Wattblock Progress Report #10

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23rd March 2015

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Brent and Ross from Wattblock have been busy with the muru-D trade mission to China over the past 2 weeks.

It was an exciting trip making lots of connections in a very large market. Air pollution in China's cities is creating demand for clean and environmental technologies with strong public interest.

Here are some of the highlights:

Shanghai

"Energy efficiency is hot right now" according to a leading law firm
Met local incubator, Chinaccelerator
Briefing with local angel investor
Local property manager escorted us on a residential building tour
Drank coffee at the IPO club

Shenzhen

Met members of Shenzhen government
Established new contacts in LED lighting and smart meter industries
Amazed with the smart city vision for Qianhai
Met Tencent, the world's 4th largest internet company makers of WeChat (Facebook + Whatsapp + Google Maps + Uber + Paypal in one application for Chinese users, 200m of which were online while we visited)
Visited local incubators, accelerators and technology parks undergoing massive construction projects

Beijing

Engaged 17 storey residential building for energy assessment and upgrade plan
Featured in China Daily and Technode publications
Impromptu pitch at Chinaccelerator's 8 x 8 event in front of VC's, angels and other startups
Visited Kai-Fu Lee's Innovation Works accelerator and Microsoft Accelerator
Visited Innovation Road and drank coffee at Binggo Cafe

Coming Schedule
16-20 April 2015	Shenzhen Business Development Trip
22 April 2015	UNSW Industry CEO Pitch Event
4-6 May 2015	CEBIT Exhibitor Sydney
7 May 2015	Telstra muru-D Demo Day
10-16 May 2015	1776 Challenge Cup: Washington DC
17-18 May 2015	New York Trip

On the homefront, we have been listed as a finalist in the StartupSmart Awards for "Best Social Change Entrepreneur" category which will be held in Melbourne. Meanwhile our customer building retrofits are now under way with energy efficiency products received and installed on site.

Our customer engagement starts with a free report identifying energy waste in buildings. If you have not already done so, we recommend you create a Wattblock Report for an Australian building.

Brent Clark
CEO and Founder
Wattblock
Mobile: +61 (0)414 900 515
email: brent.clark@wattblock.com.au

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