Boreal Light remote-monitoring technology recognized with the DIN Connect grand prize.

Berlin (Germany), November 2018. GreenTec is proud to report that Boreal Light has been selected as the grand prize winner of the DIN (German Institute for Standards) Connect Pitch competition. The DIN Connect Pitches and the DIN awards are organized annually by DIN together with the German Association for Electrical Engineering, Electronics, and Information Technology…

ARED selected as one of 10 finalists for the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2018

Zurich (Switzerland), September 2018. GreenTec Capital Partners is very pleased to report that ARED has been selected as one of the 10 finalists for the 2018 Innovation Prize for Africa. ARED was selected as a finalist from more than 3,000 applicants from 52 countries for its innovative Mobile Shiriki Hub which can empower millions of…

African Bamboo visits GreenTec’s Frankfurt offices

Frankfurt (Germany), August 2018. Last week, African Bamboo founders Khalid and Rania Duri came to Frankfurt to meet with the GreenTec team. The subject of the meeting was to coordinate activities such as the push towards the close of African Bamboo’s funding round and strategizing on the launch of the company’s IP business. African Bamboo…

Wazi Vision takes up the call to improve a billion lives globally.

Frankfurt (Germany), May 2018. This week we are happy to share some thoughts on an interesting article by Andrew Jacobs, published May 5th, in the New York Times’ Health Section: “A Simple Way to Improve a Billion Lives: Glasses.” The article presents a look at the global impact of visual impairment with examples from India….

Boreal Light selected for top 30 at Seeds&Chips and in top 100 at the Start Up Energy Transition 2018

Berlin (Germany) and Milan (Italy), April-May 2018. GreenTec Capital is very pleased to report that Boreal Light GmbH has recently been recognized by both the Start-Up Energy Transition as well as the Seeds&Chips Food Innovation Summit as being among the top start-ups working to solve pressing world problems of food and water access. The Start-Up…

Boreal Light Launches the Water Kiosk Project on Wasini Island, Kenya

Wasini Island (Kenya), March 2018. GreenTec Capital is proud to report that Boreal Light has begun operations in Kenya and launched its Water Kiosk Project on Wasini Island. The Water Kiosk will be the first of a series of kiosks installed across Kenya to help bring affordable, hygienic water to the drought-stricken region. Boreal Light GmbH…