Simprints
Model & Strategy
Simprints is a nonprofit tech company from the University of Cambridge. Simprints is backed by DRK Foundation, USAID, DFID and the Gates Foundation to build open-source biometrics for developing countries. Simprints has developed biometric technology that is 4x cheaper and 228% more accurate with the scarred, worn fingerprints typical of “last mile” beneficiaries. Simprints empowers the existing mobile tools used to deliver essential services at the frontlines. Their goal is to radically disrupt the inaccurate way we currently track and deliver a lot of social impact, instead building a world where every person—not guesswork—counts in the fight against poverty.
They are currently working with BRAC in Bangladesh, Dimagi in Nepal, and Watsi in Uganda. For example, their maternal health project in Dhaka is enabling BRAC’s frontline health workers to identify patient records at the touch of finger during household visits, and react quickly if any of the program’s 20,000 pregnant mothers fall through the cracks of essential care delivery.
Toby is an entrepreneur passionate about bringing the best of the world’s technology to serve the poorest of the world’s citizens. He began his journey with Simprints while studying frontline community health workers in Bangladesh for 4 years. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge on a Gates Scholarship and BA from Harvard. He has worked for nearly a decade with doctors and healthworkers across Africa, Asia, and Central America on initiatives to improve healthcare delivery through technology. He is a 2016 Forbes Europe 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneurs, and a 2017 Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year Awardee.
Simprints has successfully optimized hardware and software to be over 228% more accurate than five industry-leading systems, using an open source matcher and ISO templates.
As of February 20, 2019, Simprints has reached 250,229 beneficiaries across projects in Bangladesh, Uganda, Zambia, Kenya, Somalia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and more.
Simprints News
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Etienne and Yoann are in London at the @gopherconuk, learning more about Golang, the main programming language of t… https://t.co/9Sh4kudfaG
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The Afya Tek initiative, launched by @FondationBotnar and a consortium of partners, will link private drug shops, p… https://t.co/eiyMHwaqzE
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Lunch & Learn at @Arm with @SarahGrieves3, who shared @Simprints' story. It has been an incredibly amazing journe… https://t.co/8I298oU3jH
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"The biggest challenge I face is hiring women in science and technology [...] but we're trying to be actively looki… https://t.co/sseiwITlpJ
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RT @FondationBotnar: We are proud to support innovative projects across the globe that are positively impacting the health + wellbeing of c…
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RT @WBG_ICT: It is critical create inclusive & trusted #digitalID systems that can unlock access to rights, services, and economic 💻 opport…
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✅ Commitment ✅ Continuous learning ✅ Collaboration ✅ Creative mind ✅ Proactive personality Maximilian Bevan, Direc… https://t.co/yIcr2Mtjrb
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📣 Thrilled to announce the launch of Afya-Tek initiative in #Tanzania, introducing digital #tech to improve… https://t.co/GlW6WQD6kV
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RT @cohesu: JOIN COHESU in raising funds for solar power and eReaders for #SEAM. #GlobalGiving will match your donated funds. In Swahili w…
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RT @FondationBotnar: 📣 Announcement! Together with @ApothekerTZ, @DtreeInt, @doctor_elsa, @Simprints and @ITMantwerp we’re launching Afya-T…
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1️⃣ billion people in the 🌍 1️⃣ in 2️⃣ women 🚺 in developing countries ~1️/2 population in Sub-Saharan African Don… https://t.co/kgaas8gGUh
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RT @sebmanhart: Great article by @Simprints' Director of Product Maximilian Bevan on the importance of cultural fit in hiring and - crucial…
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RT @BIDgente: #Biometrics has a huge potential to build solid patient identification systems in short periods of time, improving aid delive…
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We are excited to have you in our team 😀 Good luck! https://t.co/pIuzP1f07J
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RT @The2030Vision: Over 1.1 billion people in the world do not have any form of identity, preventing access to essential services including…
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RT @GaviSeth: Launched at Davos in 2016, INFUSE is @Gavi’s innovation program, seeking tried and tested innovations that have the potential…
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RT @USAID_Digital: An official identity unlocks essential services such as voting, owning a financial account, having complete health recor…