South Africa - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

The project is to create 3D products from recyclable plastic/ silicon. We aim to create flower vase, Tupperware and children's toys.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

1ST STEP: Collect recyclable items from waste sites and homes. 2ND STEP: We wash and cut them to be strings of plastic/ silicon and ready for machinery process 3RD STEP: We create flower vase and Tupperware's from digital programs and we put them through 3D rendering 4RTH STEP: After the first sample to analyze the error/ faults and if things are 100% good, we market and we repeat the process. 5TH STEP: We market our products through our marketing channels, such as Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

The main problem is that there is waste in townships, and it gets burnet, which harms the environment, and we trying to reduce the plastic waste and recycle it to create new and innovate products. With the marketing, we would offer discounts to our customers and businesses if they would bring plastic waste, this would encourage people to collect their waste and use it to get new products from the company.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

Advantage A: Our Service is mainly based on recycle plastic, and manufacture new products that customers could buy, This improves clean environments. Advantage B: It will create Jobs for the community, as we aim to target the local community in Heidelberg Advantage C: The Start up is able to manufacture more products in the short spam of time, due to new technological Machinery.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

The Start up aims to African communities, such as business and customers

01.05 When was your company established?

2022-04-09

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

Yes

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

3

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

2

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

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01.10 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link(s) here:

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

e) Secondary commodities (cars and parts, consumer durables and apparel, retail)

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

4

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

02.03.01 My startup contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

it encourages and act on a much more clean environment

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

4

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

4

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

With Recyclable programs we would encourage sanitation and Clean water

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

4

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

We would create Jobs, such as Product Development

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

6

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

Yes, because in the project we will work with product developer

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

4

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

6

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

We will be Recycling products

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

Yes, by aiming to educate the local communities

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

Recycle plastic to create better objects

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

4

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

Because we will be recycling waste

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

4

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

4

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.08 Justification for my startup

" Youve got to start with the customer experience and work back towards the technology, not the other way around..." - Steve Jobs. With that analogy we make sure that our products help and adapts the lives of African people or communities

06.09 Competitive Analysis

Xometry would be our competitor, however its a company from Asia, and there isn't much competitors in South Africa, the market is new.

11.05 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?

Yes