INFIUSS is a blood sourcing and delivery platform that recruits blood donors and delivers blood directly to patients in their hospital beds once they send a request through the INFIUSS app, SMS, or phone call. Learn more from founder Melissa Bime, winner of a Global Problem Solver Challenge 2020 Second Runner-Up $25,000 USD prize.
Gramhal’s model empowers farmers and enables them to access better prices for their produce and increase their income. Gramhal was the Second Runner-Up in the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2020 and won a $25,000 USD prize. Learn more from their founder and CEO, Vikas Birhma.
CURE founder, Mohamed Dhaouafi, won the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge First Runner-Up $75,000 USD prize. Learn more about how they create customizable 3D-printed bionic arms for people with limb differences at an affordable price.
Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2020 winners have been officially announced, you’ll want to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation. We will start with Emmastella Gakuo and Percy Lemtukei, the co-founders of Savanna Circuit Tech, who were awarded the Grand Prize of $100,000 USD.
The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge awards startups working towards driving economic development or solving a social or environmental problem.
On October 15, 2019, Cisco launched its fourth annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge, a worldwide search for the next technology startup greatly impacting people, society or the planet.
