How is your business helping to solve the health, social, or economic challenges created by COVID19?
Surgical masks, gloves, protective equipment, body bags they are all made from plastic and polluting our landfills and ocean.With Pika we are currently sanitizing diapers but our solution could be used also in other reusable textile products so we can eliminate the use of all those plastic products.
Does your business contribute most to recovery, response, or resilience?
Resilience - we're improving the broader infrastructure for responding to pandemic outbreaks.,Recovery - we're positioned to support in the recovery of those directly affected.
What is the stage of your product development?
I have a market-ready product/service. I could sell it to customers
What strengths does your team bring? Include skills and personal experience with the problem.
Alon - Has been working in Finance for the last 4 years, along with some of the biggest VC and Hedge funds in Israel and the US. Prior to that,managed a family-run factory. Using diapers with his 1.5 years old daughter. Moti - Full Stack Engineer - Hardware & Software. Developed tech-oriented projects for a variety of clients in the fields of IoT, Robotics. HW, SW and more, and is working with different startups and international companies like Google and Tel Aviv University.We also have lots of advisors in different fields - Chemistry/ Hardware development / Marketing etc
What countries do you operate in?
Currently only Israel but we are looking to expand to the US
Is your company headquartered in a US "Opportunity Zone"?
Yes
