# Aquila.is

> Aquila.is is a VC fund backing Solar. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquila-iot-platform
- Website: https://aquila.is/

Aquila.is is a VC fund focused on Solar. Aquila's technology connects verifiers, borrowers, and banks to enable sustainable finance. It reduces costs and risks of ESG KPIs verification and monitoring (MRV) by using real-time IOT data infrastructure

## Contacts

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## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giando Zappia | President Co-founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giando-zappia |
| Jarek Tkaczyk | co-founder CTO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jarek-tkaczyk-214f |
| Ollie Smeenk | Head of IoT; Head of IoT | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ollie-smeenk-177b |
| Stefano Pellegrino | CEO & Co-founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stefano-pellegrino |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Okapi Technologies | Okapi Technologies was formed with the goal of making affordable domestic solar energy available to homeowners in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. | $2M | Debt Financing | Mar 13, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Aquila.is invest in?

Aquila.is invests primarily in Solar startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Malaysia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Aquila.is?

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### Who are the partners at Aquila.is?

The team at Aquila.is includes Giando Zappia (President Co-founder), Jarek Tkaczyk (co-founder CTO) and Ollie Smeenk (Head of IoT; Head of IoT). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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