Bonzun facts for kids
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| Industry | Healthcare |
| Founders | Bonnie Roupé |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Services | e-Health |
Bonzun is a company from Sweden that helps pregnant women. They make sure women can find important health information online. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF support Bonzun. Their main goal is to provide helpful pregnancy information to people in China. Because of their great work, Bonzun's founder has won many awards.
How Bonzun Started
Bonzun is a "fem tech" company. This means it uses technology to help women's health. They created the world's first tool to check symptoms for pregnant women. It's like a "virtual midwife" that WHO and UNICEF recommend.
Bonzun began in 2010. The founder, Bonnie Roupé, became very sick when she was pregnant with her second child. She looked for information online but couldn't find what she needed. Bonnie and her baby were okay. But she realized many women around the world suffer or even die because they don't have enough health information.
Bonnie wanted to change this. She decided to create a service. This service would share important health research with doctors and mothers everywhere. She knew that about 20 million women get pregnant in China each year. This meant there was a big need for medical information there. Bonzun's website explains common and serious pregnancy problems. It helps pregnant women and health workers in China learn more, especially in small towns and rural areas.
Bonnie Roupé is from Sweden. She started the company in mainland China by herself. She said it was a good way to learn. But she also thought it might have been faster with a local partner.
Important Milestones
In 2012, Bonzun was chosen for "Innovation Against Poverty." This award came from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). That same year, Bonnie Roupé was named one of Sweden's top talents under 40. This was by a Swedish magazine called Veckans Affärer.
In 2014, Bonzun announced they were getting help from the World Health Organization and United Nations’ Children's Rights & Emergency Relief Organization (UNICEF). Bonzun focused on the health market in China. Their new ideas were used in many hospitals and 3,700 clinics across China.
Also in 2014, Bonzun made a mobile app. Pregnant women now use this app to understand their test results at hospitals in China.
In late 2016, Bonzun joined Chinaaccelerator. This program helps internet startups from all over the world. It ended on December 6, 2016, at a special event in Shanghai, China.
In June 2016, InspiringFifty chose Bonnie Roupé as one of the 50 most inspiring women in tech in the Nordic region.
In March 2017, she was listed as one of Sweden's 125 most powerful women. She was ranked the 10th most powerful woman entrepreneur in Trade and Industry 2017 by Veckans Affärer.
In 2019, Bonnie Roupé was named Founder of the Year in Sweden. This award was given by the Swedish government agency Tillväxtverket.
Awards and Recognition
- Innovation against poverty – From SIDA
- Selected for the LifeScience Investment Hotlist – By Stockholms Stad
- Best social business in Shanghai
- Best Design – Nominated for China's Top Mobile & Internet Start-up GMIC Beijing 2015
- Top Mobile & Internet Start up in China - Female Innovator of the Year
- Super startup – Listed as one of Sweden's potential "unicorn" startups by Veckans Affärer
