Evica

Overview

Evica (also written Efika) is an Egyptian manufacturer of robots that clean solar panels. Dust and dirt can cut a panel's output sharply, and cleaning by hand is slow, uses a lot of water and can be unsafe. Evica's automatic and semi-automatic robots clean panels in dry or wet mode for mid- to large-scale solar plants and solar street-light poles. The company says this restores up to 25% of the power lost to soiling. Founded in 2021 in Giza, it has raised about $250K in angel funding.

The pitch

Founder Mohamed Mahmoud pitched Evica's solar-panel cleaning robot to the Sharks. He presented it as a faster and safer way to keep panels clean and producing more electricity. The pitch is remembered for the key business advice Mohamed Mansour gave him. No investment amount or deal is recorded.

Services & products

• Automatic cleaning robotsRobots that clean rows of solar panels on their own to remove dust and debris.
• Semi-automatic cleaning robotsOperator-assisted robots that clean panels faster and more safely than manual cleaning.
• Dry or wet cleaning modesBrushes clean without water, and a water feed can be switched on when it is needed.
• Solar street-light cleaningCleaning solutions for the panels on solar street-lighting poles.

Team

• MMMohamed MahmoudFounder

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