EGG-energy
EGG-energy links low-income consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa to power producers by setting up a network of “charge & swap” service stations where we swap empty batteries for fully charged ones.
| Startup type: | Competition Entry |
| Status: | Active |
| Stage: | Prototyping |
| Publicity: | Open to speaking to journalists. |
| Funding: | Institutional investor, Self-funded |
| Industries: | Cleantech |
| Location: | Boston, MA |
| Website: | http://www.egg-energy.com |
OUR NEWS
Current status
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Jamie makes it as one of the 25 Echoing Green finalists. http://www.echoinggreen.org/finalists4 months ago |
Long ago
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13 August 2009
EGG-energy says: Incorporation almost complete |
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13 August 2009
EGG-energy says: Changed name to EGG-energy! |
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13 August 2009
EGG-energy says: Launch team in Tanzania actively looking for pilot site |
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17 June 2009
EGG-energy says: J-5 for team landing in Tanzania ! |
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12 June 2009
EGG-energy says: EGG-tech has been selected as a semi-finalist for the Ignite Clean Energy Competition ! |
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12 June 2009
EGG-energy says: EGG-tech wins an award from the MIT Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/legatum-0611.html |
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05 June 2009
EGG-energy updated their logo, has updated their funding status and is no longer in stealth mode |
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05 June 2009
EGG-energy says: EGG-tech wins MIT IDEAS Competition Yunus Challenge |
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05 June 2009
EGG-energy says: EGG-tech wins Harvard Business School Business Plan Contest Social Enterprise Track |
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05 June 2009
EGG-energy says: EGG-tech wins the 2009 KLI Africa Business Plan Competition |
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05 June 2009
Rhonda Jordan joined the team. |
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BSc and MSc in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, currently pursuing PhD at MIT.
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05 June 2009
Benjamin Lambert joined the team. |
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American, 30, MBA and MPA from Harvard, taking summer to do start-up work before starting at Samsung, former Peace Corps Mali.
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THINGS WE NEED
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Looking for logistician with distribution experience in developing country (Africa preferred)
Posted by Blandine Antoine 1 year ago
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Team (8)
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Emmanuel Cassimatis
MBA, Harvard Business School, founder and president at Wizzyou.com and Paper for All, and co-founder at EGG-Energy.
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Jamie Yang
Founder of EGG-tech, affiliate of IntAct Labs, PhD in Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT (thesis research in Quantum Information), BS w/ double major in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering Computer Science at UC Berkeley
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Blandine Antoine
MIT doctoral student with strong interest in energy and development. Co-founder of a non-profit dedicated to educating lay-people and primary school students on energy and climate change issues. Co-wrote a popularization book on energy technology
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Mark Yen
Pursuing BSc in EECS and in Management Science at MIT, and working as Student Consultant at MIT IS&T Computing Help Desk.
Followers (4)
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Rebecca Hunt
BA in Mathematics and Asian Studies from Mount Holyoke College (1997), Masters in Liberal Arts from Harvard University (2004), Information and Communication Technology Advisor at Peace Corps (2007-2009), Technical Manager at Tradenet (2009-2010).