Legatum Fellows Class of 2021-2022

LEGATUM FELLOWS 2021-2022 who we are

FELLOWS

63% Male

19

37% Female

what we study

GRADUATE

68% SLOAN

17

5% SLOAN & ENGINEERING

5% HUMANITIES, ARTS, & SOCIAL SCIENCES

11% ENGINEERING 4.5% ENGINEERING & SCIENCE

where we impact

8

5

6

11

PhD UNDERGRADUATE what we impact 1

ECOMMERCE

3

CONSUMER GOODS

1

AGRICULTURE

1

ENERGY/UTILITIES

7

FINANCIAL SERVICES

1

RETAIL/WHOLESALE

4

HEALTHCARE

1

FOOD & BEV

LEGATUM FELLOWS Mohamed Aburawi

Olatunji Idowu

MBA, Sloan

MBA, Sloan

Healthcare, MENA

Agriculture, Nigeria

Mohamed’s venture, Speetar, is an AI-enabled telehealth platform that links underserved patients in low-resource settings to a global pool of cultural and languagematched medical specialists, breaking down economic, social, and geographic barriers that too often limit patient options for quality care.

Olatunji’s venture, Tuniyse, reduces Nigeria’s reliance on food imports by introducing techniques and services that modernize the country’s farming industry.

Peris Bosire

Anukriti Jain

MBA, Sloan

IDM, Sloan & Engineering

Financial Services, Kenya

Financial Services, India

Peris’ venture, Farmdrive, is a software and data infrastructure platform that financial service providers use to deliver digital services such as loans, insurance and savings to smallholder farmers in Africa.

Anukriti’s venture, Samarth WasteEnablers, is formalizing India’s waste management sector and eliminating plastic waste through fintech interventions.

Lindelwa Farisani

Bhav Jain

Retail, South Africa

Healthcare, Uganda - India

MBA, Sloan

Lindelwa’s venture, SHINE, develops and manufactures period proof underwear in order to provide a more affordable and sustainable solution for young girls in lowincome areas in South Africa and across the continent.

Milain Fayulu

SM, Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Consumer Goods,

SB, Engineering

Bhav’s venture, Compass, deploys a mobile-based intervention tool to direct underserved communities to nearby health resources and free clinics.

Zahra Kanji

IDM & MechE, Sloan & Engineering Healthcare, India

Democratic Republic of Congo

Milain’s venture, Congo Clothing Company, is leveraging the power of fashion to shine a spotlight on the issue of rape in war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while creating a framework for economic growth for survivors.

Zahra’s venture, Annica Health, develops novel, smart, holistic health measures through the use of sound and movement.

Eric Feddersen

Stephen Lee

Financial Services, Brazil

Energy/Utilities, Uganda

MBA, Sloan

Eric’s venture, Capim, is Brazil’s first impact-oriented “Buy Now-Pay Later” platform offering affordable credit at the point of sale to low-income consumers.

PhD, Engineering

Stephen’s venture, Biospheric AI, addresses the problem of poor or nonexistent geodata in low-income countries using state-of-the-art AI systems.

CLASS OF 2021-2022 Ahmed Mady

Harsha Vardhini Pogunul Srinivasalu

MBA, Sloan

MBA, Sloan

Consumer Goods, Egypt

Healthcare, India

Ahmed’s venture, Little Piccaso’s, is an innovative children’s apparel company that combines sustainable clothing with hands-on education projects focused in the STEAM disciplines.

Harsha’s venture, CARE365.AI, is an AI-based smart digital therapeutics platform offering value based care using an evidence based clinical decision support system.

Roshni Mehta

Leandro Schlottchauer

Consumer Goods, India

Ecommerce, Brazil

MBA, Sloan

Roshni’s venture, Hibiscus Monkey, is pioneering a zero waste soil-to-skin mass beauty brand that changes the way we care for ourselves, while reviving Indian agriculture.

MBA, Sloan

Leandro’s venture, Amanda, is a social commerce platform that enables Brazilians to earn income by reselling products on social networks.

Gabriel Mijares

Adam Swartzbaugh

Financial Services, Mexico

Financial Services, South East Asia

MBA, Sloan

Gabriel’s venture, mirlo, allows employees across Mexico to digitally access their earned wages on demand.

Ignacio Parada

SDM, Sloan & Engineering Financial Services, Chile

Ignacio’s venture, Cashflow, helps SMEs manage company cash flow using a simple to use software tool.

Marinella Pinate MBA, Sloan

Financial Services, Mexico

Marinella’s venture, Zumma, is a digital financial platform that allows users to invest in domestic and international markets by making saving and investing simple, transparent and social.

MBA, Sloan

Adam’s venture, Almond Finance, extends economic opportunity to the unbanked by providing interoperability across mobile financial service providers and borders.

Shivang Tayal MBA, Sloan

Food & Beverage, India

Shivang’s venture, Ahara Foods, aims to solve India’s lifestyle disease crisis by bring to the market India’s first guilt-free indulgence foods.

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