SWAN announces investment in VesprSolar

May 30, 2025
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SWAN Investors are pleased to announce an investment in VesprSolar, an Oklahoma-based startup pioneering the future of solar panel installation.

VesprSolar’s V-Clamp™ Panel Attachment System is a high-performance, integrated fastener and rail system designed for security, simplicity, speed, and cost-effectiveness. The system enables tool-free installation in under 30 seconds per module—while completing grounding and attachment in one step.

Built to withstand 900 pounds of uplift force, the V-Clamp™ addresses one of the major challenges in solar installation: security during high-wind events. Its design also improves load distribution across panels, helping reduce stress and degradation over time.

SteamaCo and Shyft Power Solutions merge to Ignite Africa’s Digital Utility Transformation

November 4, 2024
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SteamaCo, a UK-based leader in energy revenue management, has merged with current SWAN portfolio company Shyft Power Solutions, a Nigerian innovator known for its digital energy and community-metering solutions. The merger, alongside a funding round led by Equator VC with participation from Praetura Ventures and KawiSafi Ventures, brings together decades of expertise in African and climate-tech investments.

This union combines SteamaCo’s advanced metering infrastructure, used across 20 African countries, with Shyft’s cloud-based energy management and FlexView metering solutions. Together, they aim to expand into grid-connected markets, enhance customer service, and accelerate access to reliable energy across the continent.

Read the press release

SWAN announces investment in Little Feet Packaging

October 31, 2024
News, Recent Investment

SWAN is pleased to announce an investment in Little Feet Packaging, which provides a cost-effective, environmentally friendly alternative to single-use bubble wrap using recycled, compostable material.

Little Feet Packaging develops innovative, sustainable solutions to replace single-use plastic packaging. Their flagship product, Pubble, is a patented material made from 100% recycled paper that provides cushioning and thermal protection while being compostable and cost-effective. Through a unique model, Little Feet supplies production equipment directly to third-party logistics companies and large customers, enabling scalable adoption of eco-friendly materials. This approach helps businesses meet the growing demand for sustainable practices while reducing shipping costs and conserving warehouse space.

SWAN announces follow-on investment in Pecos Wind Power

September 27, 2024
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SWAN investors are proud to support a follow-on investment in Pecos Wind Power, a company developing and manufacturing community-scale wind turbines that enable low-cost, on-site power generation—ideal for rural and agricultural markets. Pecos was named a recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2024 Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP) award, part of a $3.2 million initiative supporting distributed wind deployment in farming communities. This award aligns with the USDA and DOE’s new RAISE initiative, designed to reduce market barriers and drive clean energy adoption in rural America. Read more about the CIP program and this year’s awardees here.

SWAN investors first backed Pecos Wind Power in 2022.

 

 

SWAN announces investment in Ecosystem Informatics

August 9, 2024
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SWAN is pleased to announce an investment in Ecosystem Informatics (ESI), which is dedicated to providing advanced AI-driven data and analytics solutions to help organizations monitor and improve air quality.

ESI’s multi-modal solution means that customers can cover a very large area at a very low cost, with either terrestrial or aerial mobile platforms, complemented if required by a fixed platform. AI-driven self-calibration means that ESI can deliver continuous real-time measurements with its mobile platform. ESI is thus first to provide 3D mapping of air measurements. ESI works with governments, businesses, and industries to protect public health and promote sustainability through smarter, data-driven decision-making; it is FIWARE ready, easing the way for cities to get the data they need for their decision.

SWAN announces investment in LeapFrog Design

April 10, 2024
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SWAN is pleased to announce an investment in LeapFrog Design, which provides stylish, plant-powered, greywater recycling systems for new residences, reducing water usage by up to 40%.

The company’s EstuaryTM is a plant-powered ecological water treatment system. On the surface, the system is a modern planter box full of vibrant plants that add beauty to the landscape. Inside, plants and microbes clean water from sinks, showers, and washing machines for reuse in toilet flushing and irrigation.

SWAN participates in Vartega’s recent $10M funding round

January 5, 2024
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SWAN is pleased to announce participation in Vartega’s recent $10M preferred equity financing round led by Diamond Edge Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG).

Vartega’s proprietary recycling processes enable the recovery and conversion of high-performance carbon fiber used in advanced materials for aerospace components, automotive parts, and wind turbine blades. The company’s innovative approach reduces waste and provides manufacturers with a sustainable source of high-quality recycled carbon fiber via Vartega’s EasyFeed Bundles known as Fenix Fiber and Fenix Fiber+™.

More about this latest funding round can be found HERE.

This round marks the third time SWAN members have invested in Vartega, with previous rounds being in 2021 and 2023.

SWAN announces participation in Yotta Energy’s recent $8M Funding Round

September 19, 2023
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SWAN Impact Network is pleased to announce participation in Yotta Energy’s recent $8M funding round led by Evergy Ventures and with participation from strategic investors BlueScope and Cricetus Felix Ventures and existing investors Copec WIND Ventures, EDP Ventures, Doral Tech Ventures.

Yotta Energy, a leading provider of innovative solar+storage solutions, will use the funding to help the company scale up manufacturing and accelerate the deployment of its SolarLEAF battery technology for commercial buildings.

More about the latest funding round can be found HERE.

SWAN participated in previous funding rounds with the company in 2019, 2020, and 2021.

​SWAN announces participation in Advanced Ionics’ $12.5 M Series A Round

August 16, 2023
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SWAN Impact Network is pleased to announce a follow-on investment in Advanced Ionics’ recent Series A Round.

Advanced Ionics, which develops a new category of hydrogen electrolyzers useful for expanding green hydrogen production, recently closed a $12.5 million Series A funding round led by bp ventures, with additional investors including Clean Energy Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and GVP Climate.

The new funding round will help catalyze Advanced Ionics’ growth and facilitate the initial deployment of its Symbion water vapor electrolyzer technology for heavy industry. And water vapor electrolyzers address two of the biggest obstacles to expanding green hydrogen production: cost and electricity requirements.

More about the latest funding round can be found HERE.

SWAN participated in earlier funding rounds of the company in 2021.

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