Globally Spotted: Weekly Digest #02

Welcome to Globally Spotted Digest. A weekly round-up of inspiring women-owned and led-companies spotted on our discovery engine at www.globallyspotted.com

In this week's round-up, we've taken a round-trip across three continents to bring you innovative products and services by women-led and founded companies from New Zealand, the USA, and Finland. Discover this week's company spots.

Ahiida  ?? Australia

Founder: Aheda Zanetti | Globally Spotted by Priti Ambani

Discover Ahiida Pty an #Australian company proving that swimming in your own lane & modesty in business does pay off. In 2003, while watching her niece uncomfortably playing netball in a traditional hijab and veil, Aheda Zanetti, founder of Ahiida had a stroke of genius. She saw a gap in the market for athletes & sports enthusiasts, who follow different faiths and lifestyles, but still want the freedom to play sports without their clothes burdening their performance.

And so she founded - Ahiida - a #modest #swimwear and #sportwear brand offering innovative designs under the #Burkini Swimwear & Hijood Sportswear range. Both developed to reflect & celebrate Islamic values & offer Muslim women the freedom to participate in sports, swimming & day-to-day activities with confidence.

Today the company's Burkini designs have been embraced beyond people of #Muslim faith. Customers of Ahiida's clothing lines range from skin #cancer survivors in need of extra sun protection to those shy-er souls wanting to retain some sense of mystery.

Ahiida's range provides freedom, ease & comfort with built-in modesty. Designed to empower women & young girls of all faiths & body shapes to enjoy and excel at sports & water activities.

Find out more at bit.ly/3uEY7ve

CosmEthics ?? Finland

Founder & CEO: Katariina Rantanen | Globally Spotted by Babou Olengha-Aaby

Have you wondered what ingredients are hidden in your favourite cosmetics and perfume brands? Thanks to the Finnish BeautyTech company - CosmEthics - you now no longer have to wonder. With its CosmEthics App, the company is bringing transparency to an industry notorious for its harmful production practices by empowering consumers with access to open-sourced data about the formulation of their beloved beauty brands.

Users of the app can find all the information they need, at their fingertips, to make better informed and more considered choices. The app also allows consumers to get personalized information about the products they already use by scanning in the products barcode with their phones. The CosmEthics App doesn't stop there. The app also evaluates and recommends better alternatives when they are available! Beyond transparency, this is a company on a mission to educate and support consumers in making ethical purchasing decisions.

Give the app a try! You won't be disappointed. And join a growing global community of conscious consumers by adding your products to the app. Be part of the CosmEthics revolution and help change the makeup of the industry - literally.

Find out more at https://lnkd.in/eYmtqVY

Sunfed Meats ?? New Zealand

Founder & CEO: Shama Sukul Lee | Globally Spotted by Babou Olengha-Aaby

Plant-based meats that taste, feel, and smell like the real thing? Welcome to the next generation of plant-based meats! It's clean, minimalist, and delicious to boot and developed by Sunfed Meats?, an innovative New Zealand-based food tech start-up dedicated to making delicious foods that are healthier, safer, and sustainable. They’re re-imagining the high protein food system to bypass animals and source goodness directly from plants not to mention reducing the negative environmental impact associated with the consumption of industrialized meat sources.

Their Sunfed Meats? range includes Chicken Free Chicken?, Bull Free Beef?, and Boar Free Bacon? all made from premium yellow pea protein; This is guilt-free meat, that is good for you, better for the planet! So next time you're thinking of making your favourite Tikka Massala recipe, think plant-based. Think Sunfed Meats?. You might never look back.

Find out more at https://lnkd.in/eRj5JZS

littleBits ?? USA

Founder & CEO: Ayah Bdeir | Globally Spotted by Babou Olengha-Aaby

Let us introduce you littleBits. This is a unique startup with a great vision. They’re revolutionizing the way kids learn and create using STEM-based educational tools. Just as Lego allows you to create complex structures with little engineering knowledge, littleBits are simple, intuitive, space-sensitive blocks that make prototyping with sophisticated electronics a matter of snapping small magnets together.

They're on a mission “to put the power of electronics in the hands of everyone, and to break down complex technologies so that anyone can build, prototype, and invent’. It wants to ‘democratize hardware’ So, whether you want to make music, remote-controlled vehicles, or learn how to code, littleBits will have a kit to get you and your family excited about inventing.

Do you want to activate your kid's imagination?

Find out more https://lnkd.in/eHSBqSE

Bloomerent ?? USA

Founder & CEO: Danit Zamir | Globally Spotted by Babou Olengha-Aaby

Did you know that in the US people spend more than $26 billion annually on floral products? Many of the flowers bought are for special events and occasions. These types of floral arrangements often come with a hefty price tag, are bought all too frequently, and discarded just as fast - in a matter of hours.

Enter Bloomerent, a US company tackling the financial and environmental waste created by the commercial flower industry. Danit Zamar, The founder at Bloomerent, experienced first hand the problem of waste created by the event floral industry when planning her own wedding – but she also saw the huge opportunity it threw her way. And thus, Bloomerent was born, a flower-sharing platform for event hosts. Bloomerent connects customers with florists in their area, allowing them to split the costs.

Her thinking was quite simple – what if your event shares the flowers it orders with another event? This reduces waste, extends the usage & life of your blooms all the while saving both parties money! Isn't it just blooming genius:)

Is flower-sharing something for you?

Find at more at https://lnkd.in/eZ9DTcs

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