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Oolu (YC S15) — Oolu is one of the fastest growing off-grid solar firms in west africa

Oolu was founded by Nilmi Senaratna and Dan Rosa in 2015. The company's mission is to provide off-grid households in rural regions in Africa with high quality products at an affordable price.

Oolu is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2015 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Oolu is one of the fastest growing off-grid solar firms in West Africa. The founders listed are Nilmi Senaratna (Founder/CEO), Dan Rosa (Founder/COO) (Y Combinator directory entry, April 27, 2015).

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Oolu

New accelerator entry · 2015-04-27 · the record

Summer 2015
batch
230
people
Growth
stage
Senegal
region
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What the record says

BatchSummer 2015
Announced2015-04-27
StageGrowth
StatusAcquired
Team size230
IndustryIndustrials
Sub-industryIndustrials -> Energy
SectorsSolar Power, Climate
RegionsSenegal, Africa, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedDakar, Dakar Region, Senegal
HiringNo
Sitehttp://oolusolar.com

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Oolu was founded by Nilmi Senaratna and Dan Rosa in 2015. The company's mission is to provide off-grid households in rural regions in Africa with high quality products at an affordable price. In Wolof, a national language of Senegal, Oolu means ‘trust.’

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