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Emergency Doctor-Finding App Wins More Awards

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MUrgency is a great little startup that has an app which alerts a local doctor in case of emergencies. It has scooped multiple awards, including at SXSW 2016, for its potential life-saving app. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Indian Startup Demistifiies Government Policies for Citizens and Companies

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The Indian Iris demystifies policy documentation for India’s citizens and companies. It has just raised a “significant” amount of angel funding. Which I suppose means that angel investors see no hope of the government actually creating policies that normal mortals can understand! CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE

High School Student Starts Business to Support Veterans’ Charities

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Being mission-led doesn’t need to be complex. This fashion retailer, set up by a high school student simply donates a percentage of its sales to veterans’ charities. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Startup Ogden’s model for bolstering its community’s economy

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Startup Ogden is providing working space and investment to help local businesses grow. Funded initially by the university and city, it’s aim is to be sustainable, and plough back profits into the community. Nice model. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Startup creates renewable hydrogen energy out of sunlight and water

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HyperSolar and the University of Iowa have created a technology to create energy from water and sunlight, reducing significantly previous hydrogen energy generation costs. Electric cars aren’t the only sustainable game in town. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE

UNDP to facilitate youth innovation for social good in Vietnam

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The UN Development Program is working with startup incubator HATCH! VENTURES to accelerate sustainable startups by young people in Vietnam. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE

How serendipity rescued a company that saved over 200,000 babies’ lives

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Embrace innovations has created an incubator for babies that costs around 1% of the standard price, and runs where electricity is not reliable. Great model? Yes, but even after saving over 200,000 babies’ lives, it nearly went under. Wonderful tale of how serendipity rescued it. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Sustainability IS these Indian startups’ business

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These Indian businesses aren’t simply aiming to be sustainable. They have made sustainability their business model. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Social enterprise accelerator One10 enters Sydney

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One10 works with social enterprise organisations at seed, start-up and scaling stages to create and grow sustainable businesses. Great to see someone focus on accelerating businesses with a purpose. See original article …

E-health startup wins $64k at #Hack.Jozi Challenge in South Africa

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Technovera, an e-health startup in South Africa reduces medicine wait times for patients with chronic ailments from hours to minutes. See original article …