Fledge8 begins October 10, 2016 in Lima, Peru. The eight participants include:
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AgroAudit – Streamline and automate agricultural decision making in real time through a mobile app or web app, increasing quality and production. Ecuador
Agua Piedra Mezcal – Sold in hand made bottles, labeled with agave paper, fused with 80% clean energy, and made by artisans in Oaxaca, Mexico from locally sourced agave. Mexico. www.aguapiedramezcal.com
Ayni Deisgn Lab – Knit clothing based on Peruvian alpaca & pima cotton, through sustainable and conscious Peruvian artisan work. Fashion consultants for brands around the world seeking to tap into the Peru fashion industry. Peru. ayni.com.pe
HOUSEKIPP – Book your housekeeping in 1 minute, through an online platform that connects clients with professional house cleaners. A win-win for busy middle-class Peruvians and the new Lima immigrants seeking a step up the economic ladder. Peru. housekipp.com
MiHuertoweb – A marketplace for buying vegetables directly from the field, cutting out the middlemen. One step beyond a CSA, customers invest in local sustainable farmers and are repaid with fresh, healthy food for their family. Chile. mihuertoweb.cl
Project Pietà – A fashion label born and produced in Peruvian jails, and sold directly to the world off the web, earning a living for the inmates. Peru. projectpieta.com
X-Shirts – Creating the best t-shirts our members will ever wear… but more importantly to do it with passion, durability, and community. We proved this out with the A-shirt in 2014, reaching 100 members in our first three days of business. Peru. www.x-shirt.club
TO-BE-NAMED – Sustainable technical solution to supply water and sanitation to small Peruvian Amazonian native communities. Peru.
[hr]We’ll be updating this page with better descriptions as we work with the teams, updating logos as needed, and perhaps a changing name or two. These companies are at Fledge to polish up their business plans, their marketing, etc.
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