Fenix Intl is excited to announce a partnership with SunFunder, a crowdfunding platform to finance solar for the 1.3 billion people living off-grid. Launched today, SunFunder’s latest campaign is to fund ReadySet loans to 75 members of the Kinyara Sugar Savings and Credit Cooperative. Each ReadySet Solar Kit will empower workers and their families to [...]
Orange Fab, a 3-month accelerator program managed by Orange Silicon Valley, announced today that Fenix International has been selected among its inaugural class of 6 start-ups. After a swift and thorough evaluation of 100+ total applicants, 30 companies were pre-selected and invited to present to the selection committee. The applications spanned many industries from M-payments, [...]
Vodacom Tanzania and energy firm Fenix International have entered into an exclusive agreement to launch ReadySet mobile chargers in Tanzania from March 2013. The portable phone charger, powered by a solar panel or bicycle dynamo, will provide a much-needed solution for the millions of off-grid mobile customers who travel miles to access electricity. Globally, more [...]
Power your Holiday gadgets and get prepared for the next storm! It’s been an amazing year and we have so much to be thankful for. We launched ReadySet sales in Uganda and Rwanda, we raised over $112,000 for our USA Kickstarter campaign, and today we have more exciting news. We’re happy to announce our launch [...]
Having just gone through four days without power, heat and water thanks to Hurricane Sandy, I can’t express how happy I was to see the latest gadget delivered to my home. Several months ago I backed the Fenix ReadySet Solar Kit on Kickstarter with a $199 pledge and the device is here. That’s good timing [...]
We’re excited to announce that we have launched our online community for makers and hackers on Instructables.com. Thanks to the overwhelming support from our backers on Kickstarter, we’ve been able to work with Instructables to not only create this platform but also design an “Off the Grid” Contest to support development of rural and mobile power sources, green charging, and renewable energy solutions.
We’re excited to announce that we have launched our online community for makers and hackers on Instructables.com. Thanks to the overwhelming support from our backers on Kickstarter, we’ve been able to work with Instructables to not only create this platform but also design an “Off the Grid” Contest to support development of rural and mobile power sources, green charging, [...]
Today, I want to talk about Fenix International, the maker of the Fenix ReadySet Solar Kit. I have travelled internationally and seen firsthand the dire need for a reliable power source by millions of people in third-world countries. At the same time, I have often been surprised to notice how many people live in poverty [...]
Last week, a peculiar little box called ReadySet blew up on Kickstarter. Designed to provide electricity in the field and off the grid, ReadySet is a portable power station that can be charged via solar panels and other clean energy sources. It blasted past its fundraising goal in just a day, but while it’s new [...]
If you’ve been wondering how you can get your hands on one of Fenix International’s portable off-grid battery and solar kits — previously only available to African entrepreneurs — ponder no longer. The San Francisco-based startup has just launched a Kickstarter campaign to sell their battery and solar kits in the U.S. For a $199 [...]
