Case Study
Innovation
Safewheel provides affordable Ambulance and on demand emergency medical services to rural people in Bangladesh and beyond.
Process
Safewheel entered the inaugural EarthTech Challenge. With their touching 5 minute video and detailed pitch deck they were assessed by 25 expert judges as one of the 10 finalist teams. Their participation at the EarthTech Summit impressed and they were deemed the overall winners of Cohort 1.
Support
Within 10 weeks of the Summit, EarthTech facilitated pro bono legal support from a global law firm, USD1.5mil of philanthropic opportunities and secured seed investment for SafeWheel. EarthTech has a small equity stake in the business and sits on their Board.
Impact
SafeWheel is on track to positively impact 4.8million people in the next 2 years.