It’s here! Twenty women founders from around the globe have been shortlisted for the 2024 Aurora Tech Award - no mean feat, given that there were 649 applicants to choose from! ?Founded in 2021, the Award recognizes top female entrepreneurs who are using technology to develop their communities and beyond.
The winners will be announced on International Women’s Day, during an online ceremony on March 8th, 2024 at auroratechaward.com
. (You’re invited! Register here
to see the awards.) Three cash prizes of $30,000, $20,000 and $10,000 will be awarded to the first, second and third place winners respectively, and the entrepreneurs will gain access to the driver mentorship program.?
And so, in no particular order, the final twenty are (drumroll please):
- Daniella Castro, Brazil: CTO and co-founder of Huna, a startup that develops cutting-edge AI models for the early detection of chronic diseases - especially cancers - in women.
- Marwa Hage, Colombia: Co-founder & CCO of Munily App, an access control management app for Latam′s gated communities.??
- Candace Chen, Taiwan: CEO & founder of Fluv, a pet care marketplace that helps urban pet parents find trusted local pet care easily in Asia, while creating more work opportunities for displaced women and improving animal welfare in Asia.
- Joselyne Del Rosario, Ecuador: her startup, DREx, is developing a platform that unlocks the potential of sustainable finance, avoiding E.S.G. greenwashing practices, and building in? traceability and transparency.
- Nadejda Anpilogova, Kazakhstan: co-founder of Your Accessible Guide, an ecosystem of inclusive digital products to help tourists with special needs plan and book trips, tours, services, and adventures, and provide people with disabilities an education in the sphere of accessible tourism.
- Maria Dmitrieva, Kazakhstan: CEO & co-founder of EcoDisclosure, a company revolutionizing how businesses approach environmental, social, governance (ESG) scoring and disclosure.?
- Sandra Montes Pérez, Spain: COO & founder of ScrapAd, which helps recyclers find the best business partners for their materials, and minimizes the waste going to landfills.
- Paula Monticelli, Argentina: her startup, CryptoMate, aims to improve access to web3 through the use of? innovative digital solutions.
- Rim Jourdan, UAE: founder of Skatch, a user-friendly professional platform for workers not on the traditional job marketplaces. Focusing on the MEA region, Skatch helps technicians, workers, vendors or other professionals with lower education levels to secure jobs, and upskill through AI, gaming and community building.
- Aidana Aituarova, Kazakhstan: founder of Porte Tech, whose ESG-friendly web application with automated “key to all doors” helps to reduce financial and time costs by integrating RFID cards, parking remotes, paper passes and magnets in one application.?
- Hannah T?pler, Mexico: founder and CEO of Intrare, a social tech that builds proprietary AI to eliminate bias from recruitment. Intrare’s mission is to match millions of refugees, marginalized women, LGBTIQ+, and other diverse talents with fair jobs, to break the poverty cycle.
- Firouza Eshonova, Uzbekistan: creator of Mila4AI, an app that aids those with speech disorders to improve their speaking ability. The app employs AI to prescribe oral motor and articulation exercises without needing a therapist present during their treatment, giving those who live in places that lack access to speech therapists an opportunity to improve their condition.?
- Assem Tazhiyeva, Kazakhstan: founder of Ozim Platform, a social project dedicated to supporting families with children who have special needs, by connecting them with research-based educational and psychological resources.?
- Aira Mongush, Cyprus: her startup, Mathhub, seeks to create global high value deep tech projects, building accessible tech education and reinforcement Learning and Group theory applications in Machine Learning Research.?
- Chinwendu Nweke, Nigeria: founder of Bridge Merchant Enterprises. Her vision is to see world hunger and poverty eradicated using technology and people-empowered solutions.
- Alena Shchavleva, Indonesia: founder of Effelp, a startup that matches up? a patient's needs for help and support with the resources available in his/her surroundings.
- Megan Lam, Hong Kong: co-founder & CEO at Neurum Health. She is excited about meaningful changes in mind and lifestyle health.
- Jasmijn Kok, Netherlands:? founder of Nina.care
, a database of reliable and loving nannies and au pairs. Her super-fast app arranges everything in no time.??
- Sarah Molema, Botswana: founder of Deaftronics (Pty) Ltd. She believes that deaf people should enjoy their rights without borders.?
- Folake Owodunni, Nigeria: her startup, Emergency Response Africa, is dedicated to making healthcare accessible in Africa.
Next stop: the winners! Stay tuned…
