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Who invested in Off Grid Electric

5 rounds we have observed, with the 10 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$110Mraised across 5 rounds since 2014, from 5 sources

$7.0MSeries A$16MSeries B$7.0MDebt$25MSeries C$55MSeries D
Latest round
Series D, $55MJan 2018
Step-upi
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Investors
10
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20142015201620172018
$7.0MSeries A$16MSeries B$7.0MDebt$25MSeries C$55MSeries D
First round
Series A, $7.0M
Mar 2014
Biggest round
$55M
Series D · Jan 2018
Usual gap between rounds
9 months
the median of 4

The rounds

  1. Jan 2018
    Series D$55M3 new

    Reported by Techmoran

  2. Oct 2015
    Series C$25M1 new

    From a historical funding record

  3. Feb 2015
    Debt$7.0M2 new

    From a historical funding record

  4. Dec 2014
    Series B$16M1 new2 returning

    From a historical funding record

  5. Mar 2014
    Series A$7.0M3 new

    From a historical funding record

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

Vulcan CapitalFamily office2rounds
SolarCityCorporate VC2rounds
Omidyar NetworkFamily office1round
Zouk CapitalPrivate equity1round
VulcanInvestment firm1round
DBL PartnersVC firm1round
TeslaCorporate VC1round
Cordiant CapitalVC firm1round
Helios/ GE Venturesno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Off Grid Electric as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Helios Investment PartnersPrivate equityPer its own site

Quick answers about Off Grid Electric

Who invested in Off Grid Electric?

Off Grid Electric's investors include Vulcan Capital, SolarCity, International Finance Corporation, Omidyar Network and Zouk Capital, and 5 more on record.

How much has Off Grid Electric raised?

Off Grid Electric has raised $110M across 5 rounds since 2014.

When did Off Grid Electric last raise?

Off Grid Electric's most recent round was a Series D of $55M in Jan 2018.

What was Off Grid Electric's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $55M in Jan 2018, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Off Grid Electric first?

Off Grid Electric's first round on record, in Mar 2014, was backed by Omidyar Network, Vulcan Capital and SolarCity.

What stage is Off Grid Electric at?

Off Grid Electric's latest named round is a Series D, in Jan 2018.

Where is Off Grid Electric based?

Off Grid Electric is based in Tanzania.

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