Eva Longoria & Angel Adelaja
We are so proud of Angel Adelaja, CEO of Fresh Direct Limited.
The young entrepreneur was one of 216 applicants from Nigeria for “The Venture”, Chivas Regal’s search to find and support the most innovative startups from across the world.
Angel Adelaja
She emerged one of the five winners
during the final event in New York City last week. The winners were
announced after five grand finalists pitched in front of a live audience
and judging panel that included actress and philanthropist Eva
Longoria.
The event was the culmination of the
second year of Chivas’ The Venture, which received over 2,500
applications from scalable and sustainable social entrepreneurs.
The evening was hosted by The Daily Show presenter, Trevor Noah
who applauded all five entrepreneurs that pitched on their commitment
to using business as a force for good. The judging panel which included Eva Longoria, Sonal Shah, Joe Huff and Alexandre Ricard, assessed
each business based on their ability to create sustainable change
through a viable business model and potential to scale.
Social startup Conceptos Plásticos
from Colombia was awarded the largest contribution from The Venture
fund, receiving $300,000. Focusing on transforming plastic waste into
construction material for permanent housing, Conceptos Plásticos creates
much needed building materials for communities to establish a physical
infrastructure. The additional finalists to receive funding and
recognition were; WeFarm ($200k) – a pioneering knowledge-sharing platform for small scale farmers, EyeControl ($100k) – a mobile communication device for “locked-in” patients, Wakami ($100k) – producer of handmade fashion accessories that support community businesses across Guatemala, and Coolar ($50k) – an innovative healthcare cooling system enabling doctors to preserve lifesaving medicine in off-grid regions.
Nigeria was represented by Angel
Adelaja, CEO, Fresh Direct Limited. Adelaja uses advanced technologies
to improve crop yield in Africa. She emerged winner of the Nigerian
edition of the competition in December 2015 from a pool of 216 entries.
In February 2016, Adelaja moved to the next stage of the search at the
regional level in South Africa and the United States where she competed
alongside applicants from 26 countries across 6 continents in a battle
for a share of the $1m global fund.
See the photos below.
Trevor Noah
Eva Longoria
The Judges – Sonal Shah, Joe Huff, Eva Longoria and Alexandra Ricard
‘The Venture’ Host – Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah welcoming Eva Longoria
One of the grand finalists during her pitch
‘The Venture’ Judge – Eva Longoria during the pitch sessions
WeFarm (UK) – standout winner of Chivas ‘The Venture’ 2016
Conceptos Plasticos (Columbia) – standout winner of Chivas ‘The Venture’ 2016
The Grand Finalists
NEW
YORK, NY – JULY 14: Trevor Noah and Eva Longoria join the 27 finalists
on stage at Chivas’ The Venture Final Event on July 14, 2016 in New York
City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Chivas The Venture)
*** Local Caption *** Trevor Noah; Eva Longoria
Chivas’ The Venture launched in
September 2014 and has already seen the 16 finalists from the first year
of the competition thrive and have an increased impact on a range of
social and environmental issues. The 16 Alumni social enterprises are
now supporting more than 200,000 beneficiaries in over 50 countries
around the world.
Continuing Chivas’ commitment to inspire
and support future generations of entrepreneurs, social enterprises
from across the world are invited to apply for $1 million in funding as The Venture Year 3 kicks off from 5th September 2016, visit www.theventure.com for further details.
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