How is your business helping to solve the health, social, or economic challenges created by COVID19?
With the world in lockdown and businesses unable to physically gather their employees jobs and livelihoods are threatened. Existing video technology is not sufficient to replace workshops of geographically-dispersed teams or internal and external summits some businesses rely on to operate. At the same time, students are unable to participate in classroom learning and traditional e-learning platforms are not adequate tools for satisfactory knowledge retention. VRGather, the virtual meet-up platform can be used through web browser or mobile phone with headsets for the ultimate virtual reality (VR) experience. Safe, virtual, with all the bells and whistles of an in-person meetup from panel discussions, keynote addresses, breakout sessions, one-on-one networking and even designable stands for innovation marketplace or job show exhibitions.
Does your business contribute most to recovery, response, or resilience?
Resilience - we're improving the broader infrastructure for responding to pandemic outbreaks.,Response - we're responding directly to issues caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak.
What is the stage of your product development?
I have a market ready product/service. I have sold to customers.
What strengths does your team bring? Include skills and personal experience with the problem.
Our team has decades of experience building and scaling nonprofit and for profit oganizations across Africa. We are a group of entrepreneurs, developers, subject matter experts, and instructional systems designers. Our sector experience spans across the educational and training space, agricultural, health, and FinTech sectors. Several of us have been in charge of organizing regional and global conferences and summits. I have coached dozens of early stage companies and continue to mentor various community-based oganizations and nonprofits.
What countries do you operate in?
Rwanda, South Africa, USA and soon Mozambique
Is your company headquartered in a US "Opportunity Zone"?
Yes