These 8 start-ups are helping transform fast-growing cities for the future
This Urban Innovation Challenge supports the development of start-ups, products and services that focus on improving the quality of life in emergent cities
Jonathan Hursh
Jonathan Hursh is the Founding Partner of Utopia, a venture platform that helps entrepreneurs launch tech startups that can improve their fast-growing cities across Asia, Africa, and Latin America in the Majority World. Jonathan is an advisory board member of Harvard's Master of Design Engineering program and the World Economic Forum’s Urbanization Initiative. He has been named a Schwab Social Entrepreneur by the World Economic Forum.
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