Newlight raises $9M
Newlight announced a Seed round of $9M on 2 September 2026. The company operates in Climate & Energy and is based in United States. It was founded by Haran Cohen Hillel, Co-Founder & CEO.
Founder
Haran Cohen Hillel
Co-Founder & CEO, Newlight
Outreach angles
- -Cohen Hillel served in the Israeli Navy alongside his Newlight co-founder Evyatar Cohen before starting the company.
- -The pair built Newlight's hydrogen-injection retrofit system and tested it on an 8,500-nautical-mile voyage from Singapore to Ghana, cutting fuel use by 24%.
- -Newlight has signed agreements to deploy its system on 12 vessels and will use its new seed funding to expand its marine engineering team and run further pilot trials.
Signals
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Round details
Company: Newlight
Domain: newlight.blue
Amount: $9M
Stage: Seed
Industry: Climate & Energy
Country: United States
Announced: 2 September 2026
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