Collaborations
Peter Nyeko operates 100% renewable solar and biogas smart grids and Rahul Gayam makes 100% electric Tuk-Tuks.
After meeting through Summit, Peter and Rahul are beginning a pilot of electric vehicles for E- Commerce and ambulance applications in Uganda, that will serve as a blueprint of what 100% emissions free energy and transport looks like in developing countries.
FUNDING
Founder of Africave, Kennedy Ekezie-Joseph connects Africa’s engineering talent with jobs around the world. With the help of his Summit Mentor, Kennedy was able to secure $200,000 in funding to scale Africave and expand their global reach.
SCALE
Max Horowitz, Director at the Business Council for International Understanding, connected Summit Fellow Wawira Njiru, Founder of Food for Education, to the US Embassy, USAID, and a corporate sponsor opportunity. Wawira has plans to scale from 30,000 children a day to 1m children a day by 2025.
COLLABORATIONS
In less than a year, Lamar Shambley of TOCA and Aline Sara of Natakallam enrolled nearly 200 students from more than 20 states in programming where students studied Arabic, Spanish, or French, from refugee conversation partners throughout the world.
FUNDING
Fellows Raphael Fellmer, Hannah Olson, and Niko Alexandre all recently received Summit catalytic capital from Summit mentors for their seed and Series A rounds.
SCALE
Meredith Spriggs of Caridad was introduced to Miguel Howe of Cicero Group, and together, they are working to get funding to have Cicero Group build a platform to track the health of homeless communities across the country.
COLLABORATIONS
Hannah Olson is the founder of Chronically Capable, a platform that connects chronically ill and disabled individuals to meaningful and flexible work opportunities. Her Summit Mentor connected her to the WhatsApp team, who is now an official employer on the platform.