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BOPEEI
Human-powered electricity generation for off-grid rural India
Social ImpactSustainabilityIndia
About
Developed the Chakra Generator — a pedal-operated electricity generator for communities where solar doesn't reliably work. Deployed in 250+ rural homes in Maharashtra. Co-founders subsequently founded Jeevtronics — the world's first hand-cranked defibrillator for resource-limited medical settings.
Notable
Early social-impact bet. Founders' pivot to Jeevtronics demonstrates the caliber of founders backed.
Founders
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Ashish Gawade
Co-Founder (University of Michigan, Ross School of Business)
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Aniruddha Atre
Co-Founder (University of Michigan, Ross School of Business)
This represents a personal angel investment by Dr. Rahul and Netra Walawalkar. It does not constitute a WE LLP advisory engagement, firm-level investment, or investment recommendation.