Takamoto Biogas
We are a Smart Metering and Financing company that provides Pay-as-you-go Biogas to farmers in Kenya.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Industrial/Energy
- Location Nairobi, Kenya
- Currency USD
- Founded March 2011
- Employees 15
- Website takamotobiogas.com
Company Summary
Our clients are small-scale Kenyan farmers who pay high prices for energy and experience daily blackouts due to insufficient energy supply. Reliable, affordable energy is essential to the growth of a company or farm. Takamoto Pay-as-you-go Biogas costs 10% of the price of traditional biogas to install.
Team
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Kyle David SchutterFounder and Managing Director
Kyle has researched biogas and waste management in the United States, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya in search of a better solution for waste.
Kyle developed Takamoto's Pay-as-you-go business model after 2 years of working with rural Kenyan farmers.
Kyle led a computational biology research group at Brown University.
Kyle graduated in Biomedical Engineering with Honors from Brown University, class of 2010. -
Graham BentonDirector of Market Development
Graham, as the Director of Market development for Takamoto Biogas, recruited a team on the ground and supervised the installations of the first 100 Pay-as-you-go Biogas systems in the world. He has 2.5 years experience working developing biogas solutions for rural farmers. He also led an experiential sailing program in the Caribbean for students for 3 years before joining Takamoto Biogas.
Advisors
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Paul KaguruLawyerUnconfirmed
Previous Investors
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Kyle Schutter (Self)UnconfirmedFriends and FamilyUnconfirmedGates Foundation (grant)Unconfirmed
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