# Axel Johnson

> Axel Johnson is a VC fund in New York backing Solar and Renewable Energy. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axel-johnson-inc.
- Website: http://www.axeljohnson.com

Axel Johnson is a VC fund in New York focused on Solar and Renewable Energy. Axel Johnson is the corporate home for a collection of diverse industry-leading businesses. In 2011, Axel Johnson Inc. companies had revenues of approximately $4.0 billion and employed in excess of 1,000 people. AJI is a private investment company, founded in 1920, and owned by the Johnson family of Stockholm, Sweden.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 2 | 29% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 29% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| AgTech | 1 | 14% |
| Energy | 1 | 14% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 29% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series E | 1 | 14% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 2 | 29% |
| France | 1 | 14% |
| Norway | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Axel Johnson | Founder | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axel-johnson-6b60 |
| Michael Milligan | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-milligan |
| Sofie Borg | Project Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sofie-borg-1354 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Volta Greentech | Battling global warming by reducing methane emissions from cows | $1.9M |  | Mar 24, 2026 |  |
| Improvin' | Improvin' is a sustainability performance platform helping agri-food companies measure, report and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance biodiversity in their own value chain. At scale."There’s a lot of thinking. A lot of talking, pondering, and considering. In the area of sustainable agriculture, there seems to be a constantpanel discussion of things that might be. Maybe. Maybe in 2030.But we’re not in the business of “what might be”. We’re in the business of finding real solutions for real problems. Actual technology, actual value for actual people that can work for food brands, processors, and growers here and now. We have created a platform that enables all these different actors to clear the fog in what needs to be done: Be both environmentally positive and profitable at the same time. Together, and on their own. A platform simple enough that almost anyone can use it, yet able to accelerate the transition to sustainable agriculture. Making the future of crops, farmlands, and farming not a dimmed-out question-mark, but a clear-cut, measurable, verified, reportable, and incentivized direction – for all to follow.A new wave of agriculture and sustainability. Hand in hand.Sustainable living on earth. Field by field. | $3.8M | Seed | May 09, 2023 |  |
| Otovo | To homeowners, Otovo is the easiest way to get solar panels on the roof and batteries in the home. We are a marketplace organizing a network of hundreds of local, high quality energy installers that we have vetted thoroughly. We use our proprietary technology to analyse the potential of any home and advise precisely about the ideal project.Founded in Oslo in 2016, our team consists of engineers, programmers and technical consultants located in Oslo, Stockholm, Paris, Madrid, Warsaw, Milan, Berlin, Barcelona and Lisbon. We have sold and completed thousands of solar energy projects across Europe and aim to become the continent’s no.1 residential solar energy company. Otovo is financially solid, being backed by some of Scandinavia’s major investment entities, notably Axel Johnson of Sweden, Norway’s municipal pension fund (KLP), and Nysnø, the Norwegian green sovereign investment fund. | $20.2M | Post-IPO Equity | Jan 25, 2023 |  |
| Otovo | To homeowners, Otovo is the easiest way to get solar panels on the roof and batteries in the home. We are a marketplace organizing a network of hundreds of local, high quality energy installers that we have vetted thoroughly. We use our proprietary technology to analyse the potential of any home and advise precisely about the ideal project.Founded in Oslo in 2016, our team consists of engineers, programmers and technical consultants located in Oslo, Stockholm, Paris, Madrid, Warsaw, Milan, Berlin, Barcelona and Lisbon. We have sold and completed thousands of solar energy projects across Europe and aim to become the continent’s no.1 residential solar energy company. Otovo is financially solid, being backed by some of Scandinavia’s major investment entities, notably Axel Johnson of Sweden, Norway’s municipal pension fund (KLP), and Nysnø, the Norwegian green sovereign investment fund. | $28M |  | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| Otovo | To homeowners, Otovo is the easiest way to get solar panels on the roof and batteries in the home. We are a marketplace organizing a network of hundreds of local, high quality energy installers that we have vetted thoroughly. We use our proprietary technology to analyse the potential of any home and advise precisely about the ideal project.Founded in Oslo in 2016, our team consists of engineers, programmers and technical consultants located in Oslo, Stockholm, Paris, Madrid, Warsaw, Milan, Berlin, Barcelona and Lisbon. We have sold and completed thousands of solar energy projects across Europe and aim to become the continent’s no.1 residential solar energy company. Otovo is financially solid, being backed by some of Scandinavia’s major investment entities, notably Axel Johnson of Sweden, Norway’s municipal pension fund (KLP), and Nysnø, the Norwegian green sovereign investment fund. | $33.7M | Post-IPO Equity | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| In Sun We Trust | In Sun We Trust develops a groundbreaking technology to simulate solar panel benefits for residential rooftops based on satellite data, and an efficient online process for guiding homeowners from interest through contract signing to physical installation. | $18.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 28, 2020 |  |
| ConforMIS | Conformis is a medical technology company that uses its proprietary iFit® Image-to-Implant® technology platform to develop, manufacture, and sell joint replacement implants and instruments that are individually sized and shaped, which it refers to as personalized, individualized, or sometimes as customized, to fit each patient’s unique anatomy.Conformis offers a broad line of sterile, personalized knee and hip implants and single-use instruments delivered to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. | $167.7M | Series E | Aug 02, 2013 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Agder Energi Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agder-energi-venture) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Nysnø](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nysn%C3%B8) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [OBOS Forsikring](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/obos) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Akershus Energi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akershus-energi) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kommunal-landspensjonskasse-klp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AGC Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agc-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Axel Johnson invest in?

Axel Johnson invests primarily in Solar, Renewable Energy and SaaS startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Axel Johnson?

The team at Axel Johnson includes Axel Johnson (Founder), Michael Milligan (Chief Executive Officer) and Sofie Borg (Project Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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