Ben (Kramer) Ember

Experience

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  Sanivation

  Mar 2014 - Nov 2019

  Sanivation is a venture-backed, waste-to-energy company developing innovative financing and break-through factories. Voted “Top 10 most innovative company in Africa” by FastCo.First employee & on the leadership team.I designed, built, and operated waste transformation plants around Kenya. Developed company strategy, managed large teams, built company systems for scale. Led successful projects while working closely with investors, customers, and international partners. These pictures are the factory I built in <1 year from greenfield, operating at positive margins. First employee. Led company from an idea to operating a factory delivering sustainable fuel and providing safe sanitation to hundreds of households. Closed partnership for free land and led government relations for energy business.

  • Project Director

    Jan 2018 - Nov 2019

  • Director Of Operations

    Jul 2016 - Dec 2018

  • Director of Energy

    Mar 2014 - Jul 2016
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  Ember Global

  Oct 2019 - now

  Co-Founder

  2024We help conservation and impact companies around the world flourish so our world can flourish too.Experience across >a dozen startups from forestry to giant ocean fans.Bringing Silicon Valley to the Savannah by training the next generation of African startups to use AI. 2019-2020• Worked with 5 companies in 3 continents in energy, water, tech, and food. • Projects: financial modeling, growth strategy, market expansion, supply chain, product strategy.• Used to support a year of traveling around the world. 🌍 Show less

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  Wild Microbes

  Nov 2021 - Mar 2024

  Co-Founder

  Award-winning startup developing climate-friendly products in the bio economy. Using microbes to produce everything from proteins to polymers. www.wildmicrobes.com. Raised $4M and still growing!