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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: 4
Last raised: Series A · Sign in to view

TECH STACK

How Swift Solar builds

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 raised

$50,387,512

Investors

Adam WinkelBlueScopeXClimate CapitalDepartment of EnergyEni NextFontinalis PartnersFred EhrsamGood Growth CapitalHL VenturesJack FuchsJames FickelJonathan LinNational Science Foundation (NSF)Safar PartnersStanford UniversitySytse 'Sid' SijbrandijToba CapitalVitalik Buterin

Funding rounds

Series A
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
$27MJun 11, 2024
Grant
Department of Energy
$7MMay 15, 2024
Grant
National Science Foundation (NSF)
$1MSep 7, 2021
Seed
Sytse 'Sid' Sijbrandij, Safar Partners, Jack Fuchs, Climate Capital, Good Growth Capital, Vitalik Buterin, James Fickel
$8.2MDec 13, 2020
Grant
National Science Foundation (NSF)
$225KJun 23, 2019
Seed
Safar Partners
$7MDec 19, 2018

Funding data via Diffbot

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Industry

Climate & Energy Clean Energy & Grid

Industries

Manufacturing Companies Renewable Energy Companies Climate Companies Solar Energy Companies Energy Companies

Tech Stack

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LOCATIONS

Where they work

Swift Solar offices

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San Carlos, CA981 Bing St