Startup · $4m raised
Melbourne, TAS
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Wave Swell raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) | Grant | $4,000,000 |
Companies Wave Swell acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Tom Denniss | CEO · Founder | Wholesale Investor (Mon 8 Mar 2021), Wholesale Investor (Fri 13 Sep 2019), @AuManufacturing, RenewEconomy, ARENA, SmartCompany (Wed 1 May 2019), SmartCompany (Tue 18 Dec 2018) |
| John Brown | Chief Operations Officer | Wholesale Investor |
Stories naming Wave Swell. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Company update on wave energy developer Wave Swell Energy, whose King Island project has received funding from the US Department of Energy's marine renewable energy program, as it seeks investors.
Wave Swell Energy has placed its UniWave200 wave energy converter at Grassy Harbour, King Island, Tasmania, a project supported by a $4 million renewable energy agency grant.
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Wave Swell Energy's wave-to-electricity technology was profiled in a US magazine; its King Island project nears operation, and the company has secured over $300,000 in commitments toward its $500,000 raise.
Wholesale Investor profiles wave energy developer Wave Swell Energy, covering its King Island project off Tasmania, an earlier four-million-dollar government grant, and an open share offer to back future projects.
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Australia's renewable energy agency is granting A$4 million toward a A$12.3 million pilot of Wave Swell Energy's oscillating water column device off Tasmania, connected to Hydro Tasmania's island microgrid.
The renewable energy agency awarded four million dollars to a wave energy company for a pilot converter off Tasmania, with the piece also recalling an earlier grant to the island's microgrid operator.
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Profile of five Australian renewable-energy startups covering wave power, wind forecasting, turbine monitoring, solar payment plans and battery materials, along with their recent grants and raises from ARENA, government programs, AirTree, NAB and others.
StartupSmart profiles ten startups it expects to do well in 2019, reporting funding rounds for Black.ai, Huddle, Manrags, Matrak and Work180, Fleet's earlier Series A, and the Ongs' past sale of Eatibility.