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ALVARO VELASCO
SkyAlert
Mexico
MARIQUEL WAINGARTEN
Hickies
Argentina
SkyAlert developed an app that serves as Mexico's Early Earthquake Warning System.
SkyAlert's app was downloaded over 2.5M times in just 18 months, making it the most
successful Mexican app ever. SkyAlert is continuously looking for investors to help further
hone its technology, expand to new markets and launch the only private earthquake
detection system in America. SkyAlert is currently in the Endeavor Mexico Tech track
program, and has received awards from MIT and Microsoft.
Hickies have transformed shoelaces – a boring commodity that everyone owns but no
one buys – into a sexy consumer brand. Shoelaces present minor but persistent nuisances:
who hasn't struggled to tighten laces to the perfect fit, create a durable and undoable
knot, and tie a relatively aesthetic bow? Hickies' colorful, stretchable no-tie shoe-fasteners
contour to your foot to improve shoes' fit and fashion. Made from a patented, memory-fit
elastomer, Hickies adapt to each shoe's size and responds to a foot's movement to support
an active lifestyle. The no-tie design and myriad of color options enable consumers to
personalize kicks with a sleek, fashion-forward look. Over 1 million packs of Hickies have
been sold in in 34 countries worldwide.
