Thai Start-up Is One Sip Closer to Share of USD 1M Chivas Venture Fund
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ocial enterprise, YoungHappy, is preparing to go head-to-head in a series of spirited pitches with 25 of the hottest start-ups from around the world.
Thanakorn Phromyos and his business Young Happy has won the Thai final of the Chivas Venture; a global competition from leading blended Scotch whisky Chivas that gives away $1 million in no-strings funding every year to social businesses that blend profit and purpose to have a positive impact on the world.
YoungHappy provides senior-friendly services, events and products throughout the community. They help senior citizens maintain active lifestyles, raising their self-esteem and keeping them engaged with their peers whilst supporting their wellbeing.
There are thousands of senior citizens globally that are often socially isolated - we wanted to do something to change this. Since February 2017, the YoungHappy community has helped over 40,000 seniors maintain an active and healthy lifestyle through a mixture of events, online content, and community building. Through the Chivas Venture we will continue to grow a community that supports seniors, empowers them, and gives them a renewed lease of life. - Thanakorn Phromyos
Thanakorn Phromyos, founder of Young Happy, will now embark on the journey of a lifetime that will put his business to the test on a global scale. In the run-up to the Global Final in June, the 26 social entrepreneurs will travel to London to take part in a three-day accelerator programme - providing exposure to experts and industry professionals, and a range of networking opportunities. The entrepreneurs will engage in one-on-one coaching sessions, taking their businesses to the next level and ensuring a pitch-perfect performance.
Last year's winner, Javier Larragoiti, founder of Mexico's Xilinat, said
Taking part in the Chivas Venture has been an unbelievable and life-changing experience for me and my business; to see all my years of hard work and belief in my product shared on a global scale was a dream come true. The competition has provided Xilinat with a global platform and the funding to change the course of the sugar industry forever...pretty sweet, right?
Chivas believes in blending ambition with generosity and in using success to enrich the lives of others - a belief instilled by founding brothers, James and John Chivas, who shared their success with their local community as their business grew. Two centuries later, the Chivas Venture champions these values - to date, the competition has positively impacted over 2 million lives, thanks to the $5m that Chivas has awarded to social businesses around the world.
Just as Chivas champions the perfect blend of malt and grain whiskies in its Scotch, the Chivas Venture champions entrepreneurs who blend profit and purpose to have a positive impact on the world. Find out more about the the Chivas Venture and why blending profit and purpose is better at Chivasventure.com.
✔️ Thai Start-up Is One Sip Closer to Share of USD 1M Chivas Venture Fund
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