by Katie Calabro | Sep 10, 2022
Multitasky is the one stop-shop for stylish and functional home office accessories designed for women. Featuring collections of tech accessories, office supplies, and home convenience products, Multitasky enables women to create workspaces as extraordinary as they are.
Multitasky was founded by Julia Xu ‘15. While a student at Brown, Julia Xu participated in the Brown EP program, was a founding member of Innovation Dojo, and founded ethical knitwear accessory brand Tink Knit. She is also an independent startup business consultant who has advised other Brown University ventures, including Liberare and Perkies.
Photo Credit: Julia Xu
by Jonas Clark | Sep 9, 2022
Omena is a non-profit organization committed to increasing awareness of emotional abuse in Madagascar’s educational system by providing tools for students to combat and stand up to abuse. Currently, Omena has 100+ volunteers around the world and has expanded to 13 countries (and counting). The Forbes 30 Under 30 accoladed organization was profiled in the Boston Globe here.
Omena was featured on MTVU Stories, now known as Cheddar University, which brought her story to the mainstream. The nonprofit is supported by the Clinton Foundation. Founder Francesca Raoelison, ’22 was a PEIR, Brown Venture Prize 2021 finalist, and 2019 B-Lab Alum.
Photo Credit: Francesca Raoelison
by Jonas Clark | Sep 8, 2022
oneKIN is a curated online marketplace focused on uplifting diverse indie brands and BIPOC creators. Categories include skincare, jewelry, home decor, grooming products, and books. The retail-tech company seeks to level the playing field for the solopreneurs, micro-merchants, and mom-and-pop shops in a highly saturated industry. In addition to their website, oneKIN hopes to launch oneKIN LIVE, a live stream shopping app. In 2020, oneKIN was featured in Refinery29’s “Beauty Innovator Awards.” The company was co-founded by Jasmine Gomez, ’08 and Marvin Francois.
Read their Forbes profile here.
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by Jonas Clark | Sep 3, 2022
Perkies is an innovative stick-on bra company founded by Rosie Mangiarotti, ’18. Unlike traditional stick-on bras, Perkies adhesives are replaceable. Wearers can even hand wash bras rather than simply toss them. In addition to bras, Perkies also offers seamless underwear, nipple covers, and nipple enhancers. The popular social media brand also donates part of their proceeds to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Perkies was a 2018 Brown Venture Prize Finalist and part of B-Lab’s 2018 cohort.
The company was recently covered by Forbes.
Photo Credit: Rosie Mangiarotti
Photo Credit: Perkies
by Jonas Clark | Sep 2, 2022
Pointz is a mobile app that helps bicyclists find the safest route to their destination. This “waze for bikes” determines these routes by using road data and crowdsourced route information. Recently, this venture was awarded the grand prize of $40K at Texas Christian University’s (TCU) Values and Ventures Competition where 42 out of 235 teams from across the globe were invited to TCU’s campus to pitch their ideas. The Pointz app is now available on the App Store and Google Play. A 2020 B-Lab and 2021 Community Lab Venture, Pointz was founded by Maggie Bachenberg ,’22 (right) and Trisha Ballakur, ’22 (left)
To learn more, read its feature in the Providence Business Journal.
Photo Credit:TCU Values and Ventures® Competition
