WE4G 2026: Meet the 10 finalists

The 6th edition of the WomenEntrepreneurs4Good (WE4G) program has revealed its 10 laureates. Discover the women founders selected this year to join the HEC Paris Incubator and pitch at the Women's Forum in Paris.

The Design Sprint That Changes Everything

This year, 88 participants were selected from 335 applications across 44 countries to take part in the 6-month program. One of its defining milestones: the intensive 72-hour Design Sprint, a structured process enabling participants to transform raw customer insights into a robust value proposition, a validated business model, and a compelling investor pitch deck. In just three days, participants challenged their assumptions, refined their solutions, and sharpened their ability to communicate impact clearly and convincingly. A key moment of the program.

“This sprint helped me step back, review my project more clearly, spot what was missing, and improve both my thinking and my pitch. The program was very valuable!”

- Ina-Dalipi Turket, founder of MATRY AI

Selection for the WE4G program has always been rigorous, focusing on innovation, impact, social and/or environmental challenges, and the strengths of the founder(s). After the design sprint, and as each year, 10 outstanding projects have been recognized as laureates. Let’s discover them.
 

10 finalists from 8 countries

From healthcare and biotech to energy, agriculture, waste management, and space technology, this year's laureates span a remarkable breadth of sectors and geographies, united by a shared commitment to innovation and impact.

Sackan Farms

Sackan Farms is an impact-driven agribusiness focused on poultry production, value addition, and agro-processing to strengthen food security in Ghana.

Founder: Abigail Sackey
Country: Ghana

PearlOxy Uganda Limited

PearlOxy Uganda Limited is a med-tech startup developing a medical oxygen optimization system called MPOS to solve oxygen shortages in healthcare facilities.

Founders: Agasha Faith & Ainembabazi Cathybert
Country: Uganda

Eco-Erudites

Eco-Erudites is a pioneering waste management company dedicated to transforming organic waste into valuable, eco-friendly products.

Founder: Amanda Ethol Natukunda
Country: Uganda

Papilio.bio

Papilio.bio democratizes high-precision diagnostics by bringing molecular-level sensitivity outside the lab, starting with HPV screening, without expensive readers.

Founder: Chiara Cespi Polisiani
Country: France

Deborah Space

Deborah Space is the decision and coordination layer for space, turning fragmented alerts into unified, mission-aware actions like Waze, but for space.

Founders: Danna Linn Barnett & Betina Reyna
Country: Israel

Mensis

Mensis enables women to track their hormones and understand their symptoms in real-time, redefining women's health monitoring.

Founder: Kateřina Komárková
Country: Denmark

Virtality

Virtality provide Virtual Reality solutions that help physiotherapists accelerate the recovery of patients with mobility impairments.

Founder: Katerina Tsiraki
Country: Greece

Jukye BananaPak

Jukye BananaPak is a circular economy enterprise and skills accelerator that transforms banana waste into affordable, sustainable hygiene and food products in Africa.

Founder: Phionah Nagaba
Country: Uganda

InBalance

InBalance is an AI-powered women's hormonal health platform offering personalized daily guidance in nutrition, movement, sleep, and skincare, for both regular and irregular cycles.

Founder: Rozette Hesse
Country: Lebanon

Prooning OS (Proon-Tech)

Proon-Tech is a CleanTech startup on a mission to literally plant the seeds of trees in the shade of which our future generations will thrive.

Founder: Thea Gherdan
Country: Romania
 

What’s next for the finalists of the WE4G?

These 10 founders will join the HEC Paris Incubateur for four months of online-support, and will then have the opportunity to pitch their startups at the Women's Forum annual event in Paris, in front of investors. 

Learn more about the Women's Forum annual meeting

About Women Entrepreneurs 4 Good (WE4G)

WomenEntrepreneurs4Good (WE4G) is a unique accelerator programme that supports green and social entrepreneurs at the early stages of their journey. The program is designed to support selected ventures to further build on their impact-oriented solutions, and prepare them for pitching and fundraising from impact investors and philanthropists.

Learn more about the WE4G program