News
change:WATER Lab's CEO, Diana Yousef, is profiled as part of the Cartier Women's Initiative Award finalists of 2018.
Bloomberg
JUL 2018
Bloomberg highlights some of the world's "hottest" social startups, including change:WATER Labs
change:WATER's Diana Yousef shares her entrepreneurial journey and insight on startup success, along with the other Chivas Venture 2018 top five finalists.
PR Newswire
MAY 2018
change:WATER becomes a top 5 finalist at the Chivas Venture 2018
will.i.am was among the judging panel at the Chivas Regal global competition for promising social startups, awarding a total of $1m in funding among the highlighted finalists.
Discovery Canada
MAY 2018
The Daily Planet featured change:WATER's innovative toilet
The Daily Planet broadcast on Discovery Canada took a look at the powerful evaporative tech that drives change:WATER's iThrone.
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ELLE Australia
APR 2018
Our CEO is profiled among other "Female Entrepreneurs [who] Run The World"
Ahead of the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards, ELLE lists some of the powerful and innovative women bringing about change in the world, including change:WATER's Diana Yousef.
Inhabitat
APR 2018
Inhabitat profiles change:WATER & CEO Diana Yousef
The green publication looks at change:WATER's sanitation innovation ahead of the Cartier Women's Initiative Award.
Fast Company
APR 2018
Our CEO and the company's development so far are profiled
The publication walks readers through big events this year, such as the Chivas Venture finals, Cartier Women's Initiative Award, and the upcoming projects in Moab, Arizona and Hopi Indian Reservation.
BOSS Magazine
APR 2018
Our CEO, Diana Yousef, is BOSS Magazine's cover story
Diana Yousef is profiled as the incredible entrepreneur behind change:WATER Labs' humanitarian mission and her "journey to translate science into social impact."
DailyBeast
MAR 2018
Our incredible CEO, Diana Yousef, walks the Daily Beast through change:WATER's toilet and it's potential to change everything
The innovative iThrone is profiled in the Daily Beast, showing how it brings "toilet tech to the billions of people still using latrines or outhouses."
MassCEC
MAR 2018
The Massechusettes Clean Energy Center awarded change:WATER Labs a $50,000 convertible note
MassCEC may award an additional $100,000 convertible note depending on targeted business milestones.
Boston Globe
FEB 2018
change:WATER's CEO, Diana Yousef, is named a Cartier's global businesswomen's competition, the Cartier Woman's Initiative Award, finalist
The award identifies promising women entrepreneurs in early-stage startups from all over the globe, looking to award them with up to $100,000 and a year of mentoring.
Cleantech Open
FEB 2018
change:WATER Labs takes home the national prize for Agriculture, Water and Waste at Cleantech Open's Global Forum
The forum is the world's largest accelerator for early-stage clean-technology startups.
Imagine H2O
JAN 2018
change:WATER Labs becomes a member of the 9th annual Imagine H2O accelerator
The companies are put into a 10-month program that includes access to customer validation opportunities, investor and industry exposure, and mentorship.
HuffPost
SEP 2017
change:WATER became one of the 2017 SOCAP Conference's scholarship awardees
The Huffington Post speaks to the startups awarded scholarships to attend SOCAP, the leading conference on activating the power of capital markets to drive positive social and environmental impact.
Cleantech Open NE
SEP 2017
change:WATER becomes a Top 4 Regional Finalist at the 2017 Cleantech Open Northeast Accelerator
The winners, selected by a judging panel of top cleantech and business leaders, received $10,000 and will go on to represent the Northeast at the Cleantech Open Global Forum in Los Angeles, CA in January and compete with emerging environmental and energy tech firms for the national grand prize.
The Editorial
AUG 2017
change:WATER CEO Diana Yousef is profiled by the visionary-focused publication
GenX entrepreneur and social impact leade Diana Yousef explains how and why change:WATER's important work began and where it's going.
AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors Program
AUG 2017
change:WATER becomes a part of the 2017-2018 Invention Ambassador Class
The AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador Program announced their 2017-2018 Invention Ambassador Class – leaders in their fields who are making an impact on global issues – and profile the awarded "Invention Duo" from change:WATER Labs.
AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors Program
JUL 2017
change:WATER's CEO and CTO discuss their work at the annual "Celebrate Invention"
CEO Diana Yousef and CTO Huda Elasaad shared their stories on the challenges they face, and the ways in which their experiences drive their work and inventions at the 4th Annual "Celebrate Invention" event.
The Guardian
JUNE 2017
change:WATER as part of award-winning innovative solutions coming to aid of refugees
MIT Enterprise Forum's Innovate For Refugees, among others, helped place change:WATER's revolutionary idea in the conversation to dramatically improve the lives of the desperate.
MIT News
MAY 2017
change:WATER wins one of top prizes at MIT Entrepreneurship Competition
change:WATER Labs took home the Audience Choice Award, one of three prizes at the annual competition in its 28th year.
Vocativ
APR 2017
change:WATER's impact on refugee camps is the focus of this Vocativ profile
Without power or plumbing, change:WATER's toilet will vaporize up to 95 percent of daily sewage.
World Economic Forum
FEB 2017
change:WATER is profiled by World Economic Forum ahead of Hult competition
change:WATER Labs plans to bring dignified sanitation to refugees by developing a compact, evaporative toilet for homes without power or plumbing.
Phys.org
FEB 2017
change:WATER is profiled ahead of Hult competition
change:WATER Labs is working to bring tech that will change the lives of those in and beyond refugee camps, where incredible potential to serve more than a billion non-sewered households around the world exists.
MIT Sloan
JAN 2017
change:WATER prepares for Hult Prize regional competition in March 2017
After winning the MIT qualifier round in December, change:WATER Labs gets ready to participate in March's regional competition for $1 million towards life-changing evaporative toilets for refugees.
MIT News
JAN 2017
change:WATER is profiled by MIT News ahead of Hult competition
change:WATER Labs is preparing to participate in the Hult Prize regional social entrepreneurship competition in March, under the theme "Reawakening Human Potential," for a $1 million prize.
Harvard i-Lab
NOV 2016
change:WATER selected in the inaugural class of startups for the Harvard Life Lab incubation
A group of 17 startups were selected to join the new Life Lab, a Harvard-based community of growth-stage life sciences startups. Teams were selected based on factors that include their science, stage of development, and their potential for impact.
Harvard Arab Weekend
NOV 2016
change:WATER Labs selected as 1st place winner in the Harvard Arab Weekend Startup Pitch Competition
The 5th edition of the Startup Pitch worked to promote entrepreneurship in the Middle East and offer a prize of $20,000 to a winning pitch.
HELLO TOMORROW
OCT 2016
change:WATER pitches in the finals for the HELLO TOMORROW Global Summit in Paris
change:WATER was a proud finalist at the 3rd edition of the global tech summit, run "by science-entrepreneurs for science-entrepreneurs."
MENA Herald
OCT 2016
change:WATER Labs selected as 1st place winner at the MIT Enterprise Forum PanArab Innovation for Refugees Challenge
The team was awarded $20,000 at the MIT EF PanArab "Innovate for Refugees" competition in Jordan.
Columbia Business School
SPRING 2016
change:WATER Labs selected for Venture Portfolio of the Columbia Business School Tamer Social Impact Fund
In addition to the $25,000 prize, change:WATER Labs gained access to the social enterprise resources the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School provides.
NEWIN
SPRING 2016
change:WATER Labs wins 1st place at the New England Water Innovation Network Pitch Competition
change:WATER Labs was honored to have the support of NEWIN, who drive local innovation for a global impact.