# Ikani · Efficiency

# Ikani

**Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Peru Cusco
**Category:** Efficiency
**CT Taxonomy:** CT-IN-005 — Eco-friendly Consumer & Cleaning Products
**Impact Areas:** Circular Economy, Nature-Based
**Stage:** Launched
**Team Size:** 2.0
**Website:** https://www.ikani.pe
**Funded:** True (15000.0)

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## Elevator Pitch
We create solid personal care products made with local ingredients, using water-free and plastic-free packaging

## Climate Problem
The personal care industry pollutes rivers and oceans with single-use plastics; furthermore, the water contained in its formulations poses health risks in the medium and long term. The water and plastic packaging generate CO2 due to their weight and volume.

## Solution
We aim to eliminate plastic from packaging by developing water-free formulas and innovating in product formats and packaging—all to promote people’s health and beauty while also protecting the planet.

## Revenue Model
B2B and B2C, through eco-stores where our audience is already segmented, and B2C through e-commerce platforms

## Target Market
People with a healthy lifestyle who are looking for products that have a positive impact on their lives and the planet, especially women aged 24–60

## Social Impact
Women

## Demand Evidence
We have ongoing sales

## Competitors
Faria Naturals
Catalina
Ethique

## Founder Expertise
My professional background as an administrator and holder of a master’s degree in Bio-commerce and Sustainable Development, as well as being the founder of Ikani, which has experienced steady growth

## External Support
We won startup11g 2GCC, a fund for startups focused on climate change.

## Team
Mery: Production and Sales
Melanie: Administration and Sales

## Founder
Mery Coello