Fenix International is a Silicon Valley based renewable energy company that designs and manufactures income generating energy solutions for mobile telecoms in emerging markets. The Fenix ReadySet is an intelligent plug-and-play energy system that can power mobile phones, lights, water purifiers and even medical applications. The ReadySet’s patent-pending electronics, intelligent firmware and robust battery enable it to be charged from a portfolio of energy sources including solar, micro-wind, micro-hydro, and even a bicycle dynamo. This ensures energy access year-round and empowers entrepreneurs to sell life-changing and sustainable energy to their communities.
Our Story
Fenix started with the belief that everyone should have access to energy. With 1.3 billion people living off-the-grid at the base of the pyramid, we knew that we needed to find a scalable solution. So we started the design process with need finding. We traveled across East Africa and Central Asia where we became inspired by the creative and innovative ways people accessed electricity but - at the same time - distraught by how unreliable and expensive these homegrown solutions were.
We saw a huge need that wasn’t being well-served. About 600 million people use cell phones even though they don’t have access to energy and even more people depend on burning kerosene for lighting, which can be dirty, dangerous and expensive. So we wanted to design a high quality battery that would charge mobile phones, lights and other devices, and would be powered by renewable energy, be sophisticated enough to meet people’s energy needs, be durable enough to withstand the environment, yet be simple and sleek in its design so everyone could use it.
That’s why we created the ReadySet. We’re delivering this renewable energy system because we want to enable people to access the global economy through mobile technology, and to have clean, safe and affordable light. Inspired by how “mobile banking” revolutionized financial independence, we believe that “mobile energy” is the next exciting frontier.
Mike Lin is the founder and CEO of Fenix International. A serial entrepreneur, Mike previously founded Vestal Design, an award-winning design firm, and B.MINIMA, an eco-solutions company. He has also lectured environmental engineering and design at 
Brian is a seasoned entrepreneur, engineer and operations manager with experience in fast-growth, high-volume consumer electronics manufacturing. Brian was an early member of the 
Peter is an entrepreneur and filmmaker with a passion for renewable energy in emerging markets. A fluent Swahili speaker, he has spent several years in East Africa where he launched a mobile cinema startup, managed an American NGO, and directed the TV Production Programme at St. Augustine University of Tanzania. In business school, Peter worked with 
Lyndsay is passionate about rural business development, social entrepreneurship and renewable energy in East Africa and has been working on the ground in these fields since 2003, when she first traveled to East Africa while studying International Relations at 
Paul leads the design and testing of Fenix’s mechanical and generator systems. He has nearly a decade of experience building human powered devices, and his prior work includes land-based solar concentrators, pico-scale wind turbines, 
Andrew is a senior electrical engineer at Fenix working on enhancements to the existing ReadySet platform as well as spearheading forward looking R&D. He is an Electrical and Computer Engineer by training and has extensive experience in the design of high-speed microprocessor, DSP and programmable logic based systems. Previously a 5+ year member of the electronic product design firm 
