Last week, Swift Solar announced the close of our Series A funding round. Co-led by Eni Next and Fontinalis Partners, the round raised $27 million in support of Swift Solar’s plans to commercialize next-generation solar technology and center manufacturing in the United States. You can read more about the round here.

Ahead of the announcement, Swift Solar CEO Joel Jean chatted with Bloomberg Green for an exclusive on the round, our vision for the future, and the road ahead.

Once the press release went live, a wide range of outlets picked up on the news, including…

Canary Media (which also had the story leading their Daily Newsletter on Friday, June 14):

Latitude Media:

PV Magazine (which included the round announcement as one of their “Five big solar stories in the news”):

PV Tech:

CTVC’s newsletter:

Fortune’s Term Sheet newsletter:

Along with Citybiz.co, FinSMEs, Hart Energy, Pulse 2.0, Renewable Energy Magazine, Saur Energy International, Solar Industry, and Trending Topics

More to come…