As the founder of Green Joy, Vo Quoc Thao witnessed the impact of excessive plastic consumption and irresponsible waste management firsthand. She saw a plastic straw lodged in a turtle’s nostril and witnessed shorelines polluted with plastic waste. This experience drove her to create a solution that would reduce plastic waste and protect the environment.…
A picture of a plastic-free world is difficult to imagine. It is undeniable that despite their undecomposable nature, plastics serve many useful purposes. So functional, in fact, that we depend on them to carry out vital everyday activities. What’s more impossible to imagine, however, is a picture of a world without seabirds and marine animals.…
Plastics For Change has developed an ethical sourcing marketplace platform that connects waste collectors with global brands to provide a consistent supply of high quality recycled plastics from fair trade supply chains. They are proud to be the largest source of fair trade verified recycled plastic service brands like The Body Shop and L’Oreal. To…
Lulupack provides reusable and returnable packaging service to e-commerce stores in Southeast Asia. Their circular packaging system allows businesses to pack their products in durable and customizable packaging. This packaging can be used up to 80 times before being cleaned by their team to be reused by stores. By using their packaging, e-commerce stores can…
CatnClever is a play-based math and literacy app that helps children aged 4 to 6 develop foundational skills. Research shows that of the many “educational” apps marketed to parents of preschoolers, 75% are of questionable educational value, with distractions, disruptions and irrelevant rewards (Meyer, et al., 2021). A key objective of their company is to…
Anton Wibowo has more than 12 years of diverse business, management, and investment experience in the Singaporean biotechnology and agribusiness communities. Anton led Biomax Group’s technical and sales teams, served on the investment committee, and was a key contributor to an award-winning biotech company recycling waste into fertilizer while serving as the company’s operations director…
ReNew provides CELLUNATE, a naturally derived, safe bio-coating solution powered by cutting-edge cellulose chemistry and nano-coating technology, with limitless applications globally. CELLUNATE is a bio-coating solution to preserve & protect cellulose-based materials (eg. papers, fabrics, cardboard packaging and wood). ReNew Innovation’s technology: CELLUNATETM was researched & developed at the University of Graz in Austria. The…
Meet the incredible ReCircle team ReCircle is developing an ethical and traceable reverse supply chain for plastics. Through mobile apps and dashboards, they are able to link stakeholders in an informal supply chain to track materials from collection to processing, thus creating traceability. Material that flows through their supply chain is then sold as Plastic…
Founded in 2020, Kibumi is a digital start-up that offers solutions to help organizations conduct business responsibly while addressing waste, circularity, and sustainability concerns. The company employs innovative and practical technologies to consolidate and modernize traditional players in the waste circular value chain. By doing so, Kibumi enables recyclers to develop more robust waste and…
The German startup scene has contributed substantially to the country’s economy. In fact, an E-Commerce Germany News article on startups shows how these businesses raised a notable €8.1 billion in 2021 alone. However, the same success has been harder to come by recently. According to a 2022 German Startup Association survey, uncertainty among startups skyrocketed due to…
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