• Sol Voltaics

  Participated · Equity · Jul 2017

  Sol Voltaics is a Lund, Sweden-based solar technology company developing SolFilm™, a patented low-cost thin-film composed of billions of Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) nanowires intended to increase conventional solar panel efficiencies. Led by CEO Erik Smith, the company has confirmed manufacture of nanowires using its low-cost Aerotaxy® process. Sol Voltaics is in the final stages of technology optimization and expects to send samples to partners by the end of 2018. It closed $21.3m in funding to support its next steps. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate commercialization and scaling of its SolFilm technology. Sol Voltaics develops a high-volume production platform for its patented Aerotaxy® nanowire thin-film process aimed at improving the efficiency and sustainability of conventional solar modules. The company is commercializing a tandem-layer nanowire solar film and recently announced alignment of gallium-arsenide nanowires in a thin film that should enable materially higher PV module efficiencies. Led by CEO Erik Smith, Sol Voltaics intends to use new funding to accelerate commercialization of its technology. The business combines materials engineering and scalable manufacturing methods to produce nanowire-enhanced photovoltaic films. Financially, the company secured equity and grant funding in its latest financing to support product development and market rollout. Sol Voltaics, based in Lund, Sweden, develops Solink™, a gallium arsenide nanomaterial additive designed to boost the light‑to‑electricity conversion of crystalline silicon and thin‑film solar modules. The company plans to use the recent financing to move Solink into pilot production and scale toward commercial output. Management, led by CEO David Epstein, projects commercial production of Solink‑enhanced modules beginning in 2015 with volume production in 2016. The product is intended for integration into solar modules to increase efficiency. In conjunction with the round, Sol Voltaics added Thomas Moe Borseth of Umoe and Kang Sun (former CEO of JA Solar and CEO of Amprius) to its board. Sol Voltaics is a Lund, Sweden-based company that develops a new type of material and production method intended to reduce the cost of producing electricity from solar cells. It is developing a rapid fabrication process for gallium arsenide (GaAs) nanowires in which each wire functions as a solar cell. The company intends to use newly raised funds to further advance its products. Sol Voltaics originated from nanotechnology research at Lund University and was founded in 2008. It is led by CEO Bo Pedersen and has several existing corporate and venture backers.

• Glo

  Participated · Series D · Mar 2014

  Glo develops nanotechnology-based LED light sources using proprietary nLEDTM technology for displays, illumination, and automotive markets. Its products use advanced gallium nitride materials to produce stable red, green and blue emitters from a single material system without phosphor conversion. Glo says its first-generation nLED products demonstrate superior color and competitive efficiencies versus standard planar LEDs. The company plans to use the new funding to expand its product portfolio, grow the team, and deepen strategic partnerships. Glo operates a 60-person R&D and operations facility in Sunnyvale, California, and has established a sales and support office in Tokyo. It is a spin-off of Lund University in Sweden and emphasizes manufacturability on standard equipment and materials.

• Nanoradio

  Participated · Equity · Jul 2010

  Nanoradio designs low-power WiFi chipsets for the cellular and handheld market. Its existing product includes the “Always On WiFi” NRX700/2 chipset offering 802.11b/g functionality and low power consumption. The company is launching the “Eco‑Fi” family — the NRX600 and NRX605 — which support 802.11 b/g/n standards. The recent financing will be used to fund plans to launch this new line of products. Nanoradio was founded in March 2004 and maintains sales offices in Korea, Taiwan, Japan and the USA. The company received additional capital from its existing investor base to support product roll-out.

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