Fall Issue, 2014

one million underprivileged girls worldwide by 2020. “Our future plan is to add products for women who are going through menopause and women experiencing incontinence,” said Ruiz. The startup is also looking into making biodegradable napkins out of banana and coconut fibres. “I want to bring Sheva everywhere and Hong Kong is definitely on my list,” said Ruiz, who is currently seeking local partnership and collaboration. We want to save people from mundane work. We cover about 80% of all mining projects around the world. Marisabel Ruiz (Exchange Student, Faculty of Social Sciences 2010-2011) Data on the mining industry + iCloud = Cloudminer www.thecloudminer.com Guzy is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who had the experience of listing companies on the NASDAQ. He and British geologist Daniel Bloor crossed paths in Hong Kong in 2011 whilst studying the same Master’s programme in Applied Geosciences at HKU. The synergy brought the pair and Australian mining engineer Will Coverdale together to found The Cloudminer, which provides real- time information on mineral asset valuation, analysis and financing. “I rely a lot on Dan’s mining knowledge,” said Guzy. “But coming O ne American, one Briton, one Australian, and three beers. “That was pretty much how it started,” said Jim Guzy, CEO of the data analysis startup The Cloudminer. “We are three founders.” Mining Big Data 5 Cover Story