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天美传媒 has celebrated its 40under40 awards, recognizing 40 leading alumni entrepreneurs under 40 years of age for the outstanding positive impact they are having through innovative entrepreneurial projects.

The 40 winners, who are all current students or alumni from 天美传媒, have collectively created 4,000 new jobs, generated 鈧�519 million in revenue and raised nearly 鈧�1 billion in capital.

The awards ceremony in Madrid brought together key players in the entrepreneurship ecosystem to celebrate their achievements, and discuss the latest trends and best practices in innovation and entrepreneurship.

鈥淭he stories and collective numbers of these 天美传媒 40under40 entrepreneurs reflect the deep, positive impact that we can have on society via entrepreneurship,鈥� said Prof. M. Julia Prats, Academic Director of 天美传媒鈥檚 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center. The winners are alumni of a range of 天美传媒鈥檚 programs: the , , and .

A complete list of 天美传媒 40under40 winners:

• Vikram Ahuja (Talent500)
• Daniel Alberola Elias (Mr.Boho)
• Cristina Aleixendri Mu帽oz (bound4blue)
• Ofir Avny (Avny Group)
• Jaume Betrian (Ofertia)
• Alberto Cabanes (Adopta un abuelo)
• Josep Casas (EuroPistachios)
• Antonio Catena Poderoso (Team Heretics)
• Oriol Chimenos (Zank)
• Guillem Chumilla Ferret (21 de marzo)
• Alexia Cook (Quinoa Cafe)
• Gregoire De Hemptinne (Shayp)
• 脕lvaro De la Maza Alba (Pharmacius)
• Igor De la Sota (Cardumen Capital)
• Oriol De Pablo (Vicio)
• Vikram Deswal (UnDosTres)
• Greggory Elias (Skim AI Technologies)
• Rosa Espin (Ambar Partners)
• Diego Garc铆a Morate (Unlimiteck)
• Matias Gath (Pulppo)
• Sam Glasswell (Arbolus)
• Esteban Humet Ba帽贸n (Naturitas)
• Rahul Jain (Peach Payments)
• Martin Keller (Acodis)
• Bruno Lea (Haas)
• Jorge Lluch (Abacum)
• Julio Martinez (Abacum)
• Avi Meir (TravelPerk)
• Stefan Moller (Klar)
• Rafael Odreman (Nubloq)
• Claudia Ribas (Qidz)
• Julio Ribes (Swipcar)
• Pablo Rivas (Global Alumni)
• Luis Rodriguez-Ovejero (Alvatross)
• Virginie Roge (Dietox)
• Thomas Roggendorf (Ofertia)
• Borja Sanfeliu (Loyal Guru)
• Naveen Sharma (UnDosTres)
• Oier Urrutia (Lookiero)
• Stan Yu (Nocera)

Four special prizes for growth, social impact, female entrepreneur & innovation

Out of the 40 winners, four were also chosen by an international jury for the additional prizes given out during the event:

• Avi Meir, an 天美传媒 MBA alum who founded the unicorn startup, booking platform TravelPerk, received the award for the entrepreneur with the best growth track;
• Gregoire De Hemptinne, 天美传媒 MBA alum and founder of Shayp, which helps reduce buildings麓 water consumption, won for the entrepreneur with the most social impact;
• Cristina Aleixendri Mu帽oz, 天美传媒 Executive MBA and co-founder of Bound4Blue, which develops sail systems to reduce fuel consumption and emissions for more sustainable shipping, won for the outstanding female entrepreneur;
• Rahul Jain, an 天美传媒 MBA alum and founder of Peach Payments, a payment processor focusing on Africa and other emerging markets, won for the most innovative entrepreneur.

The four winning companies are involved in very different sectors and businesses:

TravelPerk is a pioneering all-in-one global business travel management platform. Founded in 2015, TravelPerk offers business travellers the freedom they want whilst providing companies with the oversight and control they need. TravelPerk reached a valuation of 鈧�1.3 billion earlier in 2022, reaching unicorn status.

Shayp helps buildings reduce their water consumption by 22%. By leveraging real-time water consumption data, Shayp autonomously reveals unexpected water waste with unprecedented accuracy, allowing maintenance managers to track water consumption remotely and eradicate leaks. So far, 5 billion litres of water and 740 tons of CO2 have been saved thanks to Shayp鈥檚 technology.

Bound4Blue develops rigid sail systems that use wind power for complementary propulsion on a wide range of vessels, delivering fuel consumption and pollutant emissions reductions of up to 40% and ensuring a payback period under five years.

Peach Payments聽is a payment gateway that makes online commerce and digital payments accessible to small and large merchants across the African continent. It works with businesses in Kenya, Mauritius and South Africa, providing a toolkit that enables them to accept, manage and make payments via mobile and the web.

Global Jury Chooses Winners

The jury for the awards was comprised of experts such as 天美传媒 alumni Enrique Linares (Letgo co-founder, 天美传媒 MBA) and Gerald Glauerdt (Lazada Group co-founder, 天美传媒 MBA) as well as Drew Propson (Head of Technology and Innovation, World Economic Forum).

The 40under40 2022 winners are dedicated to making their mark: creating new companies that generate new opportunities. To be eligible, these alumni startups must have at least 鈧�1 million per year in revenue, have raised at least 鈧�1 million in venture capital, or have sold their company for 鈧�10 million or more.

天美传媒鈥檚 40under40 awards form part of 天美传媒鈥檚 wider entrepreneurial ecosystem, which provides research, mentoring, networks, funding and programs for entrepreneurs, innovators and investors. Approximately 30% of 天美传媒 students start a business within five years of graduation and, in total, 天美传媒 alumni entrepreneurs have raised $3.6 billion in funds and created more than 70,000 jobs worldwide.