Electric bikes, wireless charging and marketplace waste. Five Ukrainian green startups
Delfast
Delfast — is a startup that develops electric bikes. In 2017, it set a world record for driving distance without recharging, driving a single battery of 367 km. So it got into the Guinness Book of Records. It’s even more than the basic Tesla Model 3 SR.
Currently, Ukrainian energy efficient bikes are sold in over 40 countries, as well as on Amazon and eBay. In December 2019, Mexican police signed a contract with Delfast and bought a party of Ukrainian fables.
Talking to CEO and Delfast founder Danilo Tonkopy about what prevents a startup from becoming a company, how to sell a product to Mexican police, what it got from participating in an election roll of one of the presidential candidates, and how it smells. And also about the path of a startup.
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Meredot
The Meredot startup develops wireless charging technology for gadgets, drones, electric vehicles and electric scooters. Previously, Meredot introduced a socket without electrical sockets – that is, the charging plug is magnetized.
Meredot was founded in November 2017, and has since gone through several acceleration programs. In early 2020, the startup attracted an investment of nearly $ 1.5 million.
Meredot CEO Roman Bisko told the startup path of what to do when an idea is short-sighted or too ahead of its time and explained why, to solve a real problem, you need to restart the technology from scratch.
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Solar Gaps
Стартап SolarGaps — are reasonable energy-efficient shutters for windows, which on average help pay 70% less for electricity. They conserve solar energy, automatically track the sun and adjust their position to get as much ultraviolet light as possible.
You can also control them from your smartphone. You can store excess energy in the battery, sell it at a green rate, or charge any equipment by plugging it into the blinds.
The startup has raised about $ 2 million in investment over its entire life. On crowdfunding platforms, the startup has raised $ 150,000. SolarGaps, as a startup in the Internet of Things, works with Alexa from Amazon, Google Home, Apple Home Kit.
SolarGaps founder and CEO Yevhen Eric told how he ended his life and started a startup from scratch in 40 years, opening the first “smart” blinds factory in Ukraine, peculiarities of Ukrainian investors, as well as a startup path.
Wyrex
Wyrex — is wireless charging for gadgets. It can charge two iPhones, Apple Watch and AirPods at the same time.
In 2018, the startup raised $ 150,000 in investment and raised $ 105,000 on crowdfunding platforms. At the end of 2019, bakers received the first batch of Wyrex.
Talking to CEO and Wyrex co-founder Olexiy Koshel about starting a startup, competing with Apple’s AirPower, a bubble of ambition, and why you don’t need to solve problems to change the world.
Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Youtube.
WUA
Waste Ukraine Analytics environmental startup is a platform for open waste data in Ukraine. It contains a site for the purchase and sale of this waste and the selection of recyclers. The project is currently in the phase of a minimum viable product (MVP).
In the fall of 2019, WUA was a finalist in the national competition for innovative IT projects based on the Open Data Challenge.
Waste Ukraine Analytics co-founder Andriy Gnap spoke about how to survive a young startup, what problems it faces in the beginning of its journey, why everyone is sneaking into the environment, working with the profile ministry and more.
Source: nv.ua
