start2stop

start2stop reduces urban air pollution and vehicle CO2 emissions by 10% by retrofitting the (400 million!) current urban vehicle fleets with start/stop

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Clean Technology
  • Location Bussum, Netherlands
  • Currency EUR
  • Founded January 2014
  • Employees 4
  • Website start2stop.com

Company Summary

Air pollution and CO2 emissions in megacities are major problems. Out of 400 M urban vehicles, only 15 M have start/stop systems today: start2stop offers retrofit start/stop on CANbus/OBD platform, saving 10% fuel (cost) and CO2 exhaust + 3G connectivity ready for various 2-way telematics services! Easy to install, universal solution for cars, vans, trucks and buses. Great for fleet owners/ operators, insurance companies and lease companies.

Team

  • Founder and CEO

    Entrepreneur with track record in sustainable enterprises. Into scaleable clean tech since 2007 and very motivated to address large environmental issues with smart technology solutions. Cleaning up the current vehicle fleet by vehicle replacement takes > 10 years. Action is needed now: apply retrofit technology to the current [400 million vehicles] in cities. Both a great commercial opportunity and very beneficial to people and planet.

  • co-founder and CTO

    Deep (>10 years) knowledge of vehicle aftermarket products and telematics solutions. Expert in CANbus protocols reverse engineering and vehicle electronics. Master in specifying product requirements and software / hardware development. Experienced mentor and tech team leader. Sees no problems, only challenges and improvements. Never gives up.

  • business development and strategy

    Partner/Business Development. Strategic, IT, creative, customer focus, 'can do'. Understands monetization of data. Used to entrepreneuring in corporate environments.

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