Brayfoil Technologies, a clean-tech startup based in Johannesburg, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Katapult Ocean. Furthermore, the innovative tech startup has been chosen to participate in the Katapult ocean accelerator program, which will begin at the end of this year.
“We’re immensely proud to be a part of the Katapult family, they are one of the Top 50 climate investors in the world and we look forward to scaling an African-born technology with their support,” Matthew Bray, Co-Founder and CEO of Brayfoil Technologies said.
Brayfoil Technologies, founded in 2017, is a clean-tech firm that has developed a compliant structure as well as morphing aerofoil research and design. This has been accomplished by the tech startup by developing and applying cutting-edge technology for increased efficiency and cost savings.
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The tech startup collaborates with research institutes and business clients to incorporate morphing technology into the design, testing, and manufacturing of renewable energy and other industry goods.
Brayfoil technologies, which cater to businesses that use renewable energy systems like wind turbines, can help them save money by using biomimicry-inspired compliant structures that “change shape like a bird’s wing.” Larger turbines and cheaper energy costs are the goals of the clean-tech startup.
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More information is provided by Shailin Moodley, Lead Aeronautical Engineer at Brayfoil Technologies.
“The future of the energy transition relies on enabling technologies to bring down costs and increase outputs, which is exactly what we are building.”
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