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SunPower

North America, California, United States, Richmond

Description

SunPower designs and manufactures solar storage solutions for the residential sector.

Investor Profile

SunPower has backed more than 10 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 4 rounds, about 40% of its total and boasts 4 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series D, Series Unknown, Corporate Round rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy.

Stage Focus

  • Series D (30%)
  • Series Unknown (30%)
  • Corporate Round (20%)
  • Series A (10%)
  • Series E (10%)

Country Focus

  • United States (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Energy
  • Solar
  • Renewable Energy
  • Software
  • Energy Management
  • Manufacturing
  • Analytics
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Saas
  • Power Grid
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Who does SunPower frequently co-invest with?

Morgan Stanley
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
CalSTRS
North America, California, United States, West Sacramento
Co-Investments: 1
Alstom
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Saint-ouen
Co-Investments: 1
RockPort Capital
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 1
de Anda Capital
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Co-Investments: 1
DFJ Growth
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
Shasta Ventures
North America, California, United States, Portola Valley
Co-Investments: 1
VantagePoint Capital Partners
North America, California, United States, San Bruno
Co-Investments: 1
ATW Partners
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
GAF
North America, New Jersey, United States, Wayne
Co-Investments: 2

What are some of recent deals done by SunPower?

Wolf River Electric

Isanti, Minnesota, United States

Wolf River Electric specializes in residential and commercial solar panel installation.

CommercialResidentialSolar
Series UnknownApr 27, 2023
Renova Energy Corp

Palm Desert, California, United States

Renova Energy Corp is an award-winning, employee-owned company with expertise installing solar systems.

EmailEnergyRenewable EnergySolar
Corporate RoundSep 15, 2022
EmPower Solar

Island Park, Idaho, United States

EmPower Solar is a developer of solar and battery systems.

EnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergySolar
Corporate RoundSep 15, 2022
OhmConnect

San Francisco, California, United States

OhmConnect provides a software based powerplant which assists users in reducing their use of electricity.

EnergyEnergy ManagementPower GridSoftware
Series DJun 9, 2022
Amount Raised: $55,000,000
Beamreach

Milpitas, California, United States

Beamreach develops high-efficiency, low-cost, crystalline silicon solar cells and modules for photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation.

EnergyEnvironmental EngineeringRenewable Energy
Series DAug 16, 2015
Amount Raised: $70,000,000
Tendril

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Tendril Networks provides a cloud platform to energy service providers for their energy management applications.

EnergyEnergy ManagementSoftware
Series UnknownDec 15, 2014
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Solexel

Milpitas, California, United States

SOLEXEL operates as a solar photovoltaic technology company.

EnergyRenewable EnergySolar
Series UnknownJul 22, 2014
Amount Raised: $31,000,000
SolarBridge Technologies

Austin, Texas, United States

SolarBridge Technologies commercializes power electronics technologies.

ElectronicsManufacturingSolar
Series EMar 6, 2014
Amount Raised: $42,000,000
BrightSource Energy

Oakland, California, United States

BrightSource Energy designs and builds utility-scale solar power plants to help companies lessen their dependency on fossil fuels.

EnergyRenewable EnergySolar
Series DMay 20, 2010
Amount Raised: $150,000,000
Recurve

Mill Valley, California, United States

Recurve is an open-source SaaS platform with tools that help utilities leverage their smart meter data to measure energy usage.

AnalyticsEnergyEnergy EfficiencySaaSSoftware
Series ASep 23, 2008
Amount Raised: $6,000,000