
Impact stories
Discover the impactful entrepreneurial journeys
shared by participants of our programs!
Entrepreneurs making an impact


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Impact stories and testimonials
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Jenny Romano (Portugal), Co-founder of The Newsroom
Alum of Grow & Grow AI Program
The idea
"The Newsroom fights misinformation and promotes plurality online. The AI-powered mobile app creates a news-discovery experience that puts readers in the driver’s seat, giving them control over how deep they want to go, and offering different points of view and historical context on the topic at stake."

Kostja Klabjan (Slovenia), Founder of Clera.One
Alum of Grow Program
The idea
"Clera.One developed a cutting-edge automated water recycling system for Laundry Rooms based on circular economy principles. Advocating for not using drinkable water for each washing cycle of laundry, their mission is to create an environmentally sustainable net-zero laundry."

Zahime Raï (France), Founder of H24CARE
Alum of Grow & Grow AI Program
The idea
"H24 CARE utilizes AI and ML for real-time patient symptom analysis, enabling efficient triaging and improving emergency healthcare delivery, relieving emergency room congestion and offering alternatives: the right care on the right time at the right place, taking into consideration the needs of both patients and emergency room staff."

Elías Hernández Cano (Spain), Founder of GROWII
Alum of Grow Program
The idea
"GROWII is an AI-powered B2B SaaS that takes care of employee health and wellbeing by measuring in real time any behaviour pattern on a daily basis, as well as predicting any probable problem and analysing why it is going to happen so that companies can get ahead and sort it out."

Célina Buttin (France), Founder of La Tribu Kafékouche
Alum of Aspire France & Grow
The idea
"This project emerged from my own experience as a mother. Both my husband and I battled post-partum depression for over a year. It was through building a support network around me that I managed to navigate those challenging times. Driven by the belief that other young parents needed similar support, I embarked on a search for solutions and ideated La Tribu Kafékouche, an impact company that supports parenthood with edutainment and collaborative tools, in a relaxed and guilt-free atmosphere."

Darja Hvala (Slovenia), Founder of Burnout bye bye
Alum of Aspire Slovenia
The idea
"Burnout bye bye supports women's empowerment after burnout and redefines their purpose and self-worth. The founder leads you to recover and re-board into a healthier relationship with yourself and your work. She experienced burn out while being HR Development Manager in corporate environment and turned such a brutal experience into her passion and her project."
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