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Last Updated July 19, 2018
Work of the Future
Pangea Electronics
Team Leader
Cenk Toprak
Basic Information
Our tagline:
With modular laptop 'Pangea Sun' we build up a sustainable IT business in Africa to empower local citizens for prosperity.
Our pitch:
We are convinced that micro and individual solutions contribute to improvement but not to a system change. This is more than necessary nowadays.
The questions we ask ourselves are:
If companies can cause problems in countries and among citizens by acting irresponsibly, can they not also be the solution FOR countries and citizens?
And how can we develop tomorrow's products that integrate people, the environment and socioeconomics on a global scale?
Our aim is to address social issues, to use the product to tackle the social challenge in an idealistic and financial way. With this approach, we integrate all aspects of the environment, society and economy in the extraction of raw materials, production, digitization and responsibility.
There is a lack of good investment for industrial development in Africa and if only in the form of micro-credits for few.
Jobs & home ownership are only one part of our social motivation. Because we want to go one step further. For production we need different machines. Instead of buying and using them, we want to qualify people and leave them to them under a leasing contract. A fixed acceptance of the production units assures the lessee the fulfillment of his leasing installments. And with the profit he can live independently and build up prosperity.
The machine itself remains within the factory until the final payment has been received. After payment, the machine becomes the property of the lessee and can freely dispose of it.
The aim is to strengthen the industrial infrastructure.
The questions we ask ourselves are:
If companies can cause problems in countries and among citizens by acting irresponsibly, can they not also be the solution FOR countries and citizens?
And how can we develop tomorrow's products that integrate people, the environment and socioeconomics on a global scale?
Our aim is to address social issues, to use the product to tackle the social challenge in an idealistic and financial way. With this approach, we integrate all aspects of the environment, society and economy in the extraction of raw materials, production, digitization and responsibility.
There is a lack of good investment for industrial development in Africa and if only in the form of micro-credits for few.
Jobs & home ownership are only one part of our social motivation. Because we want to go one step further. For production we need different machines. Instead of buying and using them, we want to qualify people and leave them to them under a leasing contract. A fixed acceptance of the production units assures the lessee the fulfillment of his leasing installments. And with the profit he can live independently and build up prosperity.
The machine itself remains within the factory until the final payment has been received. After payment, the machine becomes the property of the lessee and can freely dispose of it.
The aim is to strengthen the industrial infrastructure.
Where our solution team is headquartered or located:
Berlin, Germany
The dimensions of the Challenge our solution addresses:
- Other (Please Explain Below)
- Upskilling, Reskilling, and Job Matching
About Your Solution
What makes our solution innovative:
We already explained in the second question: With this approach, we integrate all aspects of the environment, society and economy in the extraction of raw materials, production, digitization and responsibility
We are really sad that we couldn't find a real competitor or organization which is going to solve this challenge. We strongly believe in constructive system change because the real impacts comes if we are working together not against and we would lovely work with everyone together who is willing to solve this challenge.
We are really sad that we couldn't find a real competitor or organization which is going to solve this challenge. We strongly believe in constructive system change because the real impacts comes if we are working together not against and we would lovely work with everyone together who is willing to solve this challenge.
How technology is integral to our solution:
Instead of working with weakened batteries or outdated technology or looking for a new laptop every few years, we relieve the customer by automated and upgrades for free. This model not only supports people who always want to have the latest technology, it also helps also people with low incomes to be always up to date with the latest technology.
The decisive success criterion will therefore no longer be the budget, but diligence.
The decisive success criterion will therefore no longer be the budget, but diligence.
Our solution goals over the next 12 months:
In the next 12 month we are going to
1. Run our first pilot project with Pangea Mercury in up to three schools
2. Produce the Pangea Mercury with gained customer experience from schools
China (Manufacturing) and Africa (Assembling)
3. Running Pangea Mercury in all schools in Berlin, Germany, preparing the expansion for whole Germany until we earn enough for the production of the laptop Pangea Sun
1. Run our first pilot project with Pangea Mercury in up to three schools
2. Produce the Pangea Mercury with gained customer experience from schools
China (Manufacturing) and Africa (Assembling)
3. Running Pangea Mercury in all schools in Berlin, Germany, preparing the expansion for whole Germany until we earn enough for the production of the laptop Pangea Sun
Our vision over the next three to five years to grow and scale our solution to affect the lives of more people:
We already prepared a vision for 2030 in one picture. This shows our vision in the best way: http://www.pangeaelectronics.com/vision.html
Our website
https://www.pangeaelectronics.com
The regions where we will be operating in the next 12 months:
- Europe and Central Asia
How we will reach and retain our customers or beneficiaries:
While traditional companies only focus on the performance of the employee, we look at our employees in all cycles of their lives and offer corresponding benefits:
child: We offer children free access to our FabLab where they can explore all areas of technology and develop their skills.
student: Receive the opportunity to receive further training from our staff and even to be employed as a tutor themselves.
adult: Each employee can choose freely between two roles.
pensioner: Every employee and entrepreneur has the possibility to pay off a condominium for a normal instalment in the amount of the locally usual rent.
child: We offer children free access to our FabLab where they can explore all areas of technology and develop their skills.
student: Receive the opportunity to receive further training from our staff and even to be employed as a tutor themselves.
adult: Each employee can choose freely between two roles.
pensioner: Every employee and entrepreneur has the possibility to pay off a condominium for a normal instalment in the amount of the locally usual rent.
How many people we are currently serving with our solution:
To prove that we are also able to develop what we are talking about, we brought the Pangea Sun and Pangea Mercury alive after 2 years of development at the beginning & end of 2017.
We have received good feedback from trade fairs and customer feedback that only confirms our strategy.
In order to validate our business model and vision, we have taken part in several competitions and even received awards from the German President:
Land of Ideas 2017 by the Federal President (Germany's Best 100 Ideas)
Industry Award 2017 for Pangea Sun
Industry Award 2018 for Pangea Mercury
Innovation Award 2018 for Pangea Mercury
We have received good feedback from trade fairs and customer feedback that only confirms our strategy.
In order to validate our business model and vision, we have taken part in several competitions and even received awards from the German President:
Land of Ideas 2017 by the Federal President (Germany's Best 100 Ideas)
Industry Award 2017 for Pangea Sun
Industry Award 2018 for Pangea Mercury
Innovation Award 2018 for Pangea Mercury
About Your Team
Explaining our organization:
Pangea Electronics stands for innovative, eco-friendly and a sustainable technology. We want to create a positive impact in design and manufacturing sustainable electronic. With our products we want to put environmental and social values at first place. Together with our community we want to change the way products are made.<br><br>We are a Berlin, Germany based startup with around 3 employees and 7 additional supporters.
The skills our solution team has that will enable us to attract the different resources needed to succeed and make an impact:
Our Founder and CEO is Cenk Toprak:
A serial entrepreneur with innovations in IoT, Bigdata, Blockchain and PropTech. Formerly IT Consultant at Mercedes, OECD and Sopra Steria.
He is responsible for all fields which relates to building Pangea Electronics.
His Statement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hWl944mLM0
His Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjHyMvZ6qus
His CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cenk-toprak-1847a394/
A serial entrepreneur with innovations in IoT, Bigdata, Blockchain and PropTech. Formerly IT Consultant at Mercedes, OECD and Sopra Steria.
He is responsible for all fields which relates to building Pangea Electronics.
His Statement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hWl944mLM0
His Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjHyMvZ6qus
His CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cenk-toprak-1847a394/
Our revenue model:
We follow our 3E Strategy:
Entry:
We will release the Minimal Viable Product Pangea Mercury first. The Pangea Mercury is a modular Mini-PC that can be easily connected to a TV or monitor and used as a PC. Ideal for schools.
Schools are lagging behind in digitisation. It is not the resources that are lacking, but rather a uniform infrastructure. Due to the modularity of the Pangea Mercury, they can be renewed regularly, easily and inexpensively.
A Hardware As A Service for schools: http://pangeaelectronics.com/mercury.php
Establishment:
With the Pangea Mercury we finance our production of the Pangea Sun and also give our customers the possibility to rent it. This means that customers never ever have to buy an expensive laptop again and receive new modules every year free of charge.
A Hardware-As-A-Service for the B2C sector: http://pangeaelectronics.com/sun.html
Expansion:
We secure our expansion through our scalable business model. Usually a laptop isnt a scalable business model. But our design, service offerings and sales model together makes it scalable.
Our goal is to establish our products as a platform. Offer licensing models for modules to third parties and digital content such as movies, music and games.
Entry:
We will release the Minimal Viable Product Pangea Mercury first. The Pangea Mercury is a modular Mini-PC that can be easily connected to a TV or monitor and used as a PC. Ideal for schools.
Schools are lagging behind in digitisation. It is not the resources that are lacking, but rather a uniform infrastructure. Due to the modularity of the Pangea Mercury, they can be renewed regularly, easily and inexpensively.
A Hardware As A Service for schools: http://pangeaelectronics.com/mercury.php
Establishment:
With the Pangea Mercury we finance our production of the Pangea Sun and also give our customers the possibility to rent it. This means that customers never ever have to buy an expensive laptop again and receive new modules every year free of charge.
A Hardware-As-A-Service for the B2C sector: http://pangeaelectronics.com/sun.html
Expansion:
We secure our expansion through our scalable business model. Usually a laptop isnt a scalable business model. But our design, service offerings and sales model together makes it scalable.
Our goal is to establish our products as a platform. Offer licensing models for modules to third parties and digital content such as movies, music and games.
Partnership Potential
Why we are applying to Solve:
We would use Solve's support to carry out our pilot project with the first 60 Pangea Mercury in 3 schools.
A successful pilot project would qualify us for follow-up government contracts and make financing for series production with Deutsche Bank considerably easier. Especially since we also exhibited our prototype on request at Deutsche Bank.
Shortly: With solve's support we can lay the foundation for market entry and establishment.
A successful pilot project would qualify us for follow-up government contracts and make financing for series production with Deutsche Bank considerably easier. Especially since we also exhibited our prototype on request at Deutsche Bank.
Shortly: With solve's support we can lay the foundation for market entry and establishment.
The key barriers for our solution:
The most difficult part was to convince decision makers in schools, governmental departments or companies that our model does work and to bring them working with us.
We already solved this issue by getting the 'Germany - Land of Ideas'-Award from President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
This already opened our way by getting easy access to political decision makers.
We already solved this issue by getting the 'Germany - Land of Ideas'-Award from President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
This already opened our way by getting easy access to political decision makers.
The types of connections and partnerships we would be most interested in if we became Solvers:
- Other (Please Explain Below)
Solution Team:
Cenk Toprak