as from minority groups. 

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About the Organizers and Partners of SheDisrupts Indonesia 2023 

Creatella Impact 

For early stage social enterprises in emerging markets, committed to providing entrepreneurial innovative solutions for the achievement of SDGs by generating measurable social and environmental impact, Creatella Impact provides venture building, technology execution, mentorship, advisory support, other acceleration programmes, impact investment including financial capital, deal syndication, blended funding and diverse financial instruments.

Website: creatella.org

Contact: programs@creatella.org 

Moonshot Ventures

Moonshot Ventures is an impact investor with a mission to address the leading social and environmental issues faced in Southeast Asia today. To achieve this, it supports purpose-driven founders and startups, and works with them to build innovative and disruptive solutions. The support provided is focused around investment, venture building and in-kind assistance programs. A leading focus of Moonshot Ventures is in supporting women entrepreneurs and solutions that improve livelihoods for women.

Website: moonshotventures.org

Contact: dinda.hervi@moonshotventures.org

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)

SPF is a Japanese private foundation established in 1986 to enhance international cooperation.  In 2017, SPF announced the formation of the Asia Women Impact Fund (AWIF), which aims to invest up to USD 100 million from its endowment to work towards a future where all women in Asia are empowered to reach their full potential.  The fund aims to realize this vision by making investments to achieve favorable outcomes for women across Asia and to support women entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia. 

During the program, the Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) Toolkit developed by SPF and DFAT Frontier Incubators, will be used. 

Website: SPF https://www.spf.org/en/ ,  AWIF https://www.spf.org/awif/   

UN Women

UN Women leads UN’s advocacy to further promote gender equality by enhancing          women’s economic empowerment, ending violence against women and girls and improving women’s access to justice, and making gender equality a key part of the national legal framework, policies and plans.

Website: https://www.unwomen.org/

UNDP

UN Development Programme (UNDP) is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and the planet.

Website: https://www.undp.org/

Monk’s Hill Ventures

Founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs Peng T. Ong and Kuo-Yi Lim, MHV is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech companies, primarily Series A, in Southeast Asia. Backed by institutional investors and family offices worldwide, MHV works with great entrepreneurs to use technology to improve the lives of millions of people in the region.

Website: https://www.monkshill.com/

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On Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 18:00 SGT, three talented female founders from SheDisrupts programs in Indonesia, Vietnam and Philippines and early stage impact investors from the region will share their experiences, practical tips and advice on how to succeed in raising funds and investing using GLI lens.
➜ Registration link: https://bit.ly/sd-gli-panel

Panelists founders: 

• Dea Amira, CEO of Rentique, SheDisrupts Indonesia 2021 alumni
• Annie Vu, CEO & Co-Founder of Tubudd, SheDisrupts Vietnam 2021 alumni
• Jessica de Mesa, CEO & Co-Founder of Kindred, WE Rise x SheDisrupts Philippines 2022 alumni

Panelists investors:

• Tom Schmittzehe, Founder & Managing Partner, Moonshot Ventures
• Abdul Paravengal, Managing Director, Pulse 63

Moderators: 

• Guillaume Catella, Co-founder and Co-executive Director of Creatella Impact
• Karen Vardanyan, Co-founder and Co-executive Director of Creatella Impact

Attendance:

• Open to public, anyone interested in early stage GLI investments
• SheDisrupts programs participants

Gender Lens Investing

Every new dollar flowing into women led businesses is a contribution towards more inclusive growth, gender equal and just society. There is increasing evidence that gender equality will lead to better financial and social outcomes of investments.

Investing with a gender lens entails gender analysis of investment activities, factoring gender lens in identifying investment opportunities, assessing risks and returns, structuring deals and making investment decisions. The panelists will discuss practical hints and tips on how to succeed in GLI fundraising and investing, how to use intentionally and strategically gender lens during fundraising and capital allocation. 

SheDisrupts

SheDisrupts programs (SD) upskill promising women founders of early-stage startups and enhance their access to capital. SD focuses on social impact startups in emerging markets which use disruptive tech solutions and market forces for systemic social change and direct contribution to the SDGs. SD offers to the business founders mentorship and pre-acceleration training using a high-impact curriculum on business, tech, impact and women competencies. The founders learn how to enhance their business and impact models and how to expand their fundraising opportunities and become investment ready.

SD has been developed by Creatella Impact and the Indonesian Women Empowerment Fund (IWEF), an initiative by Moonshot Ventures and YCAB and was first implemented in Indonesia in 2021. Creatella Impact implemented the SD program jointly with WISE in Vietnam and jointly with Villgro Philippines in the Philippines in 2022. SD sponsors are Investing in Women (an Initiative of the Australian Government), Sasakawa Peace Foundation, UNDP, UN Women, GSRD Foundation, Global Affairs Canada, Citi.

Creatella Impact

For early stage social enterprises in emerging markets, committed to providing entrepreneurial innovative solutions for the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals by generating measurable social and environmental impact, Creatella Impact provides venture building, technology execution, mentorship, advisory support, other acceleration programmes, impact investment following gender lens investing approach, financial capital and deal syndication. Creatella Impact leverages the capacities of Creatella Venture Builder. 

Rentique

Rentique is Indonesia’s #1 fashion rental and resale platform based on mobile app, with more than 250k users and 3000+ collections. Rentique is on a mission to revolutionize fashion and empower women to feel confident about themselves by wearing beautiful clothes that are affordable and sustainable.

TUBUDD

TUBUDD is an innovative platform web and app that offers a unique and limitless service by connecting travelers to local experts, aka, local buddies. They are 100% the local people who are great at different languages such as English, French, German, Korean, Chinese etc. Available in nearly 10 countries, 14 cities and nearly 500 local buddies all around the world, TUBUDD is the solution for travelers to experience the local point of view and get closer to local culture with a human touch introduction.

Kindred

Kindred’s mission is to transform the conversation around women’s health by creating a safe space to raise issues, ask questions, and explore options without stigma or judgment. That means building a community of women with access to our team of knowledgeable and empathetic medical experts and suite of services and tools, so they are informed and empowered to advocate for their own well-being.

Moonshot Ventures

Moonshot Ventures is an impact investor with a mission to address the leading social and environmental issues faced in Southeast Asia today. To achieve this, we support purpose-driven founders and startups, and we work with them to build innovative and disruptive solutions. The support we provide is focused around investment, venture building and in-kind assistance programs. A strong focus of Moonshot Ventures is in supporting women entrepreneurs and solutions that improve livelihoods for women.

Pulse 63 Healthcare Ventures

Pulse 63 Healthcare Ventures ideates, partners or invests in life-changing ventures to accelerate access & quality across healthcare in the Philippines & beyond. Portfolio companies include Kindred, Mediclick, Anna & Committed Health.

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“Advancing women’s entrepreneurship and inclusive ecosystem development is at the core of our work at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation.  The WE Rise-SDP initiative provides a robust platform for women entrepreneurs in the Philippines to get the financial and non-financial support they need to grow their businesses, while striving for the double bottom line of financial sustainability and social impact.  As one of our first initiatives in the Philippines, we are thrilled to be a part of a consortium of like-minded, impact-driven investment and entrepreneurship support partners to co-design WE Rise-SDP 2022.  

It was a sincere honour and pleasure to have the opportunity to work with an amazing group of talented, growth and impact-focused women Founders and their teams.  You are an inspiration to us all! We believe and hope the strong community of mentors, investors, and corporate and public partners that have come together for WE Rise-SDP will continue to support all the women-led businesses to grow.  These are exciting times, and we look forward to deepening our partnerships in the Philippines.”  – said Ayaka Matsuno, Director, Gender Investment and Innovation Program, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation.

The 20 selected startups were selected after a 2-round, fully virtual venture competition during which 38 startups pitched in front of expert mentors and judges. All participating startups received 150 hours of mentorship with experienced entrepreneurs, digital specialists and investors from the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Europe and USA. 

“The quality and diversity of the social impact startups from The Philippines have been remarkable. It’s an honour to be part of the mentoring journey. Witnessing the passion and tenacity of the women founders who dream big and execute daringly is empowering. There is no doubt these changemakers will positively impact the industry and ecosystem.” – said Donna Daritan, International Partner, World Business Angels Investment Forum, who was one of the mentors in the program.

These startups are pioneering a new wave of Philippine business ventures with the potential to make significant positive social impact. We believe that these businesses have the potential to change the face of Philippine industry and pave the way for a new generation of sustainable, responsible businesses. What sets them apart is their creativity, passion, and commitment to using technology for social good. These ventures are changing the landscape of the Philippines startup scene and we can’t wait to see what they do next.

“Our dual objectives are to cover the SDGs gap and to bridge the gender gap, to connect founders to the world of knowledge related to designing, building and running social impact businesses, enhancing leadership competencies of their leaders. We have been impressed with the quality of work of startups, problems they resolve and the impact they intend to achieve via their businesses in the Philippines and will continuously support this great cohort to raise funds and grow their businesses.” – said Antonio Vigilante, Chairperson, Board of Directors of Creatella Impact.

In addition to direct access to the pre-acceleration and the Demo Day, the 20 startups will receive perks such as a greenlane entry to Techstars, support and credits from AWS EdStart, fee-free processing with Stripe, a 2-hour design workshop with Styliff Tech, up to 82,000 USD savings with Hubspot, 50,000 USD worth of Segment credits, 10,000 USD worth of Freshwork credit, up to 20,000 USD credits from Creatella, and the opportunity to receive cash prizes of 10,000 USD.

“We are delighted that WE Rise x SheDisrupts Philippines 2022 has surfaced high potential women-led startups. The curriculum for the programme was designed to offer maximum support to the entrepreneurs and the intense mentoring sessions have been extremely fruitful in providing the 20 startups reassess their successes and strengthen their systems as they grow their enterprises. As we approach Demo Day, the excitement is palpable as the teams prepare to present their pitches to the judges utilizing the learnings and intense pitching practices that the programme has shared with them.” – said Priya Thachadi, Co-Founder & CEO, Villgro Philippines

The winners have gone through an intense pre-acceleration programme with its rich curriculum including (but not limited to) 6 key modules: Impact Measurement and Management, Gender Lens, Technology and Venture Building, Business Model Validation, Go-To Market Strategy and Investment Readiness. Through keynotes, workshops and one-on-one mentoring sessions, participants have refined their business and pitching toolbox.

“The mentorship and insightful advice we received during the WE Rise x SheDisrupts program have been extremely helpful.  The program’s organizers, partners and network of mentors have given us an opportunity to connect with potential impact investors and other purpose-driven organizations who support women-led businesses.  Also grateful to have met and spent time with other innovative Filipino startups who are serious about building a great company and determined to make an impact.”  – said Jessica de Mesa, Co-founder & CEO, Kindred.

The program culminated in the virtual Demo Day on Friday, May 27, where all 20 startups pitched in front of 180 investors and other ecosystem players. As per professional jury decision, the winner of the competition was Panublix, and the two runners up were Anihan Technologies and Global Credit Pros. Based on the live voting by the participants, the winner of the audience prize was Empath.

About the Organizers and Partners of WE Rise x SheDisrupts Philippines 2022: 

Creatella Impact 

For early stage social enterprises in emerging markets, committed to providing entrepreneurial innovative solutions for the achievement of SDGs by generating measurable social and environmental impact, Creatella Impact provides venture building, technology execution, mentorship, advisory support, other acceleration programmes, impact investment including financial capital, deal syndication, blended funding and diverse financial instruments.

Website: creatella.org

Contact: programs@creatella.org 

Villgro Philippines

Villgro is the oldest and largest social enterprise incubator in the world. In its 20-year journey, Villgro has funded 340+ enterprises, which have gone on to raise US$ 72 million in follow-on capital, impacting 36 million lives. We inspire, fund, and mentor innovative enterprises that are building solutions to impact the lives of the poor.  We focus on supporting early-stage companies to test and validate their models and prepare them to raise capital from institutional investors. Villgro Philippines is a franchise partner of Villgro, we currently support 34 impact enterprises in the Philippines. What makes us unique is our expertise in early-stage investments and hands-on incubation support. Radical collaboration is at the core of our ethos, and we have partnered with more than 40 entrepreneur support organizations and funders to bring the right support to high-potential impact entrepreneurs in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Website: www.villgrophilippines.org

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)

SPF is a Japanese private foundation established in 1986 to enhance international cooperation.  In 2017, SPF announced the formation of the Asia Women Impact Fund (AWIF), which aims to invest up to USD 100 million from its endowment to work towards a future where all women in Asia are empowered to reach their full potential.  The fund aims to realize this vision by making investments to achieve favorable outcomes for women across Asia and to support women entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia. 

During the program, the Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) Toolkit developed by SPF and DFAT Frontier Incubators, will be used. 

Website: SPF https://www.spf.org/en/ ,  AWIF https://www.spf.org/awif/   

Investing in Women

Investing in Women, an initiative of the Australian Government, catalyses inclusive economic growth through women’s economic empowerment in South East Asia.

Established in 2016, Investing in Women tackles one of the most critical social and economic issues of our time: gender inequality. Investing in Women uses innovative approaches to improve women’s economic participation as employees and as entrepreneurs and to influence the enabling environment to promote women’s economic empowerment in the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar through: Workplace Gender Equality (WGE), Impact Investment for Women’s SMEs, Influencing Gender Norms.

Website: https://investinginwomen.asia/

UN Women

UN Women is the United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, the organization was established in 2010 to accelerate progress on women’s rights worldwide. UN Women’s efforts are based on the fundamental belief that every woman has the right to live a life free from violence, poverty, and discrimination, and that gender equality is a prerequisite to achieving global development. WeEmpowerAsia is a UN Women programme funded by and in partnership with the European Union that seeks to increase the number of women who lead and participate in business in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Website: http://weempowerasia.org

The 20 selected startups are:

Anihan Technologies (AniTech)

AniTech is offering Fruit & Vegetable Suppliers “Fresh In Fresh Out”,  a Gas Sensor System and Platform to track spoilage rate and storage quality. This helps them make real-time warehouse management decisions to prevent stock spoilage.  

AtoANI

AtoANI employs a produce-to-demand model whereby pre-orders from its existing and potential customers dictate the crops that AtoANI grows in its farm and partner farms through sustainable farming methods. 

Beppo

B2B mobile app for automated bookkeeping, data-driven insights and recommendation using AI and machine learning. Using financial data, provide access to a marketplace of financial services.

Bitskwela

Bitskwela is an EdTech platform that makes Bitcoin and cryptocurrency education accessible to all Filipinos of any ethnicity by offering freemium courses in 8 different Philippine languages delivered in text, print, videos, and podcasts.

CAWIL.AI

CAWIL.AI is a multi-disciplinary artificial intelligence (AI) solution for machine learning models that can be integrated into mobile and web applications.

Dirt Bag

Dirt Bag offers easy laundry anytime, anywhere for everyone. Easy on the lifestyle and easy on the budget. In a single swipe, the customer gets GUARANTEED BOOKING, wherever they are in the City paying the same price as the others, and that’s a market price – no premium. 

Empath

Empath provides a telemental health platform for Filipinos to avail online counseling or psychotherapy sessions from licensed mental health professionals. Empath envisions communities in which mental health care and education are readily accessible, in order to build a nation that fosters genuine empathy and care for the wellbeing of all Filipinos.

EveGrocer

EveGrocer is a subscription-based sustainable marketplace whosevision is to make daily consumption of basic necessities less invasive to our environment. They aim to improve the overall quality of life for the future generation.

Global Credit Pros

Financial Wellness program, Retirement, Educational loans paid directly to schools, personal salary loans, and term life and health insurance. Global Credit Pros can provide access to credit because of their Advocacy to cater to the   “missing middle” or unbanked individuals.

Hero App Services

They offer a platform that OPENS UP the skilled service market where clients can book skilled services DIRECTLY rather than employing or hiring through agencies or word-of-mouth- whenever, wherever they need it.

Just Go Low Carb

They manufacture delicious and nutrient-dense low carb, sugar free breads, snacks and treats using only clean ingredients to provide healthier food alternatives to products people love so that they can find it easier to adapt and sustain a low-carb lifestyle. 

Kindred Health

Kindred champions women through an integrated ecosystem of virtual and in-clinic holistic health services. Kindred is an all-in-one destination for all things female health that provides a safe, no-judgment space and comprehensive plans of care and treatment through a collaborative care model. 

Looking For Juan (Operated by Marahuyo Inc.)

Looking for Juan is a for-purpose online store that advocates children’s literacy while promoting Philippine art.  It is home to art-infused merchandise and socially relevant children’s books that touch on various social issues, including data privacy, climate change, fighting fake news, human rights, children’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights.

Panublix

Panublix is a tech platform giving designers reliable and transparent access to tropical textiles and artisan craft so they can design for the conscious fashion consumer. They aim to put data points to production capacity, costs, and even track ESG metrics like income per artisan and carbon footprint in the supply chain to provide not only sustainability but also the heritage story behind the products. 

Pic-A-Talk

Pic-A-Talk is an assistive mobile application for non-verbal children with special needs. We provide a platform that helps these children communicate with other people using pictures. It’s very simple, complete with pictures to make it easier for kids to understand and use. 

PIN Health Tracker

PIN Health Tracker is a mobile and web application that acts as a tool for patients, doctors & hospitals to improve quality and efficiency, prevent errors, and enhance confidence of the community in the health system.

Salin Ph

Salin Swap is an end-to-end refilling solution for FMCG companies, and last mile pickup and delivery of refillable containers for grocery items.

Sureplus

Sureplus is a social enterprise startup that resells, repurposes & reallocates surplus food through their hybrid store and digital platforms in order to minimize food wastage & hunger starting in Davao City.

Upabuild

Upabuild’s solution digitalises the procurement process for suppliers of equipment and materials with contractors to enable them to source and manage their needs in a single platform. They introduce the sharing economy to heavy equipment rental through their online solution. 

Waste4Good Technologies

The W4G pivoted from Solar-powered & Automatic Bin into Waste4Good Planting Kit with the Compost Activator Solution (CAS) to provide a solution for COVID-19 impacts while mitigating the bio-waste problem. The Planting Kit is a complete set of planting materials for urban farming.

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The future of entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia is digital, socially influential, and powered by women. On this International Women’s Day, Creatella Impact and Villgro Philippines, in partnership with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), Investing in Women (an initiative of the Australian Government) (IW) and UN Women, are proud to present “WE Rise – SheDisrupts Philippines 2022”, a fully virtual venture competition, mentorship, and pre-accelerating training program for women entrepreneurs in the Philippines. Applications are now open at https://she-disrupts.org/werise .

Unlocking the potential of women entrepreneurs in the Philippines

What does sustainable development have in common with tech-driven, female entrepreneurship? They both represent the future of one of the most promising economies of Southeast Asia.

After successfully implementing SheDisrupts programs in Indonesia and Vietnam, Creatella Impact is proud to join forces with Villgro Philippines to organize WE Rise – SheDisrupts Philippines, a new venture competition, mentorship, and pre-acceleration programme in the Philippines, in partnership with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), Investing in Women (IW) and UN Women. A particular focus of this program will be to facilitate more gender lens investments (GLI) into women-led startups in the Philippines. The program will leverage Villgro Philippines’ WE Rise Community of women entrepreneurs, investors, ecosystem enablers, and agencies that support women entrepreneurship, to support ambitious women entrepreneurs in the Philippines to scale their businesses and raise growth capital. The community offers not only technical knowledge and skills, but is also creating a safe space for Women Entrepreneurs to connect, learn, collaborate, and grow with each other.

Along with mentorship and world-class training, participating startups will have the opportunity to get cash prizes in the form of a non-dilutive capital of up to 10,000 USD from the program partners, an entry to Techstars, AWS credits from AWS EdStart, fee-free processing with Stripe, a 2-hour design workshop with Styliff Tech, up to 82,000 USD savings with Hubspot, 50,000 USD worth of Segment credits, 10,000 USD worth of Freshwork credit, up to 20,000 USD from Creatella, and software donation from Oracle Netsuite.

In the Philippines, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) account for up to 99.6% of total enterprises and employ at least 62% of the Philippines workforce. One in 4 MSMEs are women-owned with women entrepreneurs making up the majority of the top sectors, 88% in retail/wholesale, 70% in food processing, 74% in materials and manufacturing and 44% in agriculture. Ironically, women founders in the Philippines are facing higher barriers as entrepreneurs. Among the gaps are lack of knowledge and business skills, lack of access to finance, limited connections, and more attention to housework and child or elderly care compared to men. With the efforts of Villgro Philippines and Creatella Impact, the combined “WE Rise – SheDisrupts Philippines” programme will help bridge the existing gaps by supporting women-led startups in the Philippines.

About the programme and the eligibility criteria

The programme features a venture competition, mentorships, and pre-acceleration training for women-led and women-owned innovative startups. It is fully conducted in a remote and digital format, connecting participants with seasoned mentors, judges and facilitators from the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Europe and USA.

The program will commence with online application and venture competition from March 8 to April 4, 2022. Up to fifty teams will be selected for the mentoring and judging sessions, scheduled from 4 to 29 April, 2022. The mentoring sessions are designed to provide founders and their teams with essential business and pitching skills, as well as offer a platform to showcase their businesses to an international audience, including investors.

The 20 most outstanding participants will then be invited to join an intense 3-week pre-acceleration program starting on May 9, 2022, which will cover topics including business development, technology, marketing, and financial skills, as well as topics specific to impact measurement and women’s economic empowerment. At the end of the pre-acceleration training, all participants will pitch live in front of GLI investors. WE Rise – SheDisrupts Philippines will run from April – June 2022.

The application criteria for the venture competition at a glance:

The program welcomes applications from early-stage startups ideally with a clearly developed product idea and some traction, and with at least one woman among the founders or in a leadership role, with women having 20% ownership of the entity. The program targets entrepreneurs who are either from the Philippines or target their products and services to the Philippines market. Businesses need to address market inefficiencies and offer solutions that contribute to one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and preferably have a positive impact on gender parity and women’s economic empowerment and are tech or innovation-driven. The program is industry agnostic: candidates may come from the world of health-tech, edtech, fintech – or any other.

The organizers encourage women entrepreneurs from rural provinces and component cities, as well as minority representatives to apply for this program. For entrepreneurs and founding teams who are interested in taking part in the programme, please apply at https://she-disrupts.org/werise/ . The application deadline is April 4, 2022, at 23:59 PhST.

About the Organizers and Partners of WE Rise – SheDisrupts Philippines 2022:

Creatella Impact

For early stage social enterprises in emerging markets, committed to providing entrepreneurial innovative solutions for the achievement of SDGs by generating measurable social and environmental impact, Creatella Impact provides venture building, technology execution, mentorship, advisory support, other acceleration programmes, impact investment including financial capital, deal syndication, blended funding and diverse financial instruments.

Website: creatella.org

Contact: programs@creatella.org

Villgro Philippines

Villgro is the oldest and largest social enterprise incubator in the world. In its 20-year journey, Villgro has funded 340+ enterprises, which have gone on to raise US$ 72 million in follow-on capital, impacting 36 million lives. We inspire, fund, and mentor innovative enterprises that are building solutions to impact the lives of the poor. We focus on supporting early-stage companies to test and validate their models and prepare them to raise capital from institutional investors. Villgro Philippines is a franchise partner of Villgro, we currently support 34 impact enterprises in the Philippines. What makes us unique is our expertise in early-stage investments and hands-on incubation support. Radical collaboration is at the core of our ethos, and we have partnered with more than 40 entrepreneur support organizations and funders to bring the right support to high-potential impact entrepreneurs in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Website: www.villgrophilippines.org

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)

SPF is a Japanese private foundation established in 1986 to enhance international cooperation. In 2017, SPF announced the formation of the Asia Women Impact Fund (AWIF), which aims to invest up to USD 100 million from its endowment to work towards a future where all women in Asia are empowered to reach their full potential. The fund aims to realize this vision by making investments to achieve favorable outcomes for women across Asia and to support women entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia.
During the program, the Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) Toolkit developed by SPF and DFAT Frontier Incubators, will be used.
Website: SPF https://www.spf.org/en/ , AWIF https://www.spf.org/awif/

Investing in Women

Investing in Women, an initiative of the Australian Government, catalyses inclusive economic growth through women’s economic empowerment in South East Asia.
Established in 2016, Investing in Women tackles one of the most critical social and economic issues of our time: gender inequality. Investing in Women uses innovative approaches to improve women’s economic participation as employees and as entrepreneurs and to influence the enabling environment to promote women’s economic empowerment in the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar through: Workplace Gender Equality (WGE), Impact Investment for Women’s SMEs, Influencing Gender Norms.

Website: https://investinginwomen.asia/

UN Women

UN Women leads UN’s advocacy to further promote gender equality by enhancing women’s economic empowerment, ending violence against women and girls and improving women’s access to justice, and making gender equality a key part of the national legal framework, policies and plans.
During the program, WeRise Acceleration Toolkit developed by UN Women will be used.

Website: https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/countries/philippine

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