2022年4月21日

EQUO Vietnam-based公司創建環境可持續替代消費品,今天表示,它已經獲得了130萬美元的種子投資NextGen, Techstars東企業和專業高爾夫球手米歇爾Wie-West。籌款輪包括天使投資者擺脫資本的盧克Vigeant,傑夫特庫姆塞資本的德國和來,傑克Tai,首席執行官和共同創始人OneClass,馬克·林的創始人創造愛和我的共同創始人,和酒窩穆克吉。EQUO想利用資金來擴大其產品範圍,提高技術技能迅速增長業務,並提高品牌認知度和暴露在美國,加拿大,越南,新加坡,以及拓展新市場,如歐洲、日本和澳大利亞。濱Tran-Vu創立該公司在2020年消除塑料垃圾的目標通過提供可降解的替代品等常用物品的餐具和吸管。來代替一次性塑料,它使用材料如咖啡、椰子、甘蔗的商品。它希望自己設定被關注“明亮,充滿活力,和不同的品牌吸引消費者的注意力通常忽視行業;和專注於新的可持續的教學材料。“現在開始飲用吸管,擴展到包括餐具和手提袋。餐具由咖啡和木頭,甘蔗食品容器和杯子,和可降解袋超市、零售、和家庭使用的公司即將推出的產品。“我們的願景是將所有地球上一次性塑料製品,塑料從未打算用於任何東西,和使用它的平均20分鍾或更少,但數百年才能分解,它就沒有任何意義。 This isn’t just about the visible plastic we see in our environment, but also about the downstream effects of microplastics – which are now being found in unborn foetuses, in human blood and deep in our lungs,” said Tran-Vu. “We are excited about the new products we are going to be delivering this year to show the world all the things we can do WITHOUT single-use plastic and (in some cases) paper.” EQUO was selected a Top 18 Finalist in the UNDP’s EPPIC (Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge) and one of nine winners of the UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) S3i Innovation Center Sweden Global Challenge for entrepreneurs (United Nations Development Programme). Its goods may be found on Amazon in the United States, Canada, and Australia, as well as on the company’s website, wholesaler Faire, and certain F&B venues and retailers in Vietnam, Singapore, and Europe. Tran-Vu has more than 13 years of brand management expertise in major FMCG firms such as Unilever, Bacardi, LG Electronics, and Spin Master before to founding EQUO. The company has also been in reality TV series such as Shark Tank Vietnam and PlayersTV’s Front Office. It was the first Vietnamese firm to be accepted into the Techstars accelerator programme.