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Swift Solar

Swift Solar is a startup manufacturing lightweight solar panels that are more efficient than conventional panels using perovskite materials.

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Founded: 2017
Headcount: 53
Open roles: 5
Last raised: Series A · Sign in to view

LEADERSHIP

Founders & key people

Joel Jean

Researcher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Tata-MIT GridEdge SolarKateevaMIT Energy InitiativeIntelStanford UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)KateevaMIT Energy InitiativeMIT EECS Graduate Student Association

Sam Stranks

Giles Eperon

Researcher

Swift SolarNational Renewable Energy LaboratoryUniversity of OxfordSharp Laboratories of EuropeUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Washington SeattleUniversity of Bristol

Tomas Leijtens

CTO at Swift Solar

Swift SolarNational Renewable Energy LaboratoryStanford UniversityInstituto Italiano di TecnologiaOxford PVUniversity of OxfordStanford University

Kevin Bush

Maximilian Hoerantner

OPEN ROLES

Hiring at Swift Solar

FUNDING

Capital raised

Total Amount Raised: $50,387,512

Swift Solar Funding Rounds

Series A
$27.0M
Jun 12, 2024
Series A
$27.0M
Jun 11, 2024
Series A Investors
Eni Next
Fontinalis Partners
Stanford University
Sytse 'Sid' Sijbrandij
HL Ventures
BlueScopeX
Adam Winkel
James Fickel
Good Growth Capital
Fred Ehrsam
Toba Capital
Jonathan Lin
Climate Capital
Grant
$7.0M
May 16, 2024
Grant
$7.0M
May 15, 2024
Grant Investors
Department of Energy
Grant
$1.0M
Sep 8, 2021
Grant
$1.0M
Sep 7, 2021
Grant Investors
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Seed
$8.2M
Dec 14, 2020
Seed
$8.2M
Dec 13, 2020
Seed Investors
Sytse 'Sid' Sijbrandij
Safar Partners
Jack Fuchs
Climate Capital
Good Growth Capital
Vitalik Buterin
James Fickel
Grant
$225.0K
Jun 24, 2019
Grant
$225.0K
Jun 23, 2019
Grant Investors
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Seed
$7.0M
Dec 20, 2018
Seed
$7.0M
Dec 19, 2018
Seed Investors
Safar Partners