Noord Brabant, Netherlands -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/30/2013 -- Marthijn Brantjes, Creator of The 4 Crown Project has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign in hopes of raising just under $30,000 to make his dream project possible. With a desire to craft…
SimGas designs and markets innovative biogas and sanitation systems for households in (sub) tropical regions. SimGas’ high quality mass-producible biogas systems make affordable and clean energy available for millions of households, improve lives, and contribute to the reduction of deforestation and carbon emissions. SimGas BV was founded in May 2009 by two brothers: Sanne and Mirik Castro. Their goal is to prove that social entrepreneurship is profitable. SimGas engages in product development and investment in the field of agriculture and basic utilities. SimGas has strong ties with the biogas community via its respectable Board of Advisors.
Sanne Castro co-founded SimGas in 2009 with his brother Mirik. Inspiration for the company emerged from Sanne’s Master’s thesis research, which addressed the feasibility of large-scale biogas systems in Tanzania and Ghana. His master’s degree from TU Delft in Energy Systems Engineering focused on sustainable energy systems. Sanne has in-depth technical knowledge on biogas and the market for biogas systems. He manages business activities for SimGas in both the Netherlands and East Africa and the intended business expansion to Asia. Sanne is responsible for SimGas’s product development and technology implementation.
MTreader is an app that increases the user’s reading speed, comprehension, and reading comfort. Their algorithm allows anyone to read twice as fast from screens without any extra effort and with better comprehension. Based on years of experience in brain improvement, MTreader developed an algorithm that makes reading from screens easier and more comfortable, which results in faster reading with better comprehension.
MTreader is a subsidiary of MTcompany B.V. MTcompany is the Dutch specialist in Speed Reading and has trained over 68,000 people, including fortune 500 companies, and several universities.
Mark Tigchelaar is founder and managing director of MTcompany. Mark is a brain expert and has written 3 books on speed reading. He has been an entrepreneur for over 9 years. Mark: “What would happen if every knowledge worker, from student to medical staff, can read twice the amount of articles in the same time, with a better comprehension? People can reach much more of their potential with this software. We expect this software to be the further of digital reading. It’s our ambition to be the #1 app in reading.”
Plants have a fundamental role in our society. They provide us with food and form the basis for clothes, medicine, and bio-fuel. The latest available figures by the World Trade Organization estimate the global plant industry turnover to be close to 3 trillion USD. Around 400,000 different types of plants are traded daily by over 9 million companies across the globe. FlorAccess is a global trade platform optimized for the horticulture industry that connects buyers and suppliers throughout the horticulture business chain. FlorAccess was founded in 2009 and has spent close to three years developing the platform, together with leading players from the industry.
Ewoud Goorts is founder and VP of Product at FlorAccess. He started selling vegetables from his yard at age ten and has been involved in horticulture industry ever since. The idea for FlorAccess was born in Ethiopia during his studies of International Business. He conducted research for the Agricultural Economic Research Institute of Wageningen University in the form of a feasibility study for the Ethiopian floriculture industry Market Information System (MIS). After spending time in Russia for his studies, where the urge for an MIS was acknowledged by local businesses, Ewoud decided to drop out and commit himself fully to the development of FlorAccess.
Susteq’s main goal is to sustain the water flow in developing countries. Susteq’s customers are existing commercial- and development organizations that value improvement of living conditions of end-users in communities. Currently, it is highly challenging for these organizations to collect water-usage fees to keep water systems running. Susteq offers technology to provide individual end-users access to water with digital wallets using RFID technology and money transferred by mobile phones. Susteq has two employees; Founder Marten, responsible for business strategy and technology, and Leonie for public relations and administrative activities. Susteq was founded in the summer of 2012 and currently has three European customers active in Kenya and Tanzania. Susteq lives up to its slogan for these organizations: “Sustain your flow.”
Marten Susebeek has a background in business administration and mechanical engineering. During his master’s assignment for Philips in Ghana, he was triggered by the potential of bridging demand for water and willingness of people to pay a small fee for it. This idea led to the founding of Susteq.
Creator of the 4 Crown Project Launches Crowdfunding Campaign (via SBWire)
