# Gerth Svensson

> Gerth Svensson is a Series C investor at Swedfund International backing Solar. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Swedfund International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swedfund-international)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerthsvensson/

Gerth Svensson is a Series C investor at Swedfund International focused on Solar and Energy. Gerth Svensson

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 100% |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Energy Efficiency | 1 | 100% |
| Energy Management | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Husk Power Systems | Husk Power Systems ("Husk") owns, builds and operates solar-hybrid microgrids that serve off-grid and weak-grid communities in rural Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. It provides its business and residential customers with 100% renewable electricity and access to energy efficient appliances. In the process, it is contributing to climateresilience while also avoiding a significant amount of emissions from diesel generation. Husk has more than 200 minigrids in operation, the largest fleet in the world.The company is a catalyst for economic growth and social well-being, helping rural communities increase incomes and create employment by starting or expanding microenterprises and running electricity-operated machines that increase productivity. It also provides reliable power to local clinics and schools and education, improving healthcare and educational outcomes. Husk Power Systems was founded by co-founded by CEO Manoj Sinha in 2008 and is based in the United States, with operations in India and Nigeria. | $20M | Series C | Jan 15, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Engie](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gdf-suez) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shell Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shell-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Swedfund International

VC Fund · Stockholm, Sweden

Swedfund International AB is a principal investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. The firm does not invest in the Swedish businesses of Swedish companies and in companies that manufacture or sell weapons, tobacco or alcohol. It prefers to invest in seed, start-ups, and mid and late venture in mature and middle marketcompanies. It seeks to provide risk capital in the form of share capital, share options, convertible loans, preference shares, royalty loans, subordinated loans, secured loans, loans, guarantees, and part-financing of leasing agreements. It prefers to invest in emerging markets of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Sweden, as well as the non-European Union countries of Eastern Europe. The firm typically invests between SEK 5 million ($1.33 million) and SEK 100 million ($13.37 million). It seeks to exit its investments between five years and ten years. It does not invest together with private individuals, partnerships, sole trader, or co-operative or similar associations, and does not provide aid in the form of donations, and is also not involved in sponsoring. The firm takes a Board seat in its portfolio companies and seeks to participate in the investment committee for fund investments. The firm is a minority investor and its investments do not exceed one-third of the total investment. Swedfund International AB was founded in 1979 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden with an additional office in Nairobi, Kenya.

4 contacts available at Swedfund International.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Björn Areskog | Senior investment manager | — |
| Gerth Svensson | Acting CEO | — |
| Gunilla Nilsson | Investment Director, Energy & Climate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gunilla-nilsson-621a |
| Tomas Wadström | Senior investment manager | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Gerth Svensson invest in?

Gerth Svensson invests primarily in Solar, Energy and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Gerth Svensson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gerth Svensson closed in Jan 2018. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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