Plant-e is a company that develops and produces products in which living plants generate electricity.
Do you want to use your green roof to power your house? Would you like to see each wetland and rice paddy field in the world turned into a power plant without harvesting the plants? Plant-e is a company that develops and produces products in which living plants generate electricity. The company was founded on September 14, 2009 as a spin-off from the sub-department of Environmental Technology of Wageningen University by Marjolein Helder and David Strik. Since her PhD-graduation in November 2012 Marjolein is working full-time as CEO of Plant-e. David works as an assistant professor at Wageningen University and still is an important link between scientific research and the research and development at Plant-e.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Jan 21, 2014 | Pre-seed | — | 1 | Climate-KIC Accelerator London | — | Detail |
Mar 20, 2012 | Grant | — | 1 | Wageningen University | — | Detail |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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Climate-KIC Accelerator London | Yes | Pre-seed |
Wageningen University | Yes | Grant |