Celebrate Giving 2025:
Focus On Social Entrepreneurship
Featuring a Conversation with Rajia Abdelaziz
CEO & Co-founder of invisaWear
Rajia Abdelaziz started one of the fastest-growing companies in America when she was just 21 years old. Today, she is an award-winning entrepreneur revolutionizing the personal safety industry.
Rajia is the Founder & CEO of invisaWear, a company that creates safety devices disguised as jewelry and accessories. With just two clicks, users can instantly alert friends, family, and-optionally-police.
Her work has earned national acclaim. She’s been featured on the cover of Forbes 30 Under 30 in the Social Impact category, named one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Massachusetts by the Boston Globe, and recognized on both the Inc. Female Founders 250 list and Inc Fastest Growing Companies list.
Rajia raised $3 million to develop invisaWear’s technology, scaled the company to over $20 million in sales, and secured powerhouse partnerships with ADT and TELUS Communications, two of the most respected names in the security industry.
With over 3 million social media followers, Rajia isn’t just building a company — she’s building a global movement to make safety accessible to all.
In 2023, she launched Smart Alert Holdings, a company focused on acquiring businesses that share the same mission of creating a safer world. Their first acquisition was Flare Safety, invisaWear’s only competitor.
Her companies have been featured on Good Morning America, ABC News, CBS, WBZ, TODAY, and more. They’ve also earned prestigious accolades, including TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions, Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Award, and the New England Innovation Award.
As a minority female CEO, Rajia is passionate about breaking barriers for women and underrepresented groups in tech. Her journey of overcoming obstacles fuels her mission to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs — proving that no matter your background or the doubts you face, success is possible. Rajia remains deeply committed to mentorship through UMass Lowell’s Entrepreneurship Program, helping others turn bold ideas into reality.
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Also, featuring:
- 2025 Business Philanthropy Partner Award: Votze Butler Associates Inc.
The Business Philanthropy Partner Award recognizes a business that has demonstrated exceptional commitment to improving the community through philanthropic partnerships and civic engagement.
- 2025 Steven Joncas Community Connector Award: Brian Chapman
Named in honor of Steven Joncas, this award celebrates an individual who has made significant contributions to connecting and strengthening community networks throughout the Greater Lowell area. - 2025 Bankers’ Volunteer Award for Lifetime Achievement: Vannak Theng-Rush
This prestigious lifetime achievement award honors an individual who has demonstrated sustained volunteer leadership and commitment to community service over many years. - 2025 GLCF Newell Flather Legacy Fund Grant Award: Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association (CMAA)
The Newell Flather Legacy Fund was established by the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation in 2022 at GLCF to support nonprofit projects focused on the arts, immigrant, and refugee communities, and/or advancing equity and inclusion in the city of Lowell.
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