Mojave Energy Raises $9.5 Million Series A

<p><strong><span class&equals;"legendSpanClass"><span class&equals;"xn-location">SUNNYVALE<&sol;span><&sol;span> <&sol;strong>&&num;8212&semi; Mojave Energy Systems&comma; founded to change the nature of air conditioning&comma; has raised <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;9&period;5 million<&sol;span> in Series A funding&period; The Series A round was led by existing investors <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4327947-1&amp&semi;h&equals;539166860&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Ffifthwall&period;com&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;Fifth&plus;Wall" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Fifth Wall<&sol;a> and <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4327947-1&amp&semi;h&equals;2403443221&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;atoneventures&period;com&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;At&plus;One&plus;Ventures" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">At One Ventures<&sol;a>&comma; with participation from returning investors <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4327947-1&amp&semi;h&equals;648112775&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;myriadventures&period;com&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;Myriad&plus;Venture&plus;Partners" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Myriad Venture Partners<&sol;a>&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4327947-1&amp&semi;h&equals;1195700991&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fstarshotcapital&period;com&percnt;2F&percnt;23top&amp&semi;a&equals;Starshot&plus;Capital&percnt;2C" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Starshot Capital&comma;<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4327947-1&amp&semi;h&equals;2485982797&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;av&period;vc&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;Alumni&plus;Ventures&plus;Group" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Alumni Ventures Group<&sol;a>&comma; and new investor <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4327947-1&amp&semi;h&equals;121282929&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;earth&period;vc&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;Earth&plus;Venture&plus;Capital" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Earth Venture Capital<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The new capital will be used to accelerate the adoption of <span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave&&num;8217&semi;s<&sol;span> groundbreaking Dedicated Outdoor Air System &lpar;DOAS&rpar; solution&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4327947-1&amp&semi;h&equals;2519570060&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fmojavehvac&period;com&percnt;2Fproducts&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;ArctiDry" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">ArctiDry<&sol;a>&comma; which sets new a new standard for energy efficiency&comma; and began shipping earlier this year&period; The funding will support the company&&num;8217&semi;s sales and marketing expansion&comma; new ArctiDry product launches&comma; electrochemical regeneration research&comma; and the completion of its Department of Energy manufacturing scale-up efforts&period;  This latest round brings <span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave&&num;8217&semi;s<&sol;span> total funding to <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;25&period;6 million<&sol;span>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We are grateful for the ongoing support of our investors as we transition into this next phase&comma; focused on accelerated adoption&comma; product line expansion&comma; and new market development&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Phil Farese<&sol;span>&comma; CEO&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave<&sol;span>&period; &&num;8220&semi;This latest round validates our market leadership and proven success in achieving unprecedented levels of energy efficiency with our liquid desiccant DOAS&comma; while delivering the reliability&comma; performance&comma; and ease of operation that customers need&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the past year&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave<&sol;span> signed 19 firms to its Sales Partner Network that are actively representing Mojave ArctiDry in their regions&period; <span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave<&sol;span> will continue to expand coverage across the U&period;S&period; in 2025&period; The company launched the ArctiDry  in <span class&equals;"xn-chron">January 2024<&sol;span> and is manufacturing and shipping units from its <span class&equals;"xn-location">Anderson&comma; South Carolina<&sol;span> facility to customer sites&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;<span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave&&num;8217&semi;s<&sol;span> ArctiDry is a no-brainer for buildings&comma; allowing owner-operators to precisely meet the temperature and humidity requirements of their assets&comma; while providing energy savings and thereby lowering emissions&comma;&&num;8221&semi; shared <u><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4327947-1&amp&semi;h&equals;1744059580&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;linkedin&period;com&percnt;2Fin&percnt;2Fanastasia-istratova&amp&semi;a&equals;Anastasia&plus;Istratova&percnt;2C&plus;Principal&plus;at&plus;Fifth&plus;Wall" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Anastasia Istratova&comma; Principal at Fifth Wall<&sol;a><&sol;u>&period; &&num;8220&semi;We are thrilled to deepen our partnership with Phil and his market-leading team to drive forward advanced features and new technologies that will further revolutionize the industry&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;<span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave<&sol;span> has proven that its all-electric energy-saving liquid desiccant dehumidification cooling system is the greenest air conditioner on the market&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Dilip Goswami<&sol;span>&comma; Venture Partner&comma; At One Ventures&period; &&num;8220&semi;We have great confidence in the <span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave<&sol;span> team&comma; and their ability to make a difference for the planet by reducing HVAC energy consumption&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>ArctiDry is a patented&comma; easy-to-install&comma; liquid desiccant HVAC system with an unparalleled ISMRE2 efficiency rating of up to 11 lbs&sol;kWh that dramatically lowers electricity consumption by up to 50 percent&period; Its ability to efficiently dehumidify the air without overcooling makes it ideal for many commercial building applications such as healthcare&comma; education&comma; hospitality&comma; manufacturing&comma; and more&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;There is a critical need to dramatically reduce the climate impact of HVAC while delivering on enterprise demand for reliability and energy savings&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Tim Chiang<&sol;span>&comma; Co-founder and Partner&comma; Myriad Venture Partners&period; &&num;8220&semi;<span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave<&sol;span> is reshaping how we think about cooling commercial buildings by setting new benchmarks for energy efficiency in our built environments&period; We are proud to have been part of <span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave&&num;8217&semi;s<&sol;span> journey from the start and look forward to continuing to work with the team as they redefine what&&num;8217&semi;s possible in the HVAC industry&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition to accelerating the adoption of ArctiDry&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave<&sol;span> is focused on developing the next generation of its advanced technology&period; This winter&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave<&sol;span> will launch ArctiDry HP&comma; making it the first company to integrate liquid desiccant with a reversible heat pump&period; Meeting new state regulatory requirements for energy efficiency&comma; the integration will enable electricity savings and zero-carbon wintertime operation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave<&sol;span> has begun its phase two execution of its Department of Energy project to demonstrate the energy efficiency and reliability of ArctiDry in the field on a variety of building types and applications&period; This project includes additional field tests that build on <span class&equals;"xn-location">Mojave&&num;8217&semi;s<&sol;span> previous field tests that began in 2022&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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