PlasticFri was announced the winner of Lighthouse MASSIV at the first-ever Lighthouse Day, presented in partnership with Rockit Vilnius and Node by Slush. The Stockholm-based plastic alternative manufacturer was selected as the winner because of its high partnership readiness and their impressive progress in the program. During the program, PlasticFri started a partnership with MASSIV partner Synch, and is currently in dialogues with Swedbank and Mastercard. Molecular Attraction was selected the winner with of the Impact Potential award. The Stockholm-based biotechnology company produces an environmental-friendly technology to combat vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and zika which yearly impacts 470.000 people. Molecular Attraction is currently ready for large field trials targeting mosquitoes – world’s deadliest animal. Green Assets Wallet won the people’s choice award. The Stockholm-based green asset verification platform received the most votes from the Lighthouse community over the past weeks. The Green Assets Wallet is getting much traction in the green debt market and is increasingly onboarding new parties onto their blockchain-based platform. “Grateful to Mastercard, partners and everybody involved in this amazing program! We are excited to scale our impact through valuable partnerships with Mastercard, banks and other great partners. It’s a pleasure that such renowned organizations share PlasticFri’s vision and we are looking forward to our partnerships and working together” “PlasticFri, Molecular Attraction, and Green Assets Wallet all have technologies that are remarkable examples of Nordic innovation, which can make the world more prosperous and secure. MASSIV’s vision is to be an ‘impact unicorn factory’ that helps social impact and sustainability companies scale through partnerships—and these are exactly the kind of companies we are excited to support.” “Being part of the Lighthouse MASSIV program has been exciting. At Swedbank we highly value sustainability and we enable people, businesses, and society to grow. We see these values reflected in Lighthouse MASSIV with the innovative and impactful companies that the program supports, aiming at more prosperous and secure lives on our planet” Unlike traditional accelerators and corporate innovation programs, Lighthouse MASSIV is free and focused primarily on global challenges. By partnering with startups that have high potential to improve the prosperity and security of the planet, MASSIV seeks to make inclusive growth the new business as usual. Applications for the next edition are open, apply here. Other companies that took part in the MASSIV fall program include GLOBHE, a drone-as-a-service company serving as a lifesaving tool in areas where natural disasters and disease outbreaks can occur, and Pawa, providing solar power solutions for people living in rural areas, where the access to electricity is limited and expensive. Mastercard, together with Invenio Growth, its partner in running Lighthouse, hopes to enhance all these companies through collaborations, thereby making the world a more prosperous and secure place. As winner of the program, PlasticFri receives an invitation to pitch for Start Path, Mastercard’s global start-up engagement program. You can follow the winning companies’ journey, and see startups selected for later classes, by following the program’s LinkedIn page. PlasticFri, Molecular Attraction and Green Assets Wallet win awards in the Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV 2020 fall edition
Lighthouse MASSIV, Mastercard’s partnership program dedicated to finding and scaling the next impact unicorn, is pleased to announce PlasticFri as the program winner. Molecular Attraction was announced the winner of the Impact Potential award and Green Assets Wallet was the People’s Choice Winner.
Max Mohammadi
Co-founder PlasticFri
Mats Taraldsson
Head of Digital Development and Fintech Engagement, Mastercard Nordics and Baltics
Swedbank, the MASSIV partner bank in this fall edition, is exciting to work more with companies such as PlasticFri and enjoyed being part of the program.
Fredrik Nilzén
Head of Group Sustainability, Swedbank
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