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- August
2014
James Johnston pitches Open Utility
Ecosummit TV: James Johnston pitches Open Utility at ECO13 London. The London-based smart green startup was accelerated by Bethnal Green Ventures in 2013 and recently entered Open Data Institute‘s startup programme. Open Utility creates an online marketplace for buying and selling distributed renewable energy. The idea is that energy consumers can buy electricity directly from local energy producers. However, wholesale energy markets were never designed for millions of independent producers. As a first step, Open Utility launched their website to help electricity producers sell their export power by getting quotes for a PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) from utilities. We believe that Open Utility’s vision of a peer-2-peer energy marketplace makes a lot of sense and recommend that you put the startup on your watchlist, too.
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- August
2013
Call for cleantech startups to pitch at Ecosummit London 2013
We call all cleantech startups in Europe to pitch at Ecosummit London 2013 on 15-16 October at the Crystal, the urban sustainability HQ of Siemens in the Docklands. ECO13 London is our 6th international cleantech conference and brings together Europe’s leading startups, VCs and corporates to accelerate smart green innovation. The theme of ECO13 London is Smart Green City. The best 5 startups, that never pitched at Ecosummit before, win a free 8-minute pitch on the Ecosummit stage and in front of the Ecosummit TV cameras. If you do not win but qualify for a pitch, we invite you to buy a startup ticket to pitch (50% of current ticket price). Please apply by creating a profile on Ecosummit Market and sending us your investor presentation as soon as possible. All applications are processed on a first come, first serve basis. Get ready for your cable car pitch and join us at ECO13 London.
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- May
2011
Ecosummit TV – Markus Becker pitches Smart Green Software startup Ecointense at ECO11
It’s startup time on Ecosummit TV. Markus Becker, Founder and CEO of Berlin-based Ecointense, pitches his smart green software startup to investors at Ecosummit 2011 (ECO11). Founded in 2007, Ecointense offers the sustainability management support system called EcoWebDesk, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution helping companies manage Health, Safety and Environment (HSE).
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- April
2011
Ecosummit TV – ECO11 – Nick Kanopoulos – Brite Solar
Nick Kanopoulos, cofounder and CEO of Brite Solar, pitches his 3G solar startup to investors at Ecosummit 2011. Afterwards, Nick is interviewed by Ane Mari Aakernes, our Ecosummit TV moderator during ECO11. Brite develops transparent coloured PV panels that can be used as energy-producing building windows. Brite currently looks for €2M venture capital to enable mass production of their PanePower Solar Windows. Brite is a Greek startup with R&D in Greece and Marketing and Sales in the US. Nick agreed to share his Brite Solar Slides as PDF.
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- April
2011
Ecosummit TV – ECO11 – Konrad Erzberger – Tamyca – P2P Car Sharing
Konrad Erzberger pitches his German startup Tamyca to investors at Ecosummit 2011. Tamyca offers peer-to-peer car sharing in Germany. This means that the shared cars are owned by private people and not professional fleet operators. The trick is an insurance tariff that covers any damage happening when you rent your car to another driver to make some money. Tamyca is first mover in Germany but already has 2 competitors. The business model is executed in several other countries by competitors, too. We believe it’s a hot business model and worth investing in.
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