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Is it unreasonable to expect startups to fix some of the world's most pressing social and environmental challenges? Frankly, no it’s not. Startups are agile, innovative, and can work on problems that large corporations cannot justify to their shareholders. To prove the point, a group of startups dedicated to doing good are getting together to talk about their work in Boulder this Friday.
Unreasonable Launchpad is an annual event that brings together very ambitious and socially conscious startups to tackle the world's toughest social environmental challenges. These are not your run-of-the-mill, get rich quick startups. They work in places like Pakistan, Ghana, Bangladesh, and Rwanda. They are not working tirelessly to make the next big, and ultra-profitable software solution, they are busy tackling things like solving iron deficiency, water safety issues, and improving government accountability.
The event itself will allow each of these companies to demonstrate the social problem they are looking to solve as well as their solution. There’ll be a chance to do some networking before the event and during the intermission and, at the end, there’ll be a big after party where you can meet the presenters. Tickets aren’t cheap, but then again, neither is solving the world’s most pressing social issues.
Here are the presenters:
GetupForChange: Helps citizens hold their government accountable.
doctHers: Puts female doctors in touch with women and families in poor communities via video consultations.
Lucky Iron Fish: Creating a simple and safe solution for iron deficiency.
Co.School: Teaches students the real-life problem solving skills they won’t learn in the classroom.
Koe Koe Tech: Creators of the first mobile health app in Myanmar.
mDoc: Connects rural and underserved communities to healthcare through telemedicine.
Reap Benefit: Working with schools to change people's waste-water-sanitation behavior.
Resonate: Helps women and girls become self-confident leaders.
Susteq: Trains local people to install and maintain safe water systems.
tonle: A fashion brand that uses a zero-waste design system to make women’s clothing.
Open University West Africa: Provides online education, investment and incubation to help users succeed.
Ignitia: Sends text messages to farmers in Ghana to let them know when to plant, weed, apply fertilizer or harvest their crops.
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