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.

SWAN Announces Follow-On Investment in Vartega

May 11, 2023
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The SWAN Impact Network is pleased to announce a recent follow-on investment in Vartega.

The company’s goal is to increase the amount of carbon fiber that is recycled. Vartega makes recycled carbon fiber more affordable and accessible for manufacturers to use via its patented recycling process and helps to divert waste from landfills.

SWAN previously invested in Vartega in 2021.

SWAN Announces Follow-On Investment in Elevation (Curb)

April 20, 2023
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The SWAN Impact Network is pleased to announce a recent follow-on investment in Elevation (Curb).

The company’s goal is to make homes more energy efficient and reduce greenhouse gases. Elevation (which purchased SWAN portfolio company Curb Energy) offers a unique combination of solar, energy efficiency, and energy monitoring technology to provide homeowners with the most complete solution for smarter home energy with lower carbon usage.

SWAN previously invested in Elevation (Curb) in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

Portfolio company Yotta Energy Selected to Participate in The Clean Fight New York

January 5, 2023
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Congratulations to SWAN portfolio company Yotta Energy, which was recently selected as one of 10 companies to participate in The Clean Fight New York. The Clean Fight New York is a not-for-profit climate tech organization, powered by New Energy Nexus, that helps scale growth-stage climate tech companies in New York. The third chapter of The Clean Fight is focused on battery and energy storage solutions that can help speed the clean energy transition.

Portfolio company ClearFlame named as one the Next Big Things in Tech

November 17, 2022
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Thanks to its enormous installed base and prolonged driving distances, heavy trucking lags passenger cars in moving to zero-emissions operations. Geneva, Ill.-based ClearFlame Engine Technologies, however, is readying an alternative off-ramp from diesel fuel: a series of engine modifications that allow current-model trucks to run on ethanol sourced from corn at no loss in performance. Based upon that, ClearFlame has been named to Fast Company’s annual list of the Next Big Things in Tech.

Fast Company describes the chosen members of this list as “tech breakthroughs across industries that promise to transform the future.”  These technology breakthroughs were highlighted by Fast Company for their cutting-edge advancements and potential to impact consumers, businesses, and society overall. Clear Flame is recognized in the transportation category by this leading publication dedicated to the intersection of business, innovation, and design.

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