Positive Ventures

Oya Care was founded with the purpose of putting women’s health in the right place - directly in their hands. With the mission of empowering women to take control of their own health outcomes, our aim is to give women access to the information and resources they need to make the right decisions for their bodies. Rather than cure disease, we use preventative care to bolster health.

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Pachama is an organization dedicated to enhancing the Forest Carbon Credits market through innovative technology solutions. By developing a remote sensing platform that utilizes machine learning, satellite imaging, drones, and lidar technologies, Pachama verifies and monitors carbon capture by forests. This approach aims to scale up the protection and restoration of forests, which play a crucial role in recapturing atmospheric carbon and combating climate change. Through its platform, Pachama enables clients to offset their carbon emissions by supporting initiatives that protect and restore forest ecosystems, thereby contributing to the preservation of biodiversity and promoting environmental sustainability.

Favo is a supermarket shopping community that connects local entrepreneurs and neighbors.

Favo is a supermarket shopping community that connects local entrepreneurs and neighbors.

Operator of a medical registry platform designed to facilitate communication between clinics, laboratories, and hospitals. The company's platform permits individuals to generate their medical reports for ECG and EEG tests online which also eliminates the need for manual reports, enabling physicians with digital record-keeping methods for improved efficiency.

Provi is a fintech company that focuses on providing tailored financing solutions for students pursuing educational opportunities, particularly boot camps. The company has developed a credit analysis platform that leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to evaluate public data from social networks. This innovative approach allows Provi to calculate personal loan rates more effectively, resulting in interest rates that are below market levels. By enhancing checkout conversion, Provi aims to make education more accessible for young individuals who seek to finance their course fees, underscoring its commitment to supporting their aspirations.

Slang is a technology-driven company that specializes in providing online English courses tailored for career development. Originating from a research project at MIT, Slang employs a proprietary machine learning engine to create a highly adaptive e-learning platform. This platform offers a wide range of specialized courses across various fields, including Sales, Finance, Logistics, Medicine, and Law. With the largest professional English course offering globally, Slang's curriculum focuses on real-world scenarios, enabling learners to acquire essential language skills relevant to their careers. The platform also features personalized software that tracks users' knowledge and progress, continually optimizing the learning experience. Looking ahead, Slang plans to expand its course offerings significantly, aiming to release an additional 1,000 courses in the next three years.

Good Money Group, Inc., incorporated in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, operates a digital banking platform that prioritizes customer ownership and environmental initiatives. The platform offers traditional banking services while allowing customers to benefit from ownership stakes, as it allocates 50% of its profits to environmental protection and social justice efforts. Additionally, Good Money features a rewards debit card that enables users to earn stock rewards on their purchases, further incentivizing them to refer new users and grow the value of their shares. This unique business model combines financial services with a commitment to sustainability and social equity.

Letrus is an educational technology company based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2016. It specializes in developing an assessment platform designed to enhance the writing skills of students. By integrating linguistic, pedagogical, and digital intelligence, Letrus offers a more effective approach to teaching and learning writing. The platform aims to support teachers in fostering students' writing capabilities, ultimately improving educational outcomes.

Labi Exames Ltda, founded in 2017 and based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializes in providing diagnostic and related healthcare tests and services. The company operates laboratories that offer a variety of examinations, including HCG Beta, total cholesterol, glucose, complete blood count, type 1 urine, and vitamin D-25 hydroxy. Labi Exames is committed to delivering laboratory services at competitive prices, ensuring that all tests meet national quality certification standards while prioritizing patient care.

New Hope Ecotech (NHE) is a technology startup that connects manufacturers with recycling players in formalization process via tradable environmental securities. Their innovative securities (similar to Carbon Credits, but for recyclables) solve manufacturers’ recycling obligations, increase overall recycling rates and generate additional income for recycling workers. Their securities close the Circular Economy’s loop at the Consumer Packaging Goods industry, enabling manufacturers to financially balance the environmental externalities caused by their packaging. NHE offers a software solution that tracks the waste flow in the supply-chain of recycling and creates an auditable, electronic paper trail in order to certify recycling activity: a Recycling Credit. Their Recycling Credits are sold directly to manufacturers as a solution that allows them to meet their recycling targets. Credits’ revenues are shared back with waste pickers, finally paying for their service of helping save their planet.

OccamzRazor is a San Francisco-based AI-neuroscience startup dedicated to developing disease-modifying treatments for Parkinson's Disease and other complex ailments. The company employs a computational approach that leverages both structured and unstructured biomedical data, including published literature and clinical trial results. By constructing a comprehensive knowledge graph that encapsulates all known information about Parkinson's Disease, OccamzRazor facilitates enhanced therapeutic insights and informed decision-making in biomedical research. This platform aims to identify new therapeutic targets and support strategic drug development, addressing the multifactorial nature of complex diseases like Parkinson's.