2015 SOCAP Social Entrepreneurs
We are pleased to announce the names of the innovative social entrepreneurs selected to receive scholarships to SOCAP15. This group includes over 100 promising entrepreneurs who will be coming to SOCAP from over 35 countries from around the world. We recognize these entrepreneurs for their outstanding ideas, inspiring stories, and passion for creating sustainable business models.
Learn more about all of this year’s scholarship winners by visiting the SOCAP15 Pathable and Startgrid communities to read their profiles. Here is a list of the names of this year’s SOCAP Scholarship recipients:
| Hilary Abell, USA, Project EquityTono Aguilar, Guatemala, CASSA
Aleem Ahmed, USA, Love Grain Matthew Alexander, Colombia, Suyo Damian Amamoo, Australia, Inception Strategies Sara Andrews, USA, Bumbleroot Foods Allison Archambault, USA, EarthSpark International Christopher Ategeka, Uganda, Rides for Lives Alloysius Attah, Ghana, Farmerline Jose Ignacio Avalos, Mexico, SomosAgua Nick Azpiroz, USA, Health for America Ana Barrera, Colombia, Aflore Emilie Baird, USA, chic.global Jon Beirn, USA, Green Worldwide Graham Benton,Kenya, LishaBora Hydroponics Limited Jack Beuttell, USA, Kunoa Cattle Company David Given-Sjolander , Italy, Source International Molly Burke, Uganda, Bicycles Against Poverty Michael Callahan, Peru, Powermundo Virginia Campo,Colombia, LittleBigMoney Nigel Carr, USA, Qorax Deborah Castillero, USA, Bilingual Children’s Enterprises Raghuraman Chandrasekaran, India, E-Hands Energy Anirudh Chaturvedi, India, Brun Health Anya Cherneff, USA, Empower Generation Julie Clugage, USA, Team4Tech Ana Coll, Mexico, ILUMEXICO Julie Colombino, USA, REBUILD Ruxandra Creosteanu, Romania, Babele Create Together Raquel da Cruz, Brazil, Brasil Aromáticos Emily Cunningham, USA, MoringaConnect Dipanwita Das, India, Das Social Strategies Dominique Davison, USA, PlanIT Impact Brandi DeCarli, USA, Farm from a Box Laurent Demuynck, Rwanda, Kigali Farms Shamini Dhana, USA, Dhana Inc. Felipe Dib, Brazil, Vocˆ Aprende Agora Joseph Fernandez, Hong Kong, Solageo Natalie Fields, USA, Accountability Counsel Marcos Fioravanti, Ecuador, In Terris - Ambiente Creativo Gwendolyn Floyd, USA, Soko Pablo Freund, USA, Be Girl Virginia Gardiner, UK, Loowatt Florin Gheorghe, Canada, Arbutus Medical Shrutika Girdhar, India, Bodhi Health Education John Gohring, Nicaragua, Cosecha Partners S.A. Danielle Goldschneider, USA, Sproxil, Inc. Romel Gonzalez, Mexico, Mun-Ha Devon Grimme, USA, Prometheon Pharma David Groves, USA, Private Capital for Public Good Juan Guerra, UK , StudentFunder Ltd Roy Erick Flores Guerrero, Peru, Rayvi Avnish Gungadurdoss, Colombia, Instiglio Parag Gupta, India, Waste Ventures India Andrew Hening, USA, Kartma Marc Henrich, USA, Solubrite Jeremy Higgs, Pakistan, EcoEnergyFinance Grant Hosford, USA, codeSpark Maria Antonia Hoyos, Colombia, LittleBigMoney William Jackson, USA, Village of Wisdom Yscaira Jimenez, USA, Labor Exchange MJ Kaplan, USA, Loomio David Karabelnikoff, USA, ORCA Enrique Kaufmann, Mexico, Ta’akbil Ja Hiraa Khan, USA, CrowdDefend Saleha Khumawala, USA, Stimulating Urban Renewal through Entrepreneurship (SURE) Aditya Kulkarni,Singapore, careNx Innovations Juan Lagrange, Peru, Akdemia Kelly Lavelle, Senegal, ElleSolaire Amy Li, USA, Dance4Healing |
Heejae Lim, USA, TalkingPointsLuisa Lombera, Mexico, Pixan
Jaydeep Mandal, India, Aakar Innovations Diego Mart¡nez, Chile, Open Green Road Shaffi Mather, USA/United Arab Emirates, MUrgency - UN RESEAU GLOBAL Njeri Mathu, USA, AnaCheza Austin McGee, USA, WellDone Isabel Medem, Peru, x-runner Venture Carolina Medina, Colombia, SokoText Manik Mehta, India, Leaf Innovation April Mendez, USA, Fresh Coast Capital Eve Meyer, Kenya, PowerGen Renewable Energy Kirk Miller, USA, Aqua Gardens Family Farm Ian Monroe, USA, Etho Capital Gal Moore, UK, Desolenator Megan Mukuria, Kenya, ZanaAfrica Trish Nixon, Canada, CoPower Cristian O’Ryan, Chile, SULI LAB Adeloye Olanrewaju, Nigeria, Safermom Daquan Oliver, USA, We Thrive Evin Ollinger, USA, CarePath Shantanu Pahak , Singapore, careNx Innovations Carolina Lara Pastrana, USA, Amano Artisans Shyam Patra, India, Naturetech Infrastructure David Paull, USA, Compostwheels Gitte Pedersen, USA, Genomic Expression Andrea Perez, Venezuela, HIPGive Miranda Phua, Australia, CityTaps Neelam Pol, India, Khel Planet Foundation Rodulfo Prieto, Peru, Laboratoria Karla Ramirez, Honduras, Modatec Industrial Nathan Ranney, USA, Moneythink Nicholas Romano, Achatina Snail Farms Nicole Rycroft, Canada, Canopy Amrita Saigal, India, Saathi Sebastian Sajoux, Argentina, Arqlite Mari Sawai, Thailand, Wedu Aaron Sebesta, USA, Axios Impact Investments Rustam Sengupta, India, Boond Engineering & Development Mouhsine Serrar, India, Prakti Lara Setrakian, USA, News Deeply Isabel Sheinman, USA, Library for All Jennifer Shoop, USA, Moneythink Matthew Smith, Thailand, Fortify Rights Ayele Solomon, USA, The Honey Wine Company Mariana Somma, USA, Calientamigos Christine Souffrant, Haiti, Vendedy.com Stephanie Speirs, USA, Solstice Initiative Michael Stoll, USA, San Francisco Public Press Matt Stormont, USA, togetherfarm Paulo Stufano, Italy, EggPlant Jennifer Stutsman, Kenya, Miti Health Christina Tang, Hong Kong, Blue Sky Energy Technology Ltd. Salinee Tavaranan, Thailand, SunSawang Robert Terenzi, Nicaragua, Vega Coffee Michael Thornton, UK, Carbon Analytics Elia Timotheo, Tanzania, East Africa Fruits Farm Manuel Doroteo Tzul Alvarado , Guatemala, Mayaversatil Jesse van de Zand, India, Janta Meals Rob van Rooij, Netherlands, XS2Justice Saransh Vaswani, India, Saajha Martin Vender, Chile, Best Energy Thomas Venon, South Africa, Eighteen East Carvell Wallace, USA, Vibosity Rose Wang, USA, Six Foods Stefanie Weiland, USA, LifeNet International Michael Wilkerson, Uganda, Tugende Paul Winkel, Peru, PowerMundo Zoe Wong, USA, Revive Foods Mike Woodard, Nicaragua, Vida Harvest: Farming for Life Nancy Zamierowski, USA, Yellow Seed: The Collaborative Project |
About the Social Entrepreneur Scholarship Program
Social entrepreneurs have always been at the heart of SOCAP. Every year since the first SOCAP conference, we have provided scholarships to entrepreneurs who are creating innovative solutions with sustainable business models. We offer thanks to all the entrepreneurs who applied. It was difficult to narrow the field because there were so many fine applications this year.
SOCAP scholarship entrepreneurs received an award package that includes a free SOCAP full conference pass and access to the Impact Accelerator program at SOCAP15. They will also receive the opportunity to connect with mentors, partners, and investors who believe in investing for social return.