Hult Prize Global Finals 2023

2023 Hult Prize Winners: Banofi Leather

At our Global Finals event, vegan leather innovators Banofi Leather won the $1M in funding to to advance their business! This year’s competition was focused on Redesigning Fashion, challenging students to launch an innovative social venture in the clothing and fashion industry to make it more sustainable.

Banofi Leather Hult Prize 2023 Winner

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Meet the Finalists

Meet the six teams that pitched on stage at the 2023 Global Finals in Paris!

Banofi Leather - Yale University

We take banana crop waste and convert it into Banofi, a plant-based leather. Banofi looks, feels, and smells like animal leather.

EFFCT - Alexandria University

Redefining Vegan Panel Production Through Repurposing Textile Waste Innovation

GRAFF INC - Hult International Business School, Boston

Replacing Plastic Using Textile Waste

Innovious - Cranfield University

Redefining fashion packaging with 100% biodegradable solutions

Labwear Studios - ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Empowering fashion brands by innovating fashion manufacturing.

RiiVERSE - National Taiwan University

We reduce fashion waste by transforming discarded garments and fabric scarps into sustainable materials for products with higher value, preserving the value of every fabric.

Meet the Speakers & Judges

Our global network calls for global experts. Meet the Speakers and Judges from the 2023 Hult Prize Global Finals.

Bianca Foley

Founder Sustainably Influenced

Lori van Dam

Chief Executive Officer of the Hult Prize Foundation

Dr. Matt Lilley

Dr. Matt Lilley

President of Hult International Business School

Kate Berseth

Executive Vice President, North America, EF Education First

Adaorie Udekchukwu

Senior Gender & Economic Inclusion Advisor, Africa at International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group

Aileen Lee

Founder and Managing Partner, Cowboy Ventures

Camila Farani

President of G2Capital and elected one of the 500 most influential people in Latin America by Bloomberg Línea.

Emiliano Iturriaga

Emiliano Iturriaga

CEO and Co-Founder, Rutopia.

Niccolo Sbaraglia

Niccolo Sbaraglia

Head of Commercial Development at Polimoda Fashion School

Oliver Gabet

Director of Decorative Arts Department, Louvre Museum

TamaraHillNorton

Tamara Hill-Norton

Founder of Sweaty Betty

Runa Ray

Founder of Runa Ray

Tawn Chatchavalvong

Tawn Chatchavalvong

Miss Universe Organization Fashion Designer and Television Personality, Fashion Designer, TAWN C. Design Co.,Ltd.

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