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Capital Markets, Board Observer
2017
Swell Energy is creating a greater grid for the greater good. The energy management and smart grid solutions provider is accelerating the mass adoption of distributed clean energy technologies by enabling consumers to take control of their energy use and cost, achieve energy security, and participate in the transactive grid. Swell Energy provides homeowners and businesses with financing and virtual power plant programs, while partnering with trusted local solar and solar+storage companies for seamless, high-quality installations. By creating a critical mass of dynamic and responsive clean energy resources within utility service areas across the United States, Swell Energy also delivers resilient virtual power plant networks and grid-balancing services to utilities, which are fundamental to our future, carbon-free, distributed renewable energy system.
For more information, visit www.swellenergy.com.
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Capital Markets, Board Observer
2017
Swell Energy is creating a greater grid for the greater good. The energy management and smart grid solutions provider is accelerating the mass adoption of distributed clean energy technologies by enabling consumers to take control of their energy use and cost, achieve energy security, and participate in the transactive grid. Swell Energy provides homeowners and businesses with financing and virtual power plant programs, while partnering with trusted local solar and solar+storage companies for seamless, high-quality installations. By creating a critical mass of dynamic and responsive clean energy resources within utility service areas across the United States, Swell Energy also delivers resilient virtual power plant networks and grid-balancing services to utilities, which are fundamental to our future, carbon-free, distributed renewable energy system.
For more information, visit www.swellenergy.com.
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Eight Foot Ventures
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2017
2014
Co-Founder, President
2014
Who We Are: Frictionless Financing for Home Upgrades
Our payment-friendly financing and industry-leading technology help contractors grow their solar and home improvement businesses and make homeowners’ dreams come true.
The Sunlight Advantage
We partner with contractors nationwide to offer homeowners innovative, affordable loans for modern home upgrades. With over $4 billion in funded loans, our best-in-class technology and deep credit expertise simplify and streamline homeowner finance, enabling our contractor partners to quickly and easily provide homeowners with simple access to financing at point-of-sale via phone, tablet or computer.
More than just a financing provider, we’re your partner for the long-haul. For contractors and homeowners alike, experiencing the Sunlight advantage means access to flexible payment options, a frictionless home upgrade experience, and elite support – from loan approval to project completion and beyond.
Sustainability and Savings with Solar Financing
Growing your solar business doesn’t need to be complicated. With over 100,000 solar systems funded and installed, our simple and intuitive sales platform features self-service product selection, instant credit approvals and fast funding to keep your business moving forward. That’s why 15,000 plus professionals choose Sunlight as their preferred financing provider.
Modern Home Upgrades with Home Improvement
At Sunlight Financial, our home improvement financing options are designed to meet your customers’ needs and increase their buying power – all while being a natural extension of your business’ values and sales process. We fund fast to ensure your business will have working capital to grow.
Letʼs make the world a brighter place
Operating Partner / EIR
2014
Hudson Sustainable Group, LLC based in Miami, Florida is an experienced asset management firm in the sustainable investing sector.
Hudson focuses its investment strategy on sustainability and resource efficiency, creating tailored investment products for investors’ varied needs for yield, growth, duration and exposure to different geographies and technologies. Hudson seeks to leverage the team’s considerable expertise, experience and network to target investments with attractive risk adjusted returns.
- The Hudson team has deployed over $3 billion of capital across multiple cycles over the past 15 years.
- Primary areas of focus have included renewable energy, power electronics, battery storage, grid infrastructure, electric vehicles and related software applications.
- With investments across more than 25 countries, Hudson’s team of executives have been investors in the renewable energy industry since its nascent stages in 2002, at a time well before the sector gained broad popularity among investors.
- Hudson executives have also been widely involved in various industry governing bodies as well as policy advocacy groups.
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