[Tempe] — January 29, 2020 — “Every problem is an opportunity for an entrepreneur to jump in and find a creative solution.” Those were the words from Aashay Arora, CTO of EnKoat in a recent interaction with Mat Sherman, the host of the podcast – Forward Thinking Founders. The EnKoat founders Matthew and Aashay were thrilled to be part of the live conversation and share the story of how they began their journey and how it Read more…
[Tempe] — December 3, 2019 — EnKoat’s co-founders Aashay Arora and Matthew Aguayo have been featured in the Forbes 30 under 30 list of honorees in Energy. http://www.forbes.com/profile/enkoat/?list=30under30-energy This year’s Energy category is themed as ‘Fueling a more sustainable future’ and our founders’ commitment and vision to develop technologies for a more energy-efficient infrastructure was recognized by the esteemed panel of judges from the Energy industry – Carol Battershall (retired acting director of the Office of Read more…
[Tempe] — November 12, 2019 — Today, EnKoat announced it has been selected as one of ten early-stage technology companies to participate in the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), a technology incubator and platform funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). As a program participant, EnKoat will receive $250,000 in non-dilutive funding and hands-on technical assistance for additional technology development and validation. EnKoat Read more…
EnKoat was selected as one of the top 25 startups in the valley to be the semifinalist at the Fall 2019 Arizona Innovation Challenge. The Arizona Innovation Challenge is the biggest entrepreneurial competition in Arizona and awards $150k to ten selected startups to help them grow with the purpose of boosting Arizona’s economy. Based in Casa Grande, Arizona, EnKoat’s team was delighted at the news and is now preparing their application for the next round. Read more…
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Last week, EnKoat was selected among the top five startups out of about a hundred startups in the valley to compete for the top $25k prize at the Tucson TenWest Ideafunding Competition. The competition will take place at Tucson Convention Center on Oct 17, 2019. The news was covered in the Arizona Daily Star here – https://bit.ly/2X6O42P
EnKoat’s co-founder and CTO Aashay Arora pitched the startup at the very prestigious TiECON Young Entrepreneurs Pitchfest with over 20 startups selected to participate from all over the world and came home with two top prizes. Aashay won the first prize for the elevator pitch contest and won the 3rd place for the overall pitch. ‘The competition was ruthless. We were competing against the best of the best from all over the world and it Read more…
This past Monday, Apr 29, the EnKoat team pitched their startup for the coveted $50k prize at the 2019 New Venture Challenge. Under the guidance of Scott Wald, the team spent 10 weeks refining its business model and made it to the final 5 teams who pitched on Monday for the $50k prize. ‘The New Venture Challenge was a very competitive event. We did our best to convince the judges of our business model, but Read more…
EnKoat bagged the top prize at the Spring 2019 ASU Venture Devils Demo Day. EnKoat was among the select few startups nominated to pitch for the Edson grant to receive over $150k in non-dilutive funding. Finalists pitches were evaluated for viability, scalability and societal and economic impact. EnKoat team was elated to receive the prize money. Co-Founder Aashay Arora said, “Our pitch was well received by the judges and we were confident that we will Read more…
EnKoat Co-Founder Aashay Arora was awarded the 2019 Outstanding Graduate Student Leader of the Year award at the 8th annual Pitchfork Awards at Arizona State University. The award is given to an ASU graduate student who has demonstrated excellence in leadership. Candidates for this award should embody the Sun Devil Way: Achievement, Engagement and Responsibility.
