Cartesian
7300 College Boulevard, Suite 302, Overland Park, KS, 66210, United States
Overview
Cartesian provides professional services in strategy, execution and managed solutions to global leaders in the communications, digital media, and technology industries. Cartesian, incorporating the brands formerly known as TMNG Global and CSMG, has offices in Boston, Kansas City, London, New York and Washington. The name Cartesian signifies intelligent and creative thinking, imaginative problem solving and technical expertise from its origins relating to the French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes. Up until this month, the company has been operating under the TMNG Global, CSMG and Cartesian brands in different markets. Now operating under the single Cartesian brand name, the company will continue to serve its clients with excellence through its portfolio of professional services in strategy, execution and managed solutions. The combination of the recent organizational changes, collapsing of business units, and the rebranding under the name Cartesian, all facilitate greater collaboration in support of higher-value engagements, the creation of IP and the delivery of cross-functional engagements, especially in the growing area of managed analytics. Cartesian will continue to focus on driving the long-term roadmap for its proprietary Ascertain® software solutions and overall technology enablement. “This change comes at a defining moment in our Company’s history as we operate as one firm, one team under a unified, single brand. The name Cartesian best defines our expert team, what we do for our clients, and reflects our business approach across strategy, execution and managed solutions. We continue to evolve the business and its offerings and as we move forward in our business transformation, now is the perfect time across the organization, to adopt the Cartesian name and all that it represents.” Donald Klumb, Chief Executive Officer of Cartesian
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 4
Sector focus
- Consulting
- Finance
- Public Relations
- Telecommunications
Investment portfolio
- BURN
Led · Equity · Apr 2024
BURN Manufacturing produces clean cookstoves, including electric and biomass models, aimed at replacing traditional cooking fuels. The company secured a $12 million investment to scale distribution of its appliances across multiple African countries over the next two years. Funds will support distribution and subsidize stove costs through carbon financing mechanisms. The initiative targets direct benefits to 1.5 million people and avoidance of over 12 million tons of carbon emissions. BURN frames the effort as addressing health, environmental, economic, and gender impacts of traditional cooking and continues its mission to bring clean cooking appliances to households across Africa, improving health and quality of life. BURN Manufacturing designs and distributes clean cookstoves and develops carbon‑offset projects. The company is described in reporting as a leading global clean cookstove manufacturer, distributor, and carbon‑offset project developer. Recent financing will support distribution of stoves to households in Mozambique, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Africa Go Green Fund announced strategic financing of $10 million to BURN to fund this distribution. AGG is managed by Cygnum Capital Asset Management and invests in projects in Sub‑Saharan Africa that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The financing ties BURN’s product distribution to carbon‑offset project development in those markets. BURN Manufacturing designs and manufactures biomass, electric, and LPG cookstoves from a vertically integrated, solar-powered facility in Nairobi. Its industrial-scale plant currently has capacity of over 50,000 stoves per month and employs over 600 people, 60% of whom are women. Since founding in 2013, BURN's products have delivered energy access to 7.5 million people across 14 African countries. The company plans multi-country expansion into Somalia, Ghana, Nigeria, Mozambique, and the Democratic Republic of Congo and aims to serve 47 million customers over the next seven years. BURN expects this growth to create over 2,000 jobs and offset roughly 72 million tons of CO2e. The company is in an active growth phase and has secured new long-term financing to scale production and enter new markets.