Jeffrey Char

Founder & CEO

2018 - Current

SOGO Energy believes in innovation through collaboration. We work with local entrepreneurs to serve rural communities with affordable valued-added services powered by clean energy. Our first offering is "irrigation as a service" in Cambodia working with Pteah Baitong. Together we design, build, own and operate solar-powered pumping stations to offer irrigation as a service to smallholder farmers in rural Cambodia.

Founder & Director

2023

Founder & Executive Chairman

2017 - 2023

Trende is an online renewable energy retailer selling electricity to residential customers in Japan. Our goal is to enable and accelerate the widespread adoption of solar power by redefining the energy ecosystem in Japan with our customer-centric business model and innovative P2P platform. Our investors include ITOCHU, Idemitsu and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).

Director & Investor

2024

ShrimpTech JIRCAS uses a closed-loop system to revolutionize shrimp aquaculture by tackling disease, minimizing environmental impact, and ensuring a stable supply of healthy shrimp.

Director & Investor

2023

Equatorial Power is a de-centralized integrated infrastructure company, focusing on renewable energy and access to services in rural Africa.

Visiting Professor

2023

I teach courses on entrepreneurial management at Thailand's top business school.

Member of the Board's Nomination, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee

2022

Nesma is a privately-owned holding company with corporate headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The group operates in 14 different business sectors including construction, telecommunications, IT, water, and renewable energy. In addition to its local operations, Nesma also has significant holdings in UAE, Egypt and Turkey and joint ventures with companies from Europe, Africa and Asia.

Chairman of the Advisory Board

2022

Nesma Renewable Energy is an equity investor and project developer focused on greenfield renewable energy transactions. The company's portfolio includes a 400MW wind project and a 300MW solar project in Saudi Arabia. The company together with Masdar and EDF recently won a bid for the construction of a 1.1GW solar plant in Saudi Arabia.

Advisor

2021

Hohm helps homeowners and businesses to go solar with accredited solar installers, product suppliers and embedded solar finance in just a few clicks.

Adjunct Professor

2020

I teach courses on entrepreneurship, venture finance, marketplaces and network effects at this public business school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Fellow & Mentor

2020

I’m part of the Unreasonable Fellowship. Bringing together a global network of growth-stage ventures, investors, creatives and business leaders, Unreasonable acts as a platform for entrepreneurs tackling pressing global problems. Part global community and part investment firm, Unreasonable operates at the intersection of profit, advanced technologies, and impact. Via its international Fellowship, Unreasonable supports a select portfolio of growth stage entrepreneurs solving key solving pressing social and environmental problems.