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Page 1: Saumil Shah Managing Director - dugongconservation.org€¦ · Ø 2 in development in Bangladesh Winners of: ü 2016 Blue Economy Challenge (DFAT) ü 2017 Tech4Farmers Challenge

Saumil ShahManagingDirector

Page 2: Saumil Shah Managing Director - dugongconservation.org€¦ · Ø 2 in development in Bangladesh Winners of: ü 2016 Blue Economy Challenge (DFAT) ü 2017 Tech4Farmers Challenge

Whatifwecouldhelpaddressthecomingfoodcrisis?

*

* Asapersonmovesfromlow-incometomiddleclass,theirproteinconsumptionincreases3x

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Bygrowingsomethingmorenutritiousthanfish…

1TablespoonofDrySpirulina(10grams)

=

2xproteinofBeefSteak

3xMagnesiumofMackerel

10xIronofSpinach

4xPotassiumofBananas

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Whatifwecouldgrowitanywhere?

DowntownrooftopinBangkok,Thailand RuralvillageinMadurai,India

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HowSpirulinaisTraditionallyGrownSpirulina iscurrentlygrowninopenponds:

• Largescaleindustrialproduction• Smallregionalfarmstofightmalnourishment(primarilyinAfricaandIndia)

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OurDisruption

Proprietaryclose-circuitproductionsystemwith:

⟡ Noairbornecontamination⟡ Reducedwaterconsumption⟡ Betterproductivity⟡ Easytoset-upandscale⟡ Optimizesnon-useableland⟡ Highqualityandtasteneutral

spirulina produced

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OurTraction5-yearcommercialtrackrecordØ 3commercial farmsoperatinginThailand,1under

construction,2inplanningphase

Ø 1farmoperatinginruralIndia,1inSingapore

Ø 2indevelopmentinBangladesh

Winnersof:ü 2016BlueEconomyChallenge(DFAT)

ü 2017Tech4FarmersChallenge(USAID)

ü 2ndplaceat2016ASEANImpactChallengeand2017Sankalp SEAsia

GlobalpresscoveragefromAlJazeera,TheGuardian,UKChannel4andmanyothers

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WhatifwecouldmakeSpirulina abulkcommodityformainstreamuse?

ColdSoup Juices-Smoothies

EnergyBalls IceCream Hummus

Pasta

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Andupliftlivelihoodsintheprocess...

20EnerGaiaBioreactors

5.5 kgSpirulinaperyear

$10perkg

$1,095perfarmer

x x =

System Productivity ContractedPurchase AnnualRevenue

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Significantmarketopportunities

Source: FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations,“WorldAgriculture:Towards2015/2030.AnFAOperspective…”

0

50

100

150

200

250

MillionsofTonnes

2015

2050

SPIRULINAFISH

How?

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OurTeam

Ezra(PhD)andAmon(B.S.),ThailandMicrobiologists

Kalimuthu (PhD),IndiaMicrobiologist

Saumil(CEO,M.S.AerospaceEng)andtheBangladesh team

Bonnie(M.S.Architecture&UrbanPlanning),ProjectManager

Minh(MBA),BusinessDevelopmentandManasak,Operations

Charlotte&Agathe (AgroScience),SalesInterns

Muha (B.S.IndustrialBiotechnology),OpsManager

ThailandR&DteamwithUniversityandgovernmentresearchpartners

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OurVisionoftheFuture

Spirulinaisborn!

Mayansmixitwithchocolate

Aztecseatitwithmaizeandchili

Openpondsandclaypots EnerGaia

rooftopfarms

3.5billionyearsago

1,500yearsago 500yearsago Yesterday Today Tomorrow 2050

Ruralcontractfarming

Fishofthefuture!

10yearsfromnow

Spirulinafarms

everywhere!

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Tomorrowland!

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ThankYou!

CONTACTDETAILS:

SaumilSHAHManaging DirectorPhonenumber:+66638807474Email:[email protected]:shahsaum17Website:www.energaia.com

OurAsk

v Foodcommoditybuyers,manufacturersandretailers(USandEU)

v Sociallymindedinvestors(targetinglate2018close)

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