Founded by two passionate Italians with 15 years in the cleantech and social impact field, OffGridBox is a modular and compact unit that provides renewable energy and treated water in remote areas. We saw that one unit, potentially managed by a local women co-op in a Rwandese village, can impact up to 230 families (circa 1000 people) providing Tier 1 electricity and sterilized water.
In less than 2 years we sold 28 units in 8 Countries (Italy, South Africa, Rwanda, Nigeria, Philippines, Madagascar, US and Colombia) for different segments: humanitarian, household retail, service to industry. These units have operated more than 300,000 working hours.
Add-ons are desalination, wind, and connectivity.
Location: United States, Massachusetts, Somerville
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $1.6M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 4
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Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 13.12.2018 | - | $1.6M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
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| 08.07.2021 | EDP Energias de Portugal S A : funds seven solar energy proj... | EDP funds seven solar energy projects in five African countries Thursday08, July 2021 Innovation ... | marketscre... |
| 13.12.2018 | OffGridBox raises $1.6M to charge and hydrate rural Africa w... | The simplest needs are often the most vital: power and clean water will get you a long way. But in r... | techcrunch... |
| 13.12.2018 | Daily funding roundup - December 13th, 2018 | OffGridBox raises $1.6M; Glose raised $3.4M; Myia Labs raised $6.75; Wisdo raised $11M OffGridBox: ... | vator.tv/n... |
| 03.11.2017 | MassChallenge Boston Awards $1.5M in Equity-Free Prizes to T... | BOSTON - MassChallenge, the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet, tonight awarded $1 mill... | masschalle... |
| 05.10.2017 | MassChallenge Boston Names Top 26 Startups | BOSTON, October 5, 2017 MassChallenge, the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet, today an... | masschalle... |
| 23.05.2017 | MassChallenge Boston Announces 2017 Cohort | BOSTON, MAY 23, 2017 - MassChallenge, the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet, today ann... | masschalle... |
| 23.05.2017 | MassChallenge Announces 2017 Class of Startups in Boston, Is... | Boston - MassChallenge, the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet, today announced that ... | masschalle... |