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.

A follow-on investment in Curb/Elevation Home Energy Solutions

June 3, 2021
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The SWAN Impact Network is pleased to announce a follow-on investment that furthers the market penetration of the energy-saving technology developed by portfolio company, Curb Energy. That technology enables home owners to reduced electricity consumption by up to 20%.

In 2017, our network made its initial investment in Curb Energy.  Recognizing Curb’s strong revenue growth and high growth potential, our network made a further investment in 2020. Later in 2020, Curb merged with Elevation Home Energy Solutions, a well-established, Arizona-based home solutions provider.

The network has now made an investment in Elevation, and collected significant investment commitments from our angels just four days after sharing the opportunity with them.

SWAN has invested in Advanced Ionics

April 15, 2021
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The SWAN Impact Network is pleased to announce an investment in Advanced Ionics. Advanced Ionics   is providing Clean Hydrogen for Heavy Industry, designing a new generation of electrolyzers specifically for industrial users, such as ammonia/fertilizer production, hydrogenation, metal fabrication, glass, methanol, synthetic fuels/chemicals, and power plants, among others. They replace existing  hydrogen manufacturing with a more affordable, cleaner alternative.

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