After much deliberation and consideration among each of the Semi-Finalists, we at the Founder Institute are thrilled to announce the three impact startup Pitch For Purpose Finalists who will join us for our live broadcast June 27th Global Online Demo Day. Without further ado, here are the Top 3 Finalist Impact Startups!
Fantine is Fueling the Coffee Value Chain Revolution
Fantine is a blockchain-enabled marketplace delivering unprecedented levels of transparency to the coffee crop value chain. Currently, even though there are widely varying levels of quality among beans, coffee is primarily bought and sold as a commodity crop—meaning its sale value is tied to international futures markets like the NYSE, and is not reflective of an individual farmer’s true costs of production.
Founded by Laura Amado, Fantine is a Colombian startup allowing farmers to transact directly with roasters and buyers, as well as to set prices for their coffee beans based on their real production costs. Fantine’s blockchain-based marketplace offers a new pricing index that is fair, open, and auditable through data stored in the blockchain ledger. This empowers coffee growers to break free from the top-down speculative pricing of traditional commodities markets by connecting growers directly with roasters and buyers, as well as removes some of the import/export middlemen who create unnecessary costs and market complexities without adding real value to the consumer.
Through Fantine, farmers and roasters are creating better value throughout the marketplace, allowing coffee consumers to feel better about their beloved caffeinated beverage, while simultaneously creating more equity and fairness for the growers.
To learn more about Fantine, signup here to watch CEO Laura Amado pitch live as a finalist in the Pitch For Purpose Demo Day on June 27th!
PraxiLabs is the VR Science Lab Accessible to Everyone
PraxiLabs is a virtual world of science education that allows STEM students of all socioeconomic backgrounds an equal opportunity to learn scientific methodologies and to practice laboratory experiments in VR.
Founded by Khadija Kelbedweihy, PraxiLabs interactive simulations let students access gamified 3D laboratory space from anywhere, anytime. Experiments available on the platform already range from biology to chemistry to physics, where gamification helps to further increase student engagement and retention.
Through PraxiLabs, educational institutions are lowering the economic barriers facing STEM students today, while simultaneously allowing those students to access their experimental laboratory learning material from anywhere in the world.
To learn more about PraxiLabs, signup here to watch CEO Khadija Kelbedweihy pitch live as a finalist in the Pitch For Purpose Demo Day on June 27th!
SolverGen is Expediting Discovery in Precision Medicine for Cancer Treatment
SovlerGen is SaaS platform that leverages the power of machine learning in genomics big data analysis, accelerating both research and clinical oncology from the discovery to the translation phases. Cancer is a problem faced around the world, and a harrowing challenge that affects almost everyone at some point in their lives, either directly or through the diagnosis of a loved one.
Founded by Jane Sun, a PhD cancer researcher with more than 15 years industry experience in diagnostic development, SovlerGen works to help expedite the processes of developing new cancer treatments and targeted therapies. The SovlerGen SaaS platform uses machine learning to understand enormous genome data sets, and draw comparisons between genomes, breaking down scientific information silos and aggregating oncological information to accelerate discovery outcomes.
With SolverGen, researchers and clinicians will have access to tailored oncology machine learning algorithms to help them more quickly and better understand their genomics data sets, and expedite the outcomes in achieving new cancer treatments and therapies in search of the cures that save lives.
To learn more about SolverGen, signup here to watch Founder Jane Sun, PhD pitch live as a finalist in the Pitch For Purpose Demo Day on June 27th!
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