GoSun Timeline - Timeline

Patrick Made A Solar Cooking Discovery

Launched first product, GoSun Sport (fast, portable, simple, great value) on KickStarter with just 1,000 contacts and pre-sold $201K

Received UN Grant from GACC for Pilot Study to test stoves in urban and rural areas throughout Guatemala

Launched GoSun Grill (family-sized, elegant, durable, sophisticated) on KickStarter and pre-sold $563K, taking cues from Pilot Study

Designed and built the first three GoSun Stations for Jose Andres and Tony Shei in Las Vegas - Life is Beautiful

Kitchen Performance Testing ongoing in Guatemala and Haiti

Debut on Top Chef with Jose Andres and Padma Lakshmi

Awards roll in: CES Innovation Honoree 2016 - GoSun Grill, 50 Campfires, Central Garden

TechCrunch Hardware Battlefield People’s Choice Awards Pitch - 2016

Debut on the Today Show - 2016

Showcased at GACC Conference in Ghana and opened office in Accra, Ghana

Debut on reality TV show, All American Makers

SXSL at Whitehouse, hanging with Jose Andres, Adam Savage and Ty Burrell

Toured Western India for Solar Cookers World Conference

Debut on the Price is Right

CTA Small Business of the Year Award

Tech.co Start-Up of the Year Finalist

Raised Seed Round of capital on SeedInvest and through private placements

Fast Company Social Innovation Award

Launched GoSun Go (small, light, makes one meal or two drinks) on KickStarter and pre-sold $350K

Pilot Study launched with Peruvian Government and NGO's

Debut on Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation

Patrick lived exclusively on GoSun for 40 Days of Sunshine

Launched GoSun Fusion (perfect size, solar + electric hybrid) on KickStarter and pre-sold $371K

Patrick worked on the idea, building prototypes

Non-stop prototyping on Low-Cost version for developing world