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Swift Solar: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Swift Solar, a U.S.-based startup, is working on creating lightweight, flexible, and very efficient solar panels using perovskite semiconductors. The team at Swift Solar consists of top solar experts from prestigious universities like Stanford, MIT, Cambridge, Oxford, and the University of Washington, who have extensive knowledge in perovskite photovoltaic technology and scaling up production. Swift Solar's key technologies include innovative solar cell designs and manufacturing methods that were first developed in the research facilities at Stanford, MIT, and NREL.

www.swiftsolar.com LinkedIn San Carlos, United States 11-50 employees
Energy Manufacturing Renewable Energy Solar B2B
Total raised
$39.8M
Rounds
3
Latest
Undisclosed round
May 2024

Swift Solar has raised $39.8M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $7.0M announced in May 2024.

That round is below the $14M median round size for Energy companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Swift Solar Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$39.8M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$7.0M in May 2024
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
San Carlos, United States

Latest funding round on record: May 2024.

Swift Solar Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$7.0M
Undisclosed round
$24.6M
Undisclosed round
$8.2M

Swift Solar raised $8.2M in an undisclosed round announced in Dec 2020.

3 years later, an undisclosed round of $24.6M was announced in Dec 2023.

5 months later, an undisclosed round of $7.0M was announced in May 2024.

Swift Solar Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Maximilian Hoerantner
Founder
Joel Jean
CEO
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Contact details for the Swift Solar team: 1 of 2 have an email address on file.

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Swift Solar Funding Compared to Other Energy Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
2,284
$14M
29,795
$7.5M

Swift Solar's latest round of $7.0M is below the median round in Energy. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Swift Solar Funding FAQs

What does Swift Solar do?

Swift Solar, a U.S.-based startup, is working on creating lightweight, flexible, and very efficient solar panels using perovskite semiconductors. The team at Swift Solar consists of top solar experts from prestigious universities like Stanford, MIT, Cambridge, Oxford, and the University of Washington, who have extensive knowledge in perovskite photovoltaic technology and scaling up production. Swift Solar's key technologies include innovative solar cell designs and manufacturing methods that were first developed in the research facilities at Stanford, MIT, and NREL.

How much funding has Swift Solar raised?

Swift Solar has raised $39.8M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $7.0M announced in May 2024.

When did Swift Solar last raise funding?

Swift Solar's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $7.0M, announced in May 2024.

Who founded Swift Solar?

FundedIQ lists Maximilian Hoerantner (Founder) at Swift Solar.

Who is the CEO of Swift Solar?

Joel Jean is listed as CEO at Swift Solar.

Where is Swift Solar headquartered?

Swift Solar is based in San Carlos, California, United States.

How many employees does Swift Solar have?

Swift Solar is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Swift Solar's funding compare to other Energy startups?

Swift Solar's latest round of $7.0M is below the $14M median round size for Energy companies on FundedIQ across 2,284 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Swift Solar Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Swift Solar is left off this page rather than filled in.

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