{"id":1756,"date":"2026-06-15T13:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaja.net\/vaja-raises-sek-34-million-in-seed-round-to-bring-next-generation-solar-tracking-technology-to-market\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:27:46","slug":"vaja-raises-sek-34-million-in-seed-round-to-bring-next-generation-solar-tracking-technology-to-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaja.net\/en\/vaja-raises-sek-34-million-in-seed-round-to-bring-next-generation-solar-tracking-technology-to-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaja raises \u20ac3.1 million in seed round to bring next-generation solar tracking technology to market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vaja AB, an emerging leader in next-generation solar tracking technologies, has raised&nbsp;<strong>\u20ac3.1 million&nbsp;<\/strong>in seed funding, bringing total capital to date from equity investment and grants to&nbsp;<strong>\u20ac6 million<\/strong>. The new round was led by The Footprint Firm, with participation from node.vc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The funding will be used to accelerate Vaja\u2019s market entry and product validation. Specifically, Vaja will use the funds to deliver the company\u2019s solar tracking technology across numerous customer installations, advance Vaja\u2019s core solar tracking innovations, and carefully scale the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Horizontal solar tracking went from niche to global standard within a decade, transforming the economics of solar at lower latitudes. Vaja is building the equivalent for the other half of the planet. VajaTrack\u2122, the world\u2019s first cost-efficient vertical single-axis tracking system, delivers 25-50% higher revenue versus fixed-mount installations across Europe, most of North America, and large parts of Asia by capturing both higher energy output and more valuable morning and evening electricity prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVaja is a pioneer for vertical solar tracking technology, a much-needed innovation that harnesses significantly more solar energy across more of the day and year for a significant part of the world,\u201d said Henrik Eskilsson, Vaja\u2019s CEO. \u201cOver the next decade, we believe that vertical solar tracking can emerge as the dominant form of solar installation beyond 30\u00b0 latitude, just as horizontal solar tracking has become the standard near the equator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a time when European energy security and independence have become strategic imperatives, VajaTrack\u2019s ability to increase solar yields substantially across northern latitudes has the potential to make domestic renewable generation more economically competitive, accelerating the transition away from imported energy and toward energy self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSolar is fundamental to a credible energy transition, and the companies that will define the next decade are the ones solving the parts that are still genuinely hard. Vaja is one of those companies. VajaTrack solar tracking technology unlocks substantially higher energy where conventional solutions have historically underperformed,\u201d said Jakob Wichmann, Co-founder and Partner of The Footprint Firm. \u201cWith a founding team that combines deep structural engineering expertise with the commercial track record needed to bring a fundamentally new technology to market, this is exactly the kind of venture we want in our portfolio. We are proud to back Henrik, Anders, and the entire Vaja team as they scale the company and its technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to strong demand, Vaja is opening additional installation slots for 2026 and is accepting reservations for agricultural installations and for pilot installations with professional developers of solar farms. Learn more here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vaja.net\/en\/our-technology\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1643\">Our technology \u2013 Vaja<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Vaja AB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded by serial entrepreneurs Henrik Eskilsson (previous CEO and co-founder of Tobii\/Dynavox) and Anders Olsson (founder of Soldags), Vaja develops and supplies a novel solar tracking system that significantly increases both energy production and revenue. Vaja is backed by investments from The Footprint Firm, node.vc, and grants from the Swedish Energy Agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaja AB, an emerging leader in next-generation solar tracking technologies, has raised&nbsp;\u20ac3.1 million&nbsp;in seed funding, bringing total capital to date from equity investment and grants to&nbsp;\u20ac6 million. The new round was led by The Footprint Firm, with participation from node.vc. The funding will be used to accelerate Vaja\u2019s market entry and product validation. 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