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Alga Insulation’s Founder Janna Naser Wins Young Founder of the Year Silver Award for Algae-Based Building Materials Innovation
Janna Naser, founder of Alga Insulation received Silver for Young Founder of the Year at the 25th Anniversary Founders Awards Gala on September 24.
The Impactful Journey of Janna Naser, founder of Alga Insulation
Founded in 2023 by Janna, Alga Insulation makes algae-based building materials to replace fossil materials. Backed by Chalmers University of Technology, prototypes are validated and certification is underway. With early market traction secured, the company is preparing for industrial scale up across Europe.
How the Winners Are Chosen as Young Founder of the Year
The Young Founder of the Year award recognizes young global founders with the capacity to lead, inspire, and run successful companies. The nominees are under 30 years of age at the time of nomination, have founded and run a private or public limited company, the founder and any co-founders together own at least 40% of the shares, have a revenue of at least 50,000 euros and demonstrate significant potential for success.
The finalists have been assessed by the Founders Alliance Index, which takes into account past performance, future potential, and social benefits, and they have been evaluated by a jury of experienced founders.
The Founders Jury consisted of Chair of the jury Erik Fjellborg, founder of Quinyx, Emilia Lindmark, founder of EoE Eyewear, Mandana Hammarstedt, founder of 21 Marketing, Samuel Amant, co-founder of Koastal, Jeanett Paludan, founder of Management Partners and Stefan Trailovic, founder of QueensLab.
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