Abillion
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| Founded | May 2018 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Vikas Garg[1] |
| Type | Startup company |
| Location | |
Area served | 180 countries |
| Products | |
Official language | English, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish |
| Website | abillion.com |
abillion is a mobile application helping users to find vegan and sustainable products [1].
The platforms allow users to review any plant-based product, while donating for each review written between 0.10 and $1 to nonprofit organisations. As of July 2022, the company claims to have donated over $2M to various nonprofit organisations (farm animal sanctuaries, environmental regeneration)[2]. Their list of donations recipients include, among others, Sea Shepherd and Mercy for Animals[3].
The main objective of the company is to reach the number of one billion persons following a vegan diet and lifestyle by 2030 [4]. As of January 2023, the app is available in 180 countries.
In 2022, it has been awarded second most innovative consumer review platform by the media DarkRound [5].
abillion is also the official sponsor of the 2023 edition of the Vegan Women Summit, organized in New York City [6].
History
The American entrepreneur Vikas Garg founded the company in Singapore and the app has been officially launched in May 2018.[1]
The start-up was first named abillionveg and changed its name in 2020 to shorten it to abillion.[7]
In 2019, the company raised $2M in its first round of funding. [8] In 2021, it raised $10M in its Series A funding. [9]
References
- ^ a b c Georgieva, Antonia (February 3, 2022). "Vikas Garg Aims To Inspire A Billion People To Go Vegan With Abillion App".
- ^ Buxton, Amy (July 13, 2022). "Sustainable Social Media Platform Breaks Records With $2 Million Charitable Donation".
- ^ "Driving plant-based & sustainable change | abillion". impact.abillion.com.
- ^ "A Billion Vegans by 2030?" – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ "The 101 Most Innovative Consumer Reviews Companies". August 31, 2022.
- ^ "The Vegan Women Summit - New York City". www.veganwomensummit.com.
- ^ Ho, Sally (September 11, 2020). "Q&A With abillionveg Founder Vikas Garg: "We've Created A Meritocracy Of Vegan Food"".
- ^ https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/startups/vegan-product-review-startup-abillionveg-raises-us2m-seed-funding
- ^ "Sustainability Platform abillion Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine". December 15, 2021.