Solageo

Solageo addresses the dual challenges of energy poverty and climate change by empowering small & growing solar energy businesses in underserved markets

  • Stage $500K in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Clean Technology
  • Location Hong Kong
  • Currency USD
  • Founded April 2010
  • Employees 5
  • Incorporation Type LLC
  • Website Solageo.com

Company Summary

Solageo empowers Small and Growing Solar Energy Businesses (SGSEBs) to scale and maximize social, health, economic and environmental impact in their underserved communities. We do so by providing them with one-stop access to the largest portfolio of solar energy products and supporting services optimized for off-grid and unreliable grid markets, and all accessible via a virtual collaboration platform that extends to mobile devices.

Team

  • Co-Founder & Executive Director

    20 years of experience in China manufacturing, global supply chains & international development. A solar sector consultant to SIMA Funds. Expert Adviser to an Energy & Environment Workshop at Columbia University; to the Common Pitch 2011 winner, Bright Products; and to Engineering for Change. Joseph is a 2015 Recipient of a SOCAP Social Entrepreneur Scholarship and participated in the first White House Forum on Off-Grid Clean Energy Access.

  • IT Manager

    A senior software engineer with over 10 years’ experience in development specializing in web and mobile based projects with strong ASP.Net VB.Net and C# coding skills. A proven track record of successful projects in banking, education, real estate and on-line business applications. Professional design, development and implementation of solutions

  • Administration

    Over 20 years experience in various capacities with companies in Japan and Hong Kong including Doshisha (major Japanese trading house); Decathlon (French – sports gear); Ricoh (Electronics); and Rawmart (online trading arm of Noble Group).

  • Creative Projects Manager

    Canadian-born, California-raised, Hong Kong-based. International experience with a multitude of design projects.

  • Co-Founder & Head Engineer

    Professional Engineer, Chartered Physicist and a leading global expert on off-grid stand-alone solar PV systems. Product designs include Lighting Africa’s Product of the Year (2012) and the world’s first building-integrated off-grid lighting system. Specialist insight into Thin-Film PV, energy storage technology, data collection and user interface systems. BEng, CPhys, CEng, CSci, MIET, MIoP

Previous Investors

  • Randy Belcher
    Unconfirmed
    Michael Ainbinder
    Unconfirmed
    Maria Ainbinder
    Unconfirmed

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