2019 Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge
Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge 2019 Final
Over 40 finalist student teams from 26 participating universities in South Korea, Australia, Ghana, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Colombia, Rwanda, Peru, Portugal, and the United States of America pitched their social innovations from June 14-15th, 2019 in San Diego, California. Below is a list of the ventures which earned seed funding in the 2019 Global Social Innovation Challenge.The 2019 Fowler GSIC Finals
Catch all the action with this full video of the 2019 Fowler GSIC Finals, including the shortlisted teams' 90-second pitches.
Hoola One (Université de Sherbrooke)- $22,000
An effective solution to remove microplastics from beaches.
- Changemaker Award: $22,000
Truely (San Diego State University)- $15,000
The new breed of pure and plant-made bioplastic on a mission to supplant traditional petrochemical plastic consumer products.
- Changemaker Award Runner-Up: $15,000
Sensibin (Trinity College Dublin)- $5,000
Stopping you from putting waste in the wrong bin. Recycling...made easy!
- Wireless Impact Award: $5,000
SOULMUCH (San Diego State University)- $5,000
Reducing restaurant food waste by upcycling excess grain into nutritious vegan protein cookies.
- Women Innovators Award: $3,000
- Audience Choice Award: $2,000
Ecorail (New School of Architecture and Design)- $3,000
A product which will potentially lower highway fatalities through an ecological approach.
- Tire Track New Product Award: $3,000
Quakesafe (University of San Diego)- $3,000
Quakesafe aims to reduce earthquake impact on Haitian housing.
- Tire Track New Product Award: $3,000
MobieDock (Loyola Marymount University)- $2,000
Becoming the bridge between shared micro-mobility companies and college campuses / cities by organizing and sustainably charging shared devices.
- Women Innovators Runner-Up: $2,000
Plastic Solutions (Ferris State University)- $1,000
Reducing rubber pollution through incorporating recycled tires into products.
- Tire Track Moonshot Prize: $1,000
re:fresh smoothies (University of San Diego)- $1,000
Turning imperfect, surplus and rescued produce into delicious and nutritious instant smoothie mixes.
- Audience Choice Runner-Up: $1,000
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Global Finals Judges
- Richard Filley (Arizona State University)
- Jennifer Gilmore (Kitchens for Good)
- David Lynn (Mission Driven Finance)
- Ava Mason (Treobytes)
- Juan Carlos Hernandez (Cal Southern FDC)
- Karen Jordan (San Diego Blood Bank)
- Marlene Imirzian (Marlene Imirzian & Associates Architects)
- Phil Blair (Manpower San Diego)
- Ken Davenport (Mission Edge)
- Hiram Lopez (Qualcomm)
- Susie Armstrong (Qualcomm)
- Gerardo de la Concha (Medtronic)
- Heather Burke (Mission Driven Finance)
- Jenny Brooks (Booz Allen Hamilton)
- Alex Waters (Connect ALL)
- Jonathan Hanwit (thinkPARALLAX)
- Linda Burrett (Conscious Capitalism)
- Liz Gasser (High Camp Ventures)
Fowler GSIC 2019
