Hagen Lihl, co-founder of Upgrid and recent graduate of the Tenity Acceleration Program, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about a platform for harnessing solar energy in your neighborhood.

Here is what they talked about:

Hagen, can you introduce yourself?
Why have you decided to start your own company?
What is the problem that you are trying to solve? What is Upgrid?
What are the issues you’re addressing to change that?
How are you different from traditional energy providers?
How do you make money?
Who are your target customers? How big is the Swiss market, and what about regulation?
Where are you based?
How have you started with your venture? What were your very first steps?
Where are you on your journey regarding product development, geographic reach, funding, and hiring? Can you share any numbers?
What are the next steps for you this year and beyond? Customers, incumbents as partners, investors?
Where can interested parties reach you? Check out the website or reach out to Hagen Lihl on LinkedIn.