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Paula Schwarz
Born
Munich, Germany
NationalityGerman/Greek
EducationEuropean Baccalaureate High School Diploma

Bachelor of Political Sciences at the Free University of Berlin Certified EU-Fundraising Expert

Trainee in Investment Management with 500 Startups & Stanford University
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Visionary
OrganizationCosmopolis Corporation
Websitehttp://www.schwarzfoundation.com

Paula Schwarz is a German-Greek serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, and social activist. She has made notable contributions to addressing societal challenges, particularly in the realms of refugee crises and social inequality. Schwarz is best known as the founder of several initiatives including Startup Boat, Cosmopolis, World Datanomic Forum, First-Contact, Migration Hub Network, and StartupAid. Her dedication to humanitarian issues has distinguished her in the entrepreneurial community. She is recognized for her ability to connect tech giants with grassroots initiatives, which earned her a place on Forbes' list of '100 Real Leaders of Tomorrow' among other honors.

Paula’s Journey

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In 2015 on the shores of Samos, she witnessed the arrival of Syrian refugees, a scene that profoundly moved her and reshaped her approach to humanitarian aid. This pivotal experience sparked a profound transformation, driving her to confront the refugee crisis with actionable solutions.

Motivated by what she saw, she dove into developing innovative solutions to address the immediate needs of refugees. This led to the creation of Startup Boat and other platforms focused on leveraging technology to make a real difference. They explored everything from open-source mobility solutions to logistical hubs designed to streamline the movement and coordination of resources for refugees.

Recognizing the potential of the digital realm to broaden our impact, she also ventured into tech projects like Startup Boat, Cosmopolis, and Allocator. These initiatives use the power of artificial intelligence and technology not just to raise funds, but also to increase awareness of the challenges refugees face and connect them with people who can help.

Through these experiences, she has come to question the efficacy of traditional institutions in managing humanitarian crises and have embraced more adaptive, innovative approaches. Their efforts focus on not just meeting immediate needs, but also on creating sustainable, empowering solutions for those affected.

Innovations for Impact

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Her experiences across various continents sharpened her focus on creating platforms that empower underprivileged communities. Startup Boat, launched amidst the refugee crisis, was the first of its kind—a floating think tank designed to transform the aid paradigm by fostering entrepreneurship among refugees. This initiative alone has helped facilitate aid to over 10 million individuals globally, including Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. They also tested and implemented over 200 prototypes for humanitarian aid of companies such as Airbnb, Cisco, Google, and UBS.

In 2023, she launched Cosmopolis, a revolutionary platform designed to connect refugees with supporters worldwide, powered by a proprietary algorithm that ensures effective matchmaking. Cosmopolis not only facilitates aid but also empowers refugees to find sustainable employment opportunities, integrating them into their new communities. This digital platform was designed to connect refugee help seekers with individuals willing to assist and empower helpers to create personalized profiles showcasing their skills, experience, and what they can offer. Cosmopolis also fosters collaborations with intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, including women's associations and corporations to ensure that they are immersed and grounded with organizations that seek to do the same.

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Giving Back to People

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At the heart of her philanthropic efforts is the Schwarz Foundation, an organization dedicated to fostering cultural exchange and achieving social impact through the arts. Our commitment to integrating technology with humanitarianism led to the birth of NFTs4Refugees, a pioneering platform that leverages non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to support artists while raising funds for refugee causes.

The journey of NFTs4Refugees aligns closely with her mission to utilize innovative technologies for the greater good. By marrying the vibrant world of digital art with philanthropy, they create new pathways for engagement and support. The platform highlights the work of emerging and established artists and also collaborates with digital art investors to expand its reach and impact fostering a sense of community and solidarity.

Let's Connect

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She believe in the power of collaboration to create sustainable change. If you're passionate about making a difference or have innovative ideas, she had love to hear from you. Let's join forces to create a better tomorrow.

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References

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  1. ^ Paula Schwarz is a serial entrepreneur who focuses on solving social challenges through smart solutions, rather than generating monetary revenue. Founder of Startupboat, First-Contact, Migration Hub Network and the Accelerator program StartupAid advisor for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The US State Department, USAID, various European Prime Ministers and many Think Tanks in Europe such as the Talberg Fundation and the Aspen Institute. Leader of the Refugee Taskforce of the Global Shapers Community of the World Economic Forum and is a member of the Berlin Hub.
  2. ^ economic change based on social engagement for public welfare, with the help of the World Datanomic Forum. Article mainly talks about World Dataconomic Forum Projects about WDF are too generic. If discussed on Wikipeida, we need more detailed descriptions of these projects.
  3. ^ Article is in Dutch. Need help for translation.
  4. ^ Paula Schwarz is a German-Greek heiress who works as an entrepreneur and philanthropist. Starting her career in venture capital in China, she continued building ventures in Africa (and won an award for her work). Paula “fell in love with the topic of migration” after the unrest in the Middle East started spreading to Europe. She then initiated the mobile think tank “Startup Boat,” building platforms for refugees, together with other brilliant entrepreneurs and tech companies. During that time, she had the chance to work in refugee camps, where she observed brutality firsthand. Paula wants everyone to know that during her camp work, she realized that there is a big reality gap regarding refugees. Paula Schwarz & Sebnem Elif Kocaoglu Ulbrich Although her humanitarian work and efforts were appreciated throughout, she was also expected to respect her family’s business heritage and art patronage, and that’s when she started working closer to the art scene. Using her technology expertise, Paula helped her family’s art foundation (Schwarz Foundation) transition to a more digital space, where she discovered the power of art. She later decided to create NFTs4Refugees to help artists familiarize themselves with the digital art space using NFTs. She believes that “technology can enable people who have less” and believes in promoting peace through art which NFTs are a perfect link for. For Paula, the quality of the NFTs4Refugees platform is more important than artwork quantity, meaning that she still wants the NFTs to have an artistic value so that the donors can have a piece for the future. However, as the project aims to lower the entry barriers to the market, they are also planning to display the works of promising young artists. NFTs4Refugees is helping refugees in other ways as well. In addition to Roman and other prominent artists’ works, refugee artworks are displayed on the platform. For these refugees, art is a way to heal the migration trauma. A charity project from refugees for refugees, if you will. The platform is also selling tickets to exciting events to finance refugee needs further. In addition to acting as the project initiator and connector, Paula pulls all the operational strings. When I asked about the secret sauce of bringing together Silicon Valley techies, European artists, Middle Eastern refugees, and different generations of patrons and investors in her family, she highlighted the need for a common goal and open and constant communication among team members. She adds, “So many people criticize the world for what it is but do not appreciate what is there. I wanted to attempt to fix it. At one point, when I looked at my life, I saw all the necessary parties and the project ingredients there. Most refugees lose everything when they leave their homes. I wanted to honor the fact that I have something to build up from. I didn’t want to fall into the vicious cycle of being in humanitarian work to help people and consequently losing faith and motivation because of all the negative experiences one can be exposed to in the ecosystem. Using my heritage, personal values, inspirations, and empowerment by my kids, I decided to build something useful for the future.” Paula is currently working on new NFTs4Refugees features and events where she will come together with digital art investors (you can read more about them below). She is additionally assembling a team for art education and the communications sides of the project. So, give her a shout-out if you feel like you can contribute.
  5. ^ Investment manager and founder of Startupboat Stanford-educated investment manager and studied political science at the Free University of Berlin. Paula was selected as one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 after building her mobile startup incubator called Startupboat in 2016.
  6. ^ Paula Schwarz founded the World Datanomic Forum to encourage transparent decision-making based on trust and facts. Problems need to be framed to include long-term environmental and humanitarian issues, despite challenges of fake news and corporate wealth concentration. Younger generations of citizens want to take on active and impactful goals and don’t want to be told to do things the same old way. Paula regards her Forum as a movement, and not just a company.
  7. ^ Startupboat has grown to become a ‘Tinder for impact’ based on algorithms and Artificial Intelligence that help bring together the most efficient cross-regional teams to build humanitarian startups that help in local crises. Uses the same details as above. Can be cited as a second/other source.
  8. ^ The initiative was started by Paula Schwarz, an entrepreneur based in Berlin, who’s family owns a house on the Greek island of Samos where thousands of refugees have landed in the last few weeks. Schwarz brought together people from startups from Germany, Greece and South Africa to tackle the refugee crisis with a typical startup approach, forming a group called Startupboat, to come up with new ideas. The idea was to conduct research on the status quo of political refugees on Samos Island and “develop tools to improve the status quo of irregular migrants on Greek islands” Web site, Twitter, Facebook). She put out the call to her network and was joined by 20 others, including venture capitalist David Rosskamp, formerly with Earlybird Capital in Berlin and Franziska Petersen, the German client manager for Facebook’s European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.
  9. ^ Paula Schwarz Founder at NFTs4Refugees
  10. ^ Paula Schwarz is half-Greek, half-German. She lives on the island of Samos, 1000 metres from the Turkish coast. She left the World Economic Forum in 2018 in order to found the World Datanomic Forum for world-changing activities. She studied finance, political science and data science at Stanford and at the Free University of Berlin.
  11. ^ Paula, born in Greece, living mostly in Berlin, spends a lot of time in Greece these days to help refugees and to create possibilities for the local population through the power of internet. She is the founder of Startupboat, a project that helps mobilising tech, business and social innovators to create solutions that change the frontline of migration. Article mostly talks about StartupBoat, not Paula. Can refer to if needed to write about SUB.
  12. ^ Nothing major or different from above.
  13. ^ Since when has the Migration Hub Coworking Space existed? Since October 2015.
  14. ^ Her newest endeavor, StartupAid, launched in November 2015. StartupAid is an impact accelerator that supports digital solutions around the world in growing their social impact. It’s mission is to bring humanitarian aid from offline to online. Watch this space, you’ll certainly be hearing more!
  15. ^ Article is in German
  16. ^ Pure images
  17. ^ Article is in German Review article again. Articles seems to talk about personal beliefs.
  18. ^ Discusses businesses shortly
  19. ^ Videos
  20. ^ Article is in German. Talks about StartupBoat and Migration Hub. Nothing profound
  21. ^ Just provides a quick profile. Review if website is credible.
  22. ^ At the age of 18, she broke away from this world and became involved in charitable organizations. "I no longer wanted to only do things that fit into the family context." Since then, the million-dollar heiress has been trying to break down her family's traditional structures in terms of investments.
  23. ^ Paula travels back and forth between the startup capital Berlin and the Greek island of Samos.
  24. ^ Prototypes of Startupboat around aid coordination, management and distribution were used by over 10 million people in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Paula and her team also tested or implemented over 200 prototypes for humanitarian aid of companies such as Airbnb, Cisco, Google and UBS. She gained experience in security and anti-hacker protection, highlighting her profile as one of the youngest women in Europe in the hacker defense field, and distinguishing the issue of technology in a unique position.
  25. ^ Paula Schwarz was able to anchor her StartupBoat in Mindanao off the Philippines in December 2016.
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