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GSBI® Social
Entrepreneurship
at the Margins
Accelerator
2018
INVESTOR
PROFILES
A S A N TA C L A R A U N I V E R S I T Y C E N T E R O F D I S T I N C T I O N
We thank our program
2018
Table of Contents
partners for supporting
3....................1951 Coffee Company
Social Entrepreneurship at 5...........................................734coffee
the Margins. 7.....................African Entrepreneur
Collective
9..............Courageous Kitchen Inc.
11................................................Destiny
Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship
13.................................Five One Labs
believes innovation and entrepreneurship provide a
15......................Leaf Global Fintech
path out of poverty. 17....................................Makers Unite
19................................More than One
About the GSBI® Perspective
Based at Santa Clara University, in the heart of the Silicon 21.........................................NeedsList
Valley, the Global Social Benefit Institute (GSBI®) accelerates 23.......................Refugee Company
25..............................refugees{code}
social impact enterprises that have developed innovative
This work features 27.............................Regenesys BPO
solutions to the problems of poverty. As the most rigorous 29.............................................Relevée
the investment profiles for the and practical social impact accelerator in the world, GSBI 31.............Scheherazade Initiatives
18 social entrepreneur members of supports social entrepreneurs in sustaining and scaling their 33.........Talent Beyond Boundaries
the 2018 Social Entrepreneurship at businesses. We help leaders manage risk and accelerate 35...................................WorkAround
the Margins cohort. The profiles growth so they can multiply their positive impact on the 37....................Zero Trafficking LLC
highlight the social entrepreneurs’ world.
work, their impact, growth plans,
and financing needs. We support these entrepreneurs throughout their
organizations’ life cycles through in-depth mentoring
If you are interested in exploring a provided by executive-level women and men who work
funding or partnership opportunity, with them over the course of six months through weekly
calls. Together, they refine and develop financial models, About Santa Clara University
please reach out to the
unit economics, growth strategies, operating plans, and Santa Clara University,
entrepreneurs directly with their a comprehensive Jesuit,
a justifiable ask for their investment needs. The support
provided contact information, or Catholic university located
provided through GSBI focuses on strengthening an
contact us at gsbi@scu.edu. 40 miles south of San
enterprise’s impact and business model and presenting their
Francisco in California’s
value proposition in a compelling manner. We support social Silicon Valley, offers its more
enterprise leaders in developing the operational excellence than 9,000 students rigorous
and investment readiness required to scale, and we equip undergraduate curricula in
teams with practical tools to be successful. arts and sciences, business,
and engineering; master’s
Since 2003, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship has degrees in business, education,
counseling psychology,
accelerated over 900 social entrepreneurs, who have raised
pastoral ministry, and
over $940M, and positively impacted the lives of over 320M theology; and law degrees and
people. engineering doctoral degrees.
Distinguished nationally by
Over 200 Silicon Valley executives comprise the GSBI mentor one of the highest graduation
cadre, a volunteer network. Social entrepreneurs receive rates among all U.S. master’s
Cover photos by African Entrepreneur about 300 hours of mentorship throughout the duration of universities, California’s oldest
Collective, 1951 Coffee, Relevée, and Talent operating higher-education
the GSBI In-Residence Accelerator program.
Beyond Boundaries institution demonstrates
faith-inspired values of ethics
©2018. GSBI is a registered trademark of Santa and social justice. For more
Clara University. All rights reserved. information, see www.scu.edu.
ABOUT US
The 1951 Coffee initiative was launched in 2015 in Berkeley, California. It
is organized as a multi-faceted not-for-profit offering consisting of two
complementary businesses. The first is the 1951 coffee shop(s), which operates
profitably on a single location basis and is built to be replicated across multiple
geographies. The coffee shops are staffed and managed by refugees and they
are a funding source for facilitating 1951 activities related to refugee assimilation
into the United States. The second is the Barista Training program, consisting of
two locations currently, which provides a staffing pipeline for 1951 cafes as well as
specialty coffee retailers nationally.
Core to our mission, we provide a warm welcome to include refugees in their new
U.S. communities as well as a place for refugees and the public to connect in a
common space. Through the coffee shops(s), we provide superior job opportunities
- stable jobs (with wages and benefits above what is otherwise available) that
inherently offer social, language, and cultural experiences that accelerate an
immigrant’s time to integrate into his/her new home. For the broader community,
INVESTMENT REQUIRED
our coffee shops are an info-centered space for the general public to learn and 1951 aims to expand to 5 new target markets and
make authentic, dignified connections with people who have entered the U.S. open 10 cafes by 2022, growing the company to
through formal immigration channels. 125 refugee staff. 1951 seeks $1.1M in grant capital
and $1.2M in debt in funding to launch our first
expansion through 2020. Funds will primarily cover
TARGET MARKET the capital costs to open 6 new coffee shops, to
Our target beneficiaries are recently-arrived refugees, asylees, and special launch our own coffee roasting program, and to
immigrant visa holders [refugees] that are only able to access 4D jobs (dirty, support headquarters staff capacity until 2022,
difficult, dangerous, and dull). As such, refugees do not feel welcome: they are when we project the entire organization to be
silent, misunderstood, and seldom interact with people in their new community. financially sustainable via earned income.
They live below the poverty line and rarely integrate into American communities.
“ ”
Our target markets to open and operate new coffee shops are cities with a
crossover of large refugee populations, growing/existing coffee cultures, and
demonstrated high wages for baristas. This includes: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago,
IMPACT TO DATE
Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, NYC, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh, San Diego, St. • 20 refugees employed at any one time at 1951’s
Louis, Seattle, and Washington D.C. two existing coffee shops; Average monthly
cost per employee working 30+ hr/week for full
Our customers have become true brand medical, dental, and vision of $113.89
advocates of 1951 Coffee. They first visit our VALUE PROPOSITION • 175 refugees graduates through our job training
program, with 80% employment rate through
cafés for the incredible coffee, and then 1951 is a specialty coffee shop that provides consumers with high quality products
jobs at 1951 and with our partners including
and a welcoming atmosphere, while sustainably supporting the livelihoods of
become regulars because of the friendships its refugee staff. Benefitting both refugees and the general public, 1951 offers a Blue Bottle, Starbucks, and other high end
they create with our barista staff. transformative coffee experience for consumers and immigrants. Our job training
and employment opportunities invite refugees into their new communities and
cafes in the region
• Average overall wage of 1951 employees and
help them swiftly become contributing, connected members of the US’s economy/ program graduates of $18.50/hr ($15.50/hr +
society. We provide the socially-conscious American consumer an unmatched
$3/hr in tips)
opportunity to support not just a cause, but a real person.
HEADQUARTERS Berkeley, CA July 2018: Second coffee shop opens at UC 2021: Open 3 new cafes – 125 refugee
MANAGEMENT TEAM IMPACT REGION United States MILESTONES Berkeley’s Student Union. In total, the two
cafes employee 18 baristas and 2 full-time,
employees across 12 locations. (Signed
on for a Washington D.C. location to
2015: Operations started. salaried managers, all who came as a refugee, open early 2021.)
ESTABLISHED 2015 Plans submitted to City of Berkeley for an asylee, or with a special immigrant visa.
flagship coffee shop.
TYPE 501(c)(3) November 2018: Opening an above
2022: HQ support staff fully funded by
RACHEL TABER SECTOR Economic 2016: Barista Training Program starts - held 6 ground coffee kiosk at the newly re-design
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza, that sees
(1) indirect cost rate of 5% -8%
classes in 2016, graduating 29 people with a
Co-Founder & Development 75% hire rate. UN’s refugee agency features 20,000 commuters daily. Will bring total
of gross sales from each cafe and
(2) coffee subscription and
refugee employment to 25 people.
Operations Director Annual Budget $1.6 million
1951 on its home page with an article
following one of our graduates starting a job
wholesale program.
at Blue Bottle Coffee.
MAJOR FUNDERS Starbucks Foundation,
Zellerbach Family January 21, 2017: 1951 flagship coffee shop
GROWTH PLAN
Foundation, James opens 5 days before the first attempted 2019: - Open 3 new cafes - 60 refugee
DOUG HEWITT Irvine Foundation, travel ban and cuts to the refugee program. employees across 6 locations.
6,814 customers visit in the first month and - Launch national coffee
Co-Founder & Philanthropic Ventures the shop nets $36,333. subscription program via relationships
Program Director Foundation, Wells with Coffee Manufactory.
Fargo Foundation, March 2017: First month cash flow positive
2020: - Open 3 new cafes – 90 refugee
First Presbyterian employees across 9 locations.
- Increase cafe profitability via
Church of Berkeley launching our own coffee roasting
December 2017: Coffee shop ends first
program.
STAGE Revenue Generation operations year profitable. Graduate 55
- Decreases coffee COGS by $2/lb and
refugees from the barista training program
EMPLOYEES 26 with an 80% hire rate. provides new, higher-paid jobs for WWW.SCU.EDU/MillerCenter
internal staff growth.
2018 INVESTOR PROFILE
CONTACT US rachel@1951coffee.com http://1951coffee.com CONNECT @1951coffee /1951coffee
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ABOUT US
734 Coffee (7N, 34E Coffee) sells delicious Ethiopian grown coffee to
734 Coffee provides college U.S consumers in order to provide college scholarships to refugees of
South Sudan. The coffee beans are grown in the same region where over
education opportunities to 250,000 South Sudanese refugees have, unfortunately, called home
for decades since the Sudanese civil war. Without adequate access to
refugees from South Sudan. nutrition, healthcare, and education, this overlooked population is in
a cycle of poverty with little-to-no resources to escape it. 734 Coffee
imports the green beans to be roasted and packaged in the United
States and sold direct to consumers and wholesale customers. Proceeds
from the sales are used to fund Refugee Scholarships for higher
education. Our value chain creates demand for our beans in the refugee
populated region and distributors and consumers get a wholly premium
and impact-based product at an affordable price.
INVESTMENT REQUIRED
734 Coffee is seeking investments to
TARGET MARKET execute growth strategies over the
Coffee by refugees 734 Coffee has two target audiences that purchase our coffee: individual
consumers and institutions. Coffee is a $13.3B industry of which 9.3% is
next three years. 734 coffee seeks
$500,000 in the form of grants and
to educate refugees and premium coffee, 34% of adults consume gourmet coffees (NCA 2017)
this is primarily where 734 Coffee operates, with plans to expand into equity-based investments in 2019
give scholarships to refugees. single serve K-Cups (34.7%). to establish a roastery, purchase
Individual consumers, 35 and older that live in upscale suburban or equipment, and inventory that will
metropolitan areas. They appreciate a good cup of quality coffee and allow us to service larger clients and
advocate for social justice and education, thus value 734 Coffee’s social
increase our impact.
“ ”
mission.
Institutions: From commercial offices to specialty grocery stores, IMPACT TO DATE
institutions find value in choosing 734 Coffee as their coffee of choice
as part of their Corporate Social responsibility CSR) initiatives / a 734 Coffee established 10
My main goal is to be able to finish my demonstration of their values as an organization while contributing to scholarships for refugees in 2017,
refugee’s higher education.
studies and be able to give back to the 6 scholars have maintained their
society one day. I am a hardworking girl VALUE PROPOSITION enrollment status so far in 2018. 734
full of ambitions and am willing to prove For coffee consumers that seek delicious premium quality coffee, 734 Coffee plans to establish 240 ($1.5M)
all this if am ever given a chance by your Coffee is a coffee product, produced at 2200 meters above sea level full scholarships over the next 5 years
that provides higher education scholarships to refugees of South Sudan 2019-2023.
scholarship organization. using its proceeds. Unlike our competitors, our product tackles the UN
sustainable development goal of quality education while allowing the
consumer to maintain their daily coffee habit.
- Nyandeng Debbie Atem
HEADQUARTERS Washington, DC
MANAGEMENT TEAM MILESTONES GROWTH PLAN KEY AWARDS
IMPACT REGION South Sudan
2016: Launched 734 Coffee. 2019: Purchase roasting
ESTABLISHED 2016 equipment and lease location to
VH1 Do Something Awards
MANYANG KHER
Founder/CEO streamline distribution (improve
TYPE For-profit turnaround time) Applause African Humanitarian
SECTOR Coffee 2017: Launched 734 Coffee Award
2020: Purchase second roasting
ecommerce
2017 EARNED REVENUE $35,000 machine to increase coffee
production in order to gain market US Conference of Catholic
ELVIS HEDJI
STAGE Revenue share in premium coffee market Churches National Migration Pay
Co-Founder/COO it Forward Award
2018: Launched 734 Coffee whole-
EMPLOYEES 3 sale, 734 became available at
Unicef, UN Foundation, DevEx, 2021: Expand client base beyond
VOLUNTEERS 8 Hostel Int. DC, U.S Institute of U.S and Canada
AKANDU NWOSU Peace and a host of other forward
Co-Founder/CMO thinking social justice driven orga-
nizations. Secure 250K - 500K in
funding for FY2019
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2018 INVESTOR PROFILE
CONTACT US team@734coffee.com 8044323985 www.734coffee.com CONNECT /734coffee @734coffee /734coffee
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African Entrepreneur ABOUT US
AEC provides micro, small and medium enterprises with relevant
Collective empowers local and tools, business trainings, individual consulting, and access to
refugee entrepreneurs to grow low-cost capital so that they can grow their businesses and
create jobs for others in their communities. To date, AEC has
their businesses and worked with more than 3,400 entrepreneurs who have created
nearly 6,000 jobs
create jobs.
INVESTMENT REQUIRED
TARGET MARKET AEC is seeking $635,000 in grant
There are roughly 200,000 high-growth potential micro, small funding, enabling us to expand our SME
and medium enterprises in Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya. Over services to Uganda and our refugee
We have supported the last 5 years, AEC has demonstrated that by supporting these
program to Kenya in 2019. This will also
types of existing businesses, we can generated much needed
3,400 entrepreneurs to employment opportunities and economic development. Over the build the foundation for future growth to
reach 21,000 entrepreneurs by 2021.
create more than 6,000 jobs. next 3 years, AEC will grow from serving 1% to 11% of the total
addressable market in East Africa.
IMPACT TO DATE
“ ”
• 3,422 entrepreneurs served since
VALUE PROPOSITION 2013
Before AEC, I didn’t know the unit AEC works with high-growth potential micro, small and medium • 84% business survival rates over the
economics of my business. I didn’t enterprises that want to increase their profits and grow their past four years
know which of my products were most businesses. We offer practical and affordable services focused • 88% average revenue increase per
on increasing sales, improving operational efficiency, and entrepreneur during the program
profitable. I wasn’t able to make strategic managing cash flow. • 5,497 new jobs created in local
decisions. But with the help of the AEC communities (note: this only reflects
program, I’ve tripled my monthly revenues Unlike other consultants, AEC can efficiently and affordably
2017 data and prior)
meet most business needs under one roof. AEC’s clients typically
and grown from 4 to 20 full time staff. increase their business revenues by 88% in less than 12 months.
• 27,410 lives have been positively
impacted, including our
Emmanuel, Founder of entrepreneurs, their dependents, and
their employees
TEMACO Builders Rwanda
HEADQUARTERS Kigali, Rwanda
MANAGEMENT TEAM IMPACT REGION Africa MILESTONES 2018: Doubled the number of 2021: Achieve break-even branch
entrepreneurs supported in one year model for supporting SMEs that
ESTABLISHED 2012 2013: Launched business development
services program in Rwanda with plans to 1,800. Secured $1.2M grant from will demonstrate a replicable and
Mastercard Foundation to support SME sustainable model to scale across the
TYPE Non-Profit/NGO to work with 100 entrepreneurs per
entrepreneurs in Rwanda’s tourism and continent.
year.
hospitality industries. Board approved
SECTOR Economic strategic plan to expand services to
JULIENNE OYLER Development 2016: Supported 631 entrepreneurs in more countries in Africa.
Co-founder & CEO 2017 EARNED REVENUE $481,727
total to date who had created 2,672
jobs. Outpaced growth and impact
KEY AWARDS
2017 OTHER REVENUE $ 1,384,727 targets; opened an office in Tanzania
and began working with refugee GROWTH PLAN 2015 Echoing Green Fellowship
MAJOR FUNDERS Mastercard Center entrepreneurs in Rwanda.
for Inclusive Growth
2019: Launch program for SME
Fund, US State
2017: Worked with 958 entrepreneurs entrepreneurs in Uganda; expand
Department, UNHCR, program for refugee entrepreneurs into
this year alone. Secured $2.2M in
Vitol Foundation, grants from Mastercard’s Center for Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya.
Mastercard Inclusive Growth Fund and the US State
Department to expand our work with
STAGE Prepare to Scale refugees in Rwanda over the next two 2020: Scale refugee program to all
camps in Kenya, and launch refugee
EMPLOYEES 63 years.
programming in Uganda
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VOLUNTEERS 1
2018 INVESTOR PROFILE
CONTACT US julienne@africanentrepreneurcollective.org www.africanentrepreneurcollective.org CONNECT /AfricanEntrepreneurCollective
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ABOUT US
Courageous Kitchen works to transform the lives of urban
Courageous kitchen inspires refugees in Bangkok using the power of food and education.
marginalized youth in Our recipe for rehabilitating the community we serve combines
feeding the hungry, funding basic needs of the most vulnerable,
Bangkok through the and providing free education. Our outreach is funded by hosting
tourists for Thai cooking classes and street food tours.
power of food!
INVESTMENT REQUIRED
TARGET MARKET Courageous Kitchen is seeking grant
Bangkok, Thailand is the most visited city in the world, hosting
funding of $234,000 in 2019 to create a
35 million tourists in 2017. Each year Americans alone, account
In 2017 we distributed more for one million of these visitors, spending approximately a third culinary training and teaching center in
of travel budgets on food. Courageous Kitchen is the first social Bangkok. The center would enhance our
than two tons (2200kg) of enterprise of its kind in Bangkok, targeting visitors to the city ability to generate funds, and expand
rice to struggling families. hoping to take part in unique food experiences with a social our impact through cooking courses, a
impact. training restaurant, and an urban garden.
IMPACT TO DATE
“ ”
Courageous Kitchen has provided 500
hours of English-language instruction for
VALUE PROPOSITION 3-6 year olds in our pre-school serving
I like cooking because when I’m cooking, I feel For visitors to Bangkok who want to explore the rich culinary the children of asylum-seeking refugees
very happy. I am also proud of the dishes that culture of Thailand, the Courageous Kitchen is a nonprofit that in Bangkok. In 2017, Courageous Kitchen
provides unique cooking classes. Unlike the average group distributed over $10,000 in direct cash
I am able to make. To teacher Dwight: Thank cooking classes in Bangkok, our classes offer students the ability aid to vulnerable families, and invested
you. Thank you for your love, for helping and to craft their own menu, learn Thai cooking in small groups, and
over $10,000 in education, and culinary
for teaching us. Thank you so much and I make a social impact on their visit to Bangkok.
skills training for the same community.
will never forget your love. To the volunteers: This includes 2,200kg of rice distributed,
Thank you for coming and teaching us. positively impacting the lives of 300
people.
- Rose,
16 year old, refugee student
HEADQUARTERS Bangkok, Thailand
MANAGEMENT TEAM MILESTONES GROWTH PLAN KEY AWARDS
IMPACT REGION Bangkok, Thailand
ESTABLISHED 2015 2015: Began organizing regular 2019: Increase staffing and Founder Dwight Turner and the
cooking classes for teenage asylum capacity to operate large group Courageous Kitchen have been
TYPE Non-Profit/NGO seekers. Registered 501(c)(3) classes. Triple number of lives featured in CNN Travel, Toronto
DWIGHT TURNER SECTOR Education positively impacted to 1,000. Star, Bangkok Post and other
publications.
Founder 2017 EARNED REVENUE $10,164 2017: Launched first premium 2020: Launch our first culinary
cooking classes for tourists. Raised training center in Bangkok. Expand
2017 OTHER REVENUE $ 24,391 $10,164 in first year. premium curriculum offering to
STAGE Validate international school students, and
free or low-cost classes for public
2018: Surpassed 2017 earnings in
EMPLOYEES 3 March, doubled 2017 earnings by
reaching $20,663 raised in July. 2021: Pilot and launch a training
VOLUNTEERS 10
restaurant. Reach 1,000 children
with basic kitchen safety and skills
training within the year.
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2018 INVESTOR PROFILE
CONTACT US dwight@courageouskitchen.org 6785009201 http://courageouskitchen.org CONNECT @couragous_k
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Destiny intercepts the cycle ABOUT US
Destiny provides services to young, vulnerable survivors of sex
of sex trafficking and sexual trafficking to prevent further exploitation, including retrafficking.
exploitation of the most Survivors need safe accommodation, education, employment
and social care. Destiny provides these in an integrated portfolio
vulnerable girls in Kolkata. of services for children and young adults.
TARGET MARKET
Destiny’s beneficiaries are children and young adults who are
survivors of sex trafficking, or are particularly at risk of being INVESTMENT REQUIRED
Four hundred thirty-five trafficked. More than 3,500 cases of human trafficking were
reported to police in West Bengal in 2017— most of these were $ 350,000
women and children have women. The actual number of unreported cases is generally
gone through our program— accepted to be many times this. The number of girls and women
in Kolkata who are the most vulnerable to being trafficked is
who were not further more than 1,000.
exploited and were
empowered.
“ ”
I want to thank Destiny members for understanding VALUE PROPOSITION
my pain and giving me a safe and dignified life. I was Destiny provides an integrated suite of services which
terrified when I had to leave shelter home at 18 years, encompass all of the elements necessary to significantly reduce
with no family and no idea how to earn as well as find the risk of the most vulnerable young woman being trafficked
a place to stay. Through Destiny, I got shelter, learned or re-trafficked. These are: safe accommodation, education,
necessary skills while earning, and got a job. Now I am employment, and the personal support to cope with the most
an independent woman! challenging transitional phases of life.
Destiny has given me love, peace, and joy! I wish that
girls like. me comes to Destiny and their life changes
forever like mine.
- S. Das
HEADQUARTERS Kolkata, India
MANAGEMENT TEAM IMPACT REGION Asia-Pacific MILESTONES GROWTH PLAN KEY AWARDS
ESTABLISHED 2008 Reflection fashion accessory 2019: 50% growth in revenue of 2013 - Leader of Impact Award
SMARITA SENGUPTA TYPE Hybrid business created our Reflection fashion accessory from Global Women Leadership
business Network - Silicon Valley
Founder
SECTOR Economic
Development Destiny’s red light community 2017- “Iconic Women Creating a
centre created 2020: Opening new homestay better world for All “ By Women
2017 EARNED REVENUE $70,000 and emergency accommodation Economic Forum and All Ladies
SANJOY SENGUPTA training centre League
STAGE Prepare to Scale Destiny’s partnership with a large
Board of Trustees Chairman government children’s shelter
2015 - Nominee in Public Service
EMPLOYEES 17 category -” Indian of the year “ by
home
CNN-NEWS18 - 2015
VOLUNTEERS 10 2021: 100 graduates per into
Destiny’ homestay accommodation private sector employment
service created
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2018 INVESTOR PROFILE
CONTACT US info@destinyreflection.org 09433883050 www.destinyreflection.org CONNECT destiny-reflection @DestinyKolKata
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Five One Labs empowers ABOUT US
Five One Labs is a start-up incubator in the Kurdistan Region
conflict-affected and of Iraq (KRI) that helps displaced and conflict-affected
displaced individuals to entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. We provide wrap
around support for skilled refugee, IDP, and host-community
rebuild and thrive through startup founders in Iraq through training, mentorship, coworking,
and seed funding.
entrepreneurship.
INVESTMENT REQUIRED
TARGET MARKET Five One Labs is raising grant-funding
We have trained over Our participants are young refugee, IDP and host community of $350,000 over the next six months
innovators who are highly skilled but need support to launch to launch our next startup cohort in
1,000 conflict-affected their ventures. Our entrepreneurs are generally college educated
Erbil and begin our work in Mosul. We
or have professional experience in the area in which they want
entrepreneurs and worked to launch their startup. We reach our “customers” through
are also looking for mentors for our
entrepreneurs, partnerships with angel
intensively with two channels - through our own on-the-ground and online
investors who may be interested in
recruitment, and through partner organizations.
22 startups in Iraq. investing in our entrepreneurs in Iraq,
and CEO’s and business experts who can
provide guest video talks to our startups.
“ ”
VALUE PROPOSITION
Since starting [the incubator] I have made enough For displaced and conflict-affected entrepreneurs in the Middle
pivots to finally find the path I want to pursue. I have East, Five One Labs is a comprehensive training and support IMPACT TO DATE
developed a company culture, business ethos, first draft program that provides the skills, mentorship, community, and Reached over 1,000 entrepreneurs with
of a budget plan, acquired leads, built and deployed funding that enables them to launch their own businesses. our workshops, trainings and events;
prototype products, formed customer surveys, outlined Unlike other training programs, our incubator provides a holistic served 42 entrepreneurs in intensive
customer journeys, planned a launch event, built a and bespoke curriculum targeted at scalable and tech-enabled training and incubation programs;
website, grown a team and learnt from many mini businesses. provided $37,000 to date in seed
mistakes along the way! funding to startups with conflict-affected
- Kosha Hussain, founders.
Five One Labs Entrepreneur
from Kurdistan
HEADQUARTERS Erbil & Sulaimani, Iraq
MANAGEMENT TEAM MILESTONES GROWTH PLAN KEY AWARDS
IMPACT REGION Middle East: Iraq
ESTABLISHED 2017 FY2017: Launched in Iraq, FY2018: Incubate at least 30 2016: New York Business Plan
successfully completed our first startups in our 3-month incubation Competition, NYC Best Social
ALICE BOSLEY TYPE Non-Profit/NGO startup cohort in Erbil, and reached Impact Organization
programs; support 15 women-led,
Co-Founder & SECTOR Economic Development over 1,000 aspiring entrepreneurs growth stage businesses 2017: Columbia’s School of
Executive Director across the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
2017 EARNED REVENUE $30,000 with trainings and events
International and Public Affairs
FY2019: Incubate at least 60 Dean’s Challenge for Public Policy,
2017 OTHER REVENUE $177,000 startups and 30 women-led, First Place
GIZ - German Corporation FY2018: Expanded to a second city,
MAJOR FUNDERS for International Cooperation Sulaimani, with the support of GIZ
growth stage businesses
2017: Bahrain Unreasonable
PATRICIA LETAYF (ongoing);
US Department of State
and established Kurdistan’s first Thinkers Award
Co-Founder & (ongoing); coworking space FY2020: Incubate at least 100
Director of Operations Uncommon Individual Foundation startups in at least two countries
(ongoing);
International Organization for
Migration (project completed)
STAGE Validate
EMPLOYEES 4
VOLUNTEERS 2 WWW.SCU.EDU/MillerCenter
2018 INVESTOR PROFILE
CONTACT US patricia@fiveonelabs.org +16034018846 https://fiveonelabs.org/ CONNECT @fiveonelabs /fiveonelabs
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ABOUT US
Leaf provides financial services to the stateless and excluded by
Leaf Global Fintech provides creating a virtual bank with blockchain technology. Leaf enables
economic security to the refugees to safely store and transport assets across borders,
avoiding carrying cash. Cash puts refugees at risk of danger in
stateless and excluded. addition to being inconvenient and expensive to exchange. Leaf’s
platform is accessible through a mobile device—no smartphone
required. Identity is linked across borders with biometrics so
that a refugee has access to their finances anywhere. Blockchain
makes Leaf’s transactions extremely secure and transparent
without exposure to cryptocurrency. Leaf ultimately enables
financial security by creating economic identities.
INVESTMENT REQUIRED
TARGET MARKET Leaf is raising a $500,000 round, $180,000 of
The UN has designated 68 million people as refugees with which has been secured through the Catalyst
Leaf Global Fintech helps another 100 million at risk of becoming refugees, an estimated
$1.9B market. Leaf targets the 60% of conflict areas that already
Fund and grants. This will allow Leaf to launch
operations in Rwanda and Congo working
refugees protect up to use mobile money in order to limit a heavy on-ground presence. with refugees and small cross-border traders.
Leaf’s initial market is the 172,000 refugees and small cross-
80% of their cash while border traders in Rwanda/DRC with access to mobile money
The funding will cover regulatory approval,
partnership development, and continued
crossing borders. plus the 41,000 Congolese and Rwandese resettled in the US.
Leaf’s customers are vulnerable to carrying cash and need an
technical development. The remainder is
expected to come from grants and equity
inexpensive, convenient way of retaining value across borders. investment from angels or social impact
Leaf reaches customers through existing word-of-mouth
“ ”
investors.
networks and partnerships with local telecoms.
VALUE PROPOSITION IMPACT TO DATE
For vulnerable populations who often must carry cash across - Leaf allows customers to access and retain
For the first time, I am confident and don’t borders or forfeit value, Leaf is a mobile platform that provides value when crossing borders and opens a
have fear when crossing the border. We secure storage and transport of assets across borders. Unlike convenient path for international remittances.
banks, telecoms, and money transfer services that can only Leaf helps create a biometric and economic
need Leaf to be offered immediately for provide domestic storage or expensive physical cash transfers, identity for refugees.
everyone. It’s a very easy way to get cash Leaf uses blockchain technology and biometrics to provide - Primary impact metric: Ratio of previously
and will facilitate safety in the region. We secure, inexpensive, convenient access to digital financial accessible funds to accessible funds with
services. Leaf.
have been waiting for this. - Secondary impact metrics: Households
-Asina Mujawimana, provided new access, Decreased dependence
small cross-border trader in upon host state in number of days; CFPB
Gisenyi, Rwanda and Goma, DR Congo financial well-being scale.
HEADQUARTERS Nashville, TN, USA
MANAGEMENT TEAM Kigali, Rwanda MILESTONES GROWTH PLAN KEY AWARDS
IMPACT REGION Rwanda, DRC, USA
June-August 2017: Conducted Impact 74,000 direct users and September 2018: Afrolynk Pitch
ESTABLISHED 2017 six-country market research study, 296,000 family members during Competition, 1st Place (Berlin,
NAT ROBINSON TYPE For-Profit 260+ refugees interviewed to date first 18 months of operations Germany)
Co-Founder & CEO
SECTOR Economic Development June 2018: Established company in
Information & Expand into secondary markets
Rwanda March 2018: SXSW Best Bootstrap
Communications (Colombia/Venezuela, Myanmar/ Award (Austin, TX)
Technology (ICT) Bangladesh) in three years.
2018 EARNED REVENUE Pre-Revenue July 2018: Obtained $100k in
TORI SAMPLES funding from Catalyst Fund December 2017: Sohr Grant
2018 OTHER REVENUE $143,000 Vanderbilt Entrepreneur Award, 1st
Co-Founder & CTO (backed by The Gates Foundation Earn $1.3M in revenue by EOY Place (Nashville, TN)
MAJOR FUNDERS Catalyst Fund, LaunchTN, and JPMorgan Chase) 2021.
Vanderbilt University
March 2018 and September 2018:
STAGE Validate Conducted cross-border pilot
with small traders and refugees in
EMPLOYEES 3 Congo and Rwanda to test system
transactions and process flow with
VOLUNTEERS 3 cash
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2018 INVESTOR PROFILE
CONTACT US info@leafglobalfintech.com +17193386451 www.leafglobalfintech.com CONNECT /leafglobalfintech @LeafGlobalTech
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Makers Unite makes ABOUT US
Makers Unite is a socially inclusive enterprise producing beautiful
newcomers belong in local everyday products made from sustainable and up-cycled
communities worldwide materials. Our collection is handcrafted with love by newcomers
and locals in a scalable production process. The revenue of
through collaborative making our products is reinvested in our social inclusion programs
supporting refugees in their access to the labor market.
of meaningful products.
TARGET MARKET
Beneficiary: For newcomers with a creative background or
ambition, who want to be reinserted in the labor market, the
We provided more than program of Makers Unite is a talent development track that INVESTMENT REQUIRED
provides beneficiaries with unique tools and self-confidence 200.000 Grants
110 newcomers with a development skillsets.
100.000 Convertible Debt
connection to their first Market proposition: For the conscious consumer focused
on sustainable goods, the Makers Unite collection is a travel
100.000 Loans
professional career step accessories line that provides sustainable products with a great *euro
social added value. Unlike most of fair-trade sustainable goods,
in The Netherlands. our product not only cares about the environment but provides
direct employment opportunities for refugees and locals in
“ ”
Europe.
VALUE PROPOSITION IMPACT TO DATE
Makers Unite helps me connect to locals, Makers Unite helps newcomer refugees getting back on their
Since 2016 the programs of Mak-
build my network, learn new skills and learn feet through an internationally-scalable program based on three
main activities: ers Unite have already benefited
Dutch language. Here I work in a team and
get support to build a plan for next steps in
-Coaching Programs runs different programs and services to more than 110 newcomers directly
help newcomers integrate and find work.
my career. Same as the material we work with, -Makers Unite Products & collaborations design and manufacture
in The Netherlands. 600 atten-
here I am learning how to recycle my life and products through collaboration of newcomers, tailors and dants of workshops given to ed-
be new again. designers. ucational institutions and compa-
-Cultural Program engages participants in activities with the
local public through workshops in schools and companies,
nies. 5,500 life-vests recovered
- Moutassem Alawad, creative collaborations with known designers and artistic events from Greek islands and recycled
lawyer from Syria to raise awareness about equality. into new products.
HEADQUARTERS Amsterdam,
MANAGEMENT TEAM The Netherlands MILESTONES GROWTH PLAN KEY AWARDS
IMPACT REGION Europe & Middle East
2016 Global winner of Refugee 2019 Roll-out Makers Unite pro- Winner Refugee Challenge - What
ESTABLISHED 2016 Challenge gram internationally Design Can Do, UNCHR & Ikea
TYPE Hybrid
THAMI SCHWEICHLER
Co-Founder & Director SECTOR Economic 2017 More than 50 newcomers 2020 Installing the first Makers Winner Social Entrepreneurship
Development benefited directly by our programs Unite facility abroad Prize - ABN AMRO
2017 EARNED REVENUE $30,000
2023 Having 5 facilities installed in Winner Amsterdammers, Maak
2017 OTHER REVENUE $130,000 2018 Obtained €300k in funding Europe and Middle East Je Stad! - EU Commissie, City of
Amsterdam Competition
MAJOR FUNDERS Stichting DOEN, VSB
Fonds, Anton Jurgen
Fonds
STAGE Validate
EMPLOYEES 6
VOLUNTEERS 10
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CONTACT US thami@makersunite.eu +31653441951 www.makersunite.eu CONNECT /MakersUnite.eu @MakersUnite_eu
17MORE THAN ONE PERSPECTIVE ABOUT US
MTOP is an advanced training program that offers various workshops,
brings together companies and training and mentoring to prepare highly-qualified refugees to enter
highly-skilled refugees the labour market. We enable them to find work suited to their skills,
knowledge, and experience. We also help employers to find talent and
and demonstrates the increase the diversity of their staff. We have worked with companies like
Deloitte, Western Union, PORR, Strabag and IBM among others.
potential of diversity. MTOP started working in 2016 and, since then we selected and trained
more than 130 participants in our training program. 70% of our
participants enter the labour market afterwards.
MTOP’s mission is to make refugee’s potential accessible to the labour
market and break down negative stereotypes.
TARGET MARKET
INVESTMENT REQUIRED
2 million € saved for the Austrian The main beneficiaries of MTOP are highly-skilled refugees and
companies in Austria. More than 200,000 people applied for • $40,000 for 2019
state in the last 2 years; asylum in the last 3 years. Currently about 5,000 refugees are
100 participants supported to find jobs; potential beneficiaries in Vienna (approved asylum status +
academic background). The demand for MTOP solutions remains
to find jobs; high as 48,000 people are still in the asylum procedure. About
IMPACT TO DATE
80% sucess rate 1,000 refugees get approved and receive free access to the labor
market each month. MTOP recruits mainly through social media
• 2 million € saved for the
where MTOP alumni serve as influencers in the community. So Austrian state in the last
far, each MTOP Associate Program had 4x as many applications 2 years in social well-fare
“ ”
as available places. expenses and gained income in
VALUE PROPOSITION taxes and social security
MTOP provides the MTOP Associate Program, which is an • 130 participants supported to
advanced training program, for highly-skilled refugees in find jobs
Thanks to MTOP, I know exactly which Austria. MTOP thereby segments the group of refugees and
• Doubled on average monthly
provides targeted and hands-on education to make refugees
jobs fit my skills and how I can write a ready for their first day at work. Unlike competitors, MTOP income of MTOP participants
strong application for those positions. doesn’t stop there, but after the MTOP Associate Program, • Generated a culture for
places the participants in jobs suited to their skills, knowledge
and experience. MTOP also supports the on-boarding process
encountering between
in the company. After successful labour market integration, newcomers and locals at our
Mohammed, MTOP communicates the positive personal stories of the MTOP partner companies
participants.
Civil engineer from Syria
HEADQUARTERS Vienna, Austria
MANAGEMENT TEAM MILESTONES GROWTH PLAN KEY AWARDS
IMPACT REGION Austria
NINA POXLEITNER ESTABLISHED 2016 September 2016 - Establishment of 2019: 100% growth —> 120 2017: Social Impact Award Austria
MTOP participants in the MTOP Associate
Co-Founder & CEO TYPE For-Profit October 2016 - Start of 1. MTOP Program
Associate Program
SECTOR Equality and Social February 2017 - 80% of participants 2018: Forbes Europe 30 under 30
2020: >60% market income + geo-
2017 EARNED REVENUE $100,000 placed in jobs
graphic expansion
JULIAN RICHTER March 2017 - New office at SOS
Co-Founder & COO 2017 OTHER REVENUE $200,000 Children Village
July 2017 - Hired our first employee -
2018: Winner of MIT Enterprise
MAJOR FUNDERS Austrian Ministries Haia who was also a participant in the 2021: 70% of the MTOP Associate Forum, Pan Arab Region Innovate
MTOP Associate Program
European Union September 2017 - 200.000 Dollar in
Program online —> MTOP for Refugees Competition
e-learning platform
STAGE Validate funding secured
LISA-MARIA SOMMER February 2018 - Hired our second
EMPLOYEES 6
Co-Founder & CEO employee
VOLUNTEERS 4 July 2018 - 100 Associates
September 2018 - Independent impact
assessment
October 2018 - Tripled market income
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CONTACT US nina.poxleitner@mtop.at +436504171641 https://mtop.at CONNECT /morethanoneperspective
19ABOUT US
NeedsList is a marketplace connecting individual and
NeedsList is the corporate donors with the financial, volunteer, and supply needs
world’s first marketplace for of high impact NGOs. NGOs list their specific needs in a
“registry” using our web app and chatbot. Our “give global, buy
communities in crisis. local” model represents a tremendous shift in the status quo of
humanitarian aid.
TARGET MARKET
We have met over Private spending on humanitarian aid hit an all-time high of INVESTMENT REQUIRED
45,000 needs for displaced over $13B in 2017 nearly doubling 2016 figures. This global pool We’re raising a USD$1M seed round as a
convertible note. We have raised over half as
consists of individual, philanthropic, and corporate donors. When
people worldwide, this is broadened to overall spending, we are looking at over of Summer 2018, and are looking to close the
$20B a year. Our B2B2C model leverages trends in CSR and remaining $400k by end of year.
representing over cause marketing. Companies, just like individuals, want
$250,000 investment in innovative alternatives to large NGOs. These corporate
partnerships are not just critical to revenue, they facilitate user
local economies. acquisition, transactions on our platform, and getting needs met.
“ ”
VALUE PROPOSITION IMPACT TO DATE
NeedsList provides an innovative We sell a trusted, transparent platform to companies that
• Our users have directed over $250,000
opportunity to connect our people to worth of resources to local NGOs repre-
enables their community to meet specific, urgent humanitarian
senting supply needs, volunteer resourc-
a custom list of remote volunteer needs, access to new markets, and responds to demand in
es, and monetary donations.
millennial workforce for corporate citizenship.
opportunities that employees can • Over $150,000 of supplies have been
participate in right from their invested in local economies supporting
refugees or survivors of natural disasters.
computer screens to meet the urgent • Over 15,000 people have had needs met
needs of refugees. through NeedsList. We calculate this by
looking at our “needs met” and dividing it
—Tali Golan, Director of Philanthropy by 3 since some individuals have multiple
and Inclusion, TripAdvisor needs met.
HEADQUARTERS Durham, NC and
MANAGEMENT TEAM Toronto, Ontario MILESTONES GROWTH PLAN KEY AWARDS
IMPACT REGION North America,
Europe, India, Kenya 2017: Launched NeedsList 2021: Over 25 million GMV 2018: Listed as one of the top 15
platform, World Refugee Day projected and over 400,000 users companies in the Laudato Si
ESTABLISHED 2016 and over 1.5 million lives impacted. Challenge
NATASHA FREIDUS TYPE For-Profit
June 2018: Launched paid 2018: Humanitarian Grand
Co-Founder & CEO SECTOR Humanitarian Aid & partnership with TripAdvisor Challenge Winner
Disaster Relief
2018: Chivas Venture, US and UK
2017 EARNED REVENUE $84,675 Summer 2018: Obtained $560k of Techpreneur Awards
2017 OTHER REVENUE $140,000 investment
2017: Winner of BTFP/Village
MAJOR FUNDERS Omidyar Network, Silicon Capital Fintech Accelerator
AMANDA LEVINSON Valley Social Ventures, September 2018: Deployed
Co-Founder & COO NeedsList in 12 countries with over
Next Wave Impact Fund 100 NGOs
STAGE Prepare to Scale
October 2018: Signed sales
EMPLOYEES 5 agreement with WeWork
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CONTACT US www.needslist.co +1 2062012688 info@needslist.co CONNECT @needslist4good
21Contribute to an inclusive
ABOUT US
society by assisting refugees Refugee Company offers a 6 month to 3-year employment and
in the Netherlands to realize personal enrichment program. Participants are socially engaged,
gaining work experience and building a strong network with
economic independence and both Dutch natives and other newcomers. The program starts in
a sense of well-being and the safe space of our social enterprise ‘A Beautiful Mess’, where
we offer food, products, workshops, and events in a restaurant,
belonging coffeebar, and makerspace.
TARGET MARKET
Since 2016, 1.2 million refugees, mainly from Syria, have sought
protection in Europe. The Netherlands has over 200,000
refugees and every year since 2016 around 15,000 people seek INVESTMENT REQUIRED
asylum. Only 10% manage to find a job after 3 years. The other Refugee Company is seeking $2.35 million
13,500 newcomers could benefit from the Refugee Company’s in grant capital for the next 3 years to
We support over programs. We aim to expand our outreach by offering our further expand our RE:START programs,
1,000 refugees to work towards employment program to municipalities and corporations under
fee-for-service contracts.
enroll another 360 trainees, strengthen our
organization, and open 4 more safe spaces.
economic independence.
With our offering in ‘A Beautiful Mess’ Restaurant and DREAMING BIG (additional investment):
Makerspace, we are tapping into the growing demand for food • $1 million additional investment fund to
and fashion products with social impact, both in the consumer open more HUBS
“ ”
and B2B market. • $12 million social impact bond to train
1000 refugees under a “pay-for-success”
program.
VALUE PROPOSITION
Unlike regular programs focusing on job placements, Refugee
The most efficient way to integrate is to Company offers refugees in the Netherlands a holistic work / IMPACT TO DATE
life program that builds a sense of well-being and belonging • 98 People have found jobs
work and to meet new people. Doing nothing while gaining work experience. Graduates of our RE:START
is putting lives on hold. We ask people what • 200 Active participants in our programs
programs are better prepared to become productive, employed • 20,000 Lives Touched—both Dutch and
is your talent and what do you like to do? members of Dutch society. Equally important, we touch the lives refugees—via outreach programs and
of many Dutch citizens in promoting an inclusive society through customers of our restaurant, coffeebar,
their direct interactions with refugees in our ‘A Beautiful Mess’ and event space.
restaurant, coffeebar, and makerspace.
—Fares Al Qadi, former participant &
community manager
HEADQUARTERS Amsterdam, the
MANAGEMENT TEAM Netherlands MILESTONES GROWTH PLAN KEY AWARDS
IMPACT REGION the Netherlands
98 graduates found permanent Triple our capacity towards 160 2017: Best off the Grid, Entrée
ESTABLISHED 2015 jobs and 200 people are currently participants per year in the next Awards
participating 3 years
TYPE Hybrid
FLEUR BAKKER
CEO SECTOR Econ. Development, “A Beautiful Mess” coffee bar and Further consolidate our RE:START
Equality & Social Just. restaurant received 20,000 guests program to allow succesful roll-out
in the first year of business of our methodology
2017 EARNED REVENUE $530,000
2017-2018: Revenues of $766,000 Open 4 more safe spaces to enable
2017 OTHER REVENUE $741,000 from restaurant, events, and more traineeships and further
commercial partnerships expand our positive message
MAJOR FUNDERS Revenue,
MICHEL YOUSSEF Governmental
Program Manager Received and committed funding Train our team (both with and
contribution, Grants of $1,516,000 grant capital without refugee background) and
strengthen our organisation
STAGE Prepare to Scale
Raised $110,000 at our first
EMPLOYEES 15 fundraiser dinner
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2018 INVESTOR PROFILE
CONTACT US www.refugeecompany.com +1 0031655708874 fleur@refugeecompany.com CONNECT /RefugeeCompany /RefugeeCompany_Amsterdam
23ABOUT US
We integrate refugees into society by training them for 9 months
Integrating refugees in a full-time program and afterwards placing them in jobs. Main
through programming parts of the program are: programming skills, soft-skills (e.g.
interview training), and community.
TARGET MARKET
Since 2014 more than 180,000 refugees came to Austria. We
estimate around one-third of those would have the prerequisites
to attend our course.
INVESTMENT REQUIRED
Addressable market for next 1-3 years: USD$200,000 to bridge the existing gap over
refugees in Austria with valid work permit for Austria +
By 2023 we will have unemployed + fluent English + finished at least high school =
the next two years before we break even.
Forms: grants, public-private partnership
generated more than ~60,000 people subsidy, donation (impact in return)
€1,000,000 additional Assuming we capture 10% of the addressable market, we have
6,000 potential participants.
income for refugees.
“ ”
VALUE PROPOSITION
refugees{code} is a social enterprise that provides a nine-month
full-time program to learn programming for refugees in Austria
who want to work as a programmer. IMPACT TO DATE
24 refugees who finished our program have a
Unlike others, refugees{code} has a rigorous admission process
Thank you so much for everything. I and also supports with finding a job after successfully complet-
job now. This is impacting their own lives and
the lives of all family members.
learned programming in this course - but ing the program.
even more important I learned that
Our product is unique because we offer end-to-end support
I am equal to men. (from the application to job searches and the alumni program)
and create a win-win-win solution for participants, companies,
and the government.
—female participant of intake #03
MANAGEMENT TEAM HEADQUARTERS Vienna
MILESTONES GROWTH PLAN KEY AWARDS
IMPACT REGION Austria
2017: L117.000 Public grant from 2018: grow to 60 participants and 2018: Forbes 30 under 30 - Social
ESTABLISHED 2017 the ministry of digitalization test the “train the trainer” model Entrepreneurs
for scaling
TYPE Non-profit/NGO
SECTOR Education, ICT 2017: ¤140.000 from the Public 2019: scale to 120 participants to
2017: Social Impact Award
Employment Service Austria as a become a significant player in
2017 EARNED REVENUE $270,000 subsidy software development education
STEFAN STEINBERGER
Co-Founder & CEO 2017 OTHER REVENUE $255,000
last program from October 2017 2021: finish our guide “how to open
2017: HR Award - Best Newcomer
MAJOR FUNDERS Government, - June 2018 finished with >90% a coding school for unemployed
partnerships, and placement rate (19/21) and 0% people in your city” to become
dropouts franchise-ready.
placement fees
STAGE Prepare to Scale 2018: ¤95.000 from the Public 2022: have 500 participants in
Employment Service Austria as a Vienna and go international (with
EMPLOYEES 5 subsidy focus on Germany)
VOLUNTEERS 1
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25ABOUT US
Regenesys is a business process outsourcing company that
Computer-based employment provides sales support, operations, and back office services
for trafficking and abuse to clients in the US, Australia, and the UK. We enable clients
to adopt automation and cloud-based as-a-service platforms
survivors that enables them to scale quickly. Our core offering is in
high-volume photo and video editing, delivered using our
enterprise-grade workflow platform and large team of skilled
editors. Regenesys was created with the purpose of restoring
the lives of survivors of slavery and abuse by employing them
in technology-centric jobs. They benefit from computer-based
employment due to its high demand, broad career options,
transferrable skills, and the financial independence that it
provides. INVESTMENT REQUIRED
In the next 3 to 6 months we are looking to
raise $500k through debt and grants to cover
We have employed over the following:
TARGET MARKET
80 individuals from our target Our target market includes photography and digital marketing
• 100% increase in our staff (driven by
reliable existing client demand)
employee demographic. companies, architectural & engineering firms that require high • Improving operations efficiency
volume and quality edited media delivered in 12 to 24 hours. • New service offerings (3D Virtual Tours,
We are broadening our product range to include Weddings, 3D Building Information Management)
Virtual Tours, Floor Plans and Building Information Management. • Further business development in target
“ ”
Our clients are primarily in the US and we are reaching out to markets and in Asia/Europe
similar markets in Asia and Europe.
IMPACT TO DATE
First to earn money for my family, but VALUE PROPOSITION Employing 85 individuals from our target
now I also learned lesson’s in life; how to For fast growing photography and digital media companies, employment group (survivors of slavery,
treat people and be honest with myself Regenesys BPO provides both the technology and resources abuse or those at high risk of exploitation)
for your front-to-back operations covering order management,
and others. post-production editing and client support. Our platform enables
our clients to scale to a national level by managing dozens of
branches, hundreds of photographers and thousands of shoots
daily.
—Sex trafficking survivor
MANAGEMENT TEAM HEADQUARTERS USA MILESTONES GROWTH PLAN KEY AWARDS
IMPACT REGION Philippines
ESTABLISHED 2014 2018: 111 Employees. $0.8 million 2019: 120% Growth (from existing 2016: Praxis Business Fellow
revenue. Commenced floor plan client base) and deploy new
TYPE Hybrid and 3D virtual tour services. B2B Platform, $1.5M revenue,
second operations center in the
SECTOR Equality & Social 2017: 52 Employees. $0.4 million Philippines, pilot operations in
Justice, ICT revenue. Commenced accounting Nepal 2018: Australian Government
SAM DHARMAPALA and booking services Frontier Innovators program
Founder & CEO
2017 EARNED REVENUE $400,000 2020: 100% Growth and $3M (finalist)
2016: Onboarded 6th outsourcing revenue. Expansion in Nepal and
2017 OTHER REVENUE $0 client. Commenced digital media pilot in India.
post-production services. 27
MAJOR FUNDERS Self-funded Employees. 2021: 70% Growth and >$4M
STAGE Scale revenue. Expansion in India and
2014: Operations Started. 14 pilot in Thailand.
EMPLOYEES 111 Employees.
VOLUNTEERS 0
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CONTACT US www.regenesysbpo.com +639175659089 sam.dharmapala@regenesysbpo.com CONNECT /RegenesysBPO
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