Award Winners – Updated (2026) – Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award

Women Entrepreneurs Award Winners

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From accessible healthcare to food security, women entrepreneurs are tackling urgent global challenges with bold, innovative solutions. Since 2021, our mission is to fuel the growth of these groundbreaking initiatives, transforming communities across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.

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Mónica Rodríguez

Gaia Alimentos is a Mexican food innovation company creating nutritious, culturally relevant alternatives to ultra-processed foods.

María Auxiliadora del Rosario Molina Ríos

Terra Verde is a women-led social enterprise in Honduras that upcycles agricultural surplus into healthy, value-added foods.

Faith Koki

Silo Africa is a social agritech company offering solar-powered, sensor-equipped grain silos to reduce post-harvest losses and improve food security.

Isis Elena Espitia Gil

EatCloud is a triple-impact startup that redistributes the largest volume of unsold food globally, reducing waste and fighting hunger through a data-driven business model.

Joyce Querubino

LoriConecta develops assistive technologies to improve the lives of people with conditions like autism, cerebral palsy, and stroke.

Mariola Urgellés

Sunspectra is a sustainable beauty startup transforming agricultural byproducts into high-performance cosmetics.

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Women Entrepreneurs Award Winners

Meet the women building what’s next