# Orchard Participations

> Orchard Participations is a VC fund backing Solar, Manufacturing and Renewable Energy. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Orchard Participations is a investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Project Management | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Solarge | Solarge is a manufacturer of sustainable, fully recyclable lightweight solar panels. The PV modules of Solarge, developed with groundbreaking technology based on thermoplastic polymers, are 50% lighter compared to traditional glass-solar panels, 50% faster to install, and 100% recyclable. | $3.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 15, 2024 |  |
| Circular industries | Circular industries is the project developer of the Urban Mining Factory. | $2.1M |  | Oct 10, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Impuls Zeeland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impuls-zeeland) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EIT InnoEnergy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kic-innoenergy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Phase2.Earth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phase2-earth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Orchard Participations invest in?

Orchard Participations invests primarily in Solar, Manufacturing and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Orchard Participations last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Orchard Participations closed in Apr 2024. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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