Join SF for Acumen and blackbox on Monday night for a discussion with Ned Tozun about his company, d.light's mission to deliver affordable high quality lighting to the base of the pyramid. Ned will also be introducing d.light’s newest solar lantern products and the recently launched d.light fellows program.
About d.light
Backed by Acumen Fund, Omidyar Network and Draper Fisher Jurvetson,...
[read more] Join SF for Acumen and blackbox on Monday night for a discussion with Ned Tozun about his company, d.light's mission to deliver affordable high quality lighting to the base of the pyramid. Ned will also be introducing d.light’s newest solar lantern products and the recently launched d.light fellows program.
About d.light
Backed by Acumen Fund, Omidyar Network and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, d.light is an international consumer ...products company committed to bringing affordable and high quality lighting solutions to families and individuals living without reliable electricity. d.light’s goal is to replace every kerosene lantern with clean, safe and bright light. With one in four people lacking access to electricity, d.light hopes to improve the quality of life of 50 million people by 2015.
http://www.dlightdesign.com/
About Ned Tozun - President, Founder, & Director of d.light
Ned co-founded d.light with Sam Goldman in 2007 and has served as its President since then. Ned partnered with Sam to secure private investment for the company, built up the manufacturing operations, and oversaw the expansion of distribution into over 40 countries. Prior to d.light, Ned founded several consumer product start-ups in Silicon Valley. His most recent position was as CEO and founder of a media technology company where he designed and patented technology used to develop several products launched in the mobile content and specialty gift markets in the US, Europe and Japan. Ned graduated from Stanford with degrees in Computer Science and Earth Systems, and returned to Stanford to earn his MBA
About blackbox
blackbox is a next generation seed accelerator for technology startups in the heart of Silicon Valley. blackbox connects entrepreneurs with a global network of seed investors, mentors and market entrance partners, and helps entrepreneurs run their startups more effectively by providing cutting edge tools and frameworks based on the emerging science of entrepreneurship.
http://blackbox.vc
