Portia Hartono

An example of solving your own problems. Portia had trouble finding meaningful internships as a high school student. She decided to take matters into her own hands and built her company; InternEd. This is a company focused on democratizing internships for high-school students through virtual, project-based internships.

She has created a unique value proposition by combining training and internships that allow companies to get a different perspective from students at zero cost to the company. 

COMPANIES IN THE PIPELINE

Sofia and Luciana Franco

A story of how two teenagers who love fashion were able to bring their designs and style into the world. Despite a raging pandemic, Sofia and Luciana set up HandOverChic; A company focused on tie-dye clothing and accessories. 

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The Ethos of their company is fashion made for teens, by teens. In 6 months, they had sold through their website, Instagram, and closed B2B deals with a women's sports team. They were able to meet the head of marketing at Louis Vuitton and pitch their business for guidance.

COMPANY STATISTICS

$14,000

8-month Revenue

54%

Net-Profit Margin

36

SKUs

6

Countries of Operation

Ardian Sutardja

Rayden Ignacio Yap

Rayden is an extremely versatile student. He writes, debates, and contributes to society through service. At the start of the pandemic, he noticed that there were a lot of people who lacked access to sanitary kits and couldn't afford them because they lost their jobs. 

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That led him to create Filtro. His non-profit organization generates revenue by selling custom, hand-painted masks. He donates all of the profits towards distributing sanitization kits. Filtro has also helped many people who lost their jobs earn a living wage. 

COMPANY STATISTICS

$15,000+

12-month Revenue

2,000+

Units Sold

2,000+

Kits Donated

Annika Mada Rachmat

Annika is a serial social entrepreneur. She started a thrift store on Instagram called ThriftedGalore which re-sold over 400 pieces of clothing and won the Ascend Now Women's Entrepreneurship Competition with her idea of CircleShare, an app that helps students cope with their mental health issues.

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Annika currently runs an organization called FoodFlip. FoodFlip is a social project that maximizes the use of decent food leftovers, by distributing them to those in need. Here is their impact.

COMPANY STATISTICS

$35,000

Worth food donated

4

Retail partners

700+

KG of fruit donated

20,000+

Pieces of bread donated

Alicia Nguyen

Alicia is a basketball player for the Singapore American School Eagles and has been a fitness enthusiast all her life. She noticed how people were struggling to remain fit during the pandemic and offered a solution that will hold them accountable.  

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Fitness for Goodness aims to be the non-profit platform to spread the love for fitness, and empower fitness to be a tool for raising awareness and funds for those in need. 

Patrick William Liong

Patrick William Liong has always felt the moral obligation to contribute to society and create a long-lasting impact through social work. But he couldn't decide on helping in just one way. This led to the creation of Operation Drip. A multi-project non-profit organization. 

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To start off with, they are looking at education, sustainability, and a pay-it-forward program. The ethos behind Operation Drip is to bring the community closer together by providing an avenue for people to help.

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