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Solar Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the solar sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 615 recently funded solar companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
615
Total Funding
$1.8B
Avg Funding
$72.7M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Solar

San Francisco
Melbourne
Canberra
Hanover
Oakland
South Yarra

Recently Funded Companies

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San Francisco, United States

DSD Renewables is a renewable energy solutions company that develops, constructs, and operates renewable energy projects.

$238.0M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Melbourne, Australia

Allume Energy is a renewable energy technology company unlocking solar in the multi-tenanted market.

$2.4M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Canberra, Australia

GreenHybrid Solar is a green energy firm that specializes on creative solar solutions for a sustainable future.

$4.4M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hanover, Germany

MARCLEY ownes & manages the energy source within multi-family buildings in order to supply the residents with electricity.

$5.4M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Oakland, United States

Smarter Solar Deployment—From Planning to Power

$12.0M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

South Yarra, Australia

Octopus Australia is a renewable energy developer and fund manager harnessing capital and expertise to accelerate the energy transition.

$651.3M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Agentic AI for Power Projects and AI Infrastructure

$11.0M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Denizli, Turkey

Ecogreen Energy produces energy from nature through solar, biogas, and biomass-based electricity generation.

$90.3M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United States

Solstice provides turnkey customer solutions for shared solar.

Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

FTC Solar is a fast-growing, global provider of solar tracker systems, technology, software, and engineering services.

$14.3M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

Trusted by major power providers, solar construction companies, and world governments

$3.2M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Plankton Energy develops commercial solar projects that help businesses lower power costs and adopt on-site clean electricity.

Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

Energy Solar Tech is a solar energy technology company.

$919K raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Neptune Energy is an oil and gas exploration and production company.

$4.2M raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Sunsave is a subscription-based platform that helps households to save solar battery system.

$134.9M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Baltimore, United States

Solar4Us is an energy company, which aids the low income households to reduce the energy burden and convert it into clean energy.

$370K raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Viljandi, Estonia

Solarstone develops and produces building-integrated PV (BIPV) solutions that promote sustainable building principles

$10.2M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Bogotá, Colombia

The best solar companies are Popular Powered | B2B SaaS empowering solar companies with actionable data & insights.

$1.1M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

PV Lighthouse operates as an online resource for photovoltaic scientists and engineers.

$1.3M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Oslo, Norway

Release creates scalable solar power plants and battery storage, finances for installation, and rents out the machinery.

$55.0M raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Denver, United States

Latimer Controls provides an embedded control software solution for power controls.

Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Cleantech Solar is a pan-Asia solar developer who invests, owns and operates solar PV plants.

$140.0M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Cero Generation is a solar energy company that develops solar energy and energy storage solutions.

$267.9M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Iver, United Kingdom

GridServe is a renewable Energy for critical power infrastructure applications.

$133.9M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Fulda, Germany

Giga.Green plans and organizes the construction of powerful and certified photovoltaic systems.

$35.0M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

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About the Solar Startup Ecosystem

The solar sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Solar

Solar companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The solar sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Solar Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 615 solar companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$72.7M
Total Funding Tracked
$1.8B
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Solar

1.London
3 companies$407.0M
2.Brooklyn
2 companies$11.0M
3.San Francisco
1 companies$238.0M
4.Melbourne
1 companies$2.4M
5.Canberra
1 companies$4.4M

Related Industries

Companies in the solar sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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