Venture Forward

Zach Oschin co-founded Elenas, a social selling platform headquartered in Bogotá Colombia that is taking the beauty products industry by storm. In just over a year, Zach and his team have recruited 14,000+ Colombians to join the company to sell make up and accessories to women in their social circles. 

Shavini Fernando is a Georgetown alum with a life threatening disease who invented a medical device to prolong and enhance the lives of the millions of people who suffer from this ailment. Her company, OxiWear, has turned this device into a fashionable accessory that monitors the oxygen level in the blood, and signals when that level drops dangerously low.It’s a niche product for people with pulmonary hypertension, who need to know immediately when their blood oxygen level drops. On a moment’s notice, this personalized accessory will call 911 and phone-a-friend, to save the life of the wearer.

Venture Forward is a series of conversations with Georgetown entrepreneurs that explores the roads they’ve traveled to launch their companies, and unexpected turns that mark their paths. Season One features the stand out companies that won Georgetown’s most prominent pitch competition.